Nueva Luz

Los Dorados formed at the beginning of the 2000’s, joined together by a common interest in exploring new sounds, Daniel Zlotnik (sax), Demián Gálvez (guitar), Carlos Maldonado (bass), Rodrigo Barbosa (drums), and DJ Rayo (turntables) have developed a project where improvisation and spontaneity play an essential role. The band has always stood out by the electrifying energy of their live performances, and with each album they have stretched genre boundaries with a resulting organic musical proposal. That’s how the Dorado sound was born, whose only limitation is the imagination of the listener. They have performed at festivals such as Mood Indigo (Mumbai, India 2014), Vive Latino (Mexico City 2009 and 2011), Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC), A las Puertas del Palacio Festival (Palacio de Bellas Artes), Festival Colmena, Riviera Maya Jazz Festival, and Ciudad de México Festival, sharing the stage with artist such as, Sigur Rós, Andrew Bird, Tower of Power, Dave Douglas, Marcus Miller, Joshua Redman, George Benson, Sreaming Headless Torsos, Al Jarreau and McCoy Tyner, among others. They were nominated for the Best Jazz and Blues live show at Lunas del Auditorio Nacional Awards in 2008, nominated for Best Live Act, and awarded for the Best Experimental Album at the Indie-O Music Awards in 2009. They appeared in the book “Sonidos Urbanos”, which presents a selection of the 150 most relevant bands in Mexico 2000-2005. In the film “Love, hate and vice versa”, starring Barbara Mori, they participated as one of the artists included in the soundtrack. As one of their alternate projects, and responding to their interest in other disciplines, they inaugurated the Kinoki Film Festival (Universidad Iberoamericana 2011), accompanying the screening of The Kid, by Charlie Chaplin, with a mixture of original music and improvisation. They were invited to participate in the series Bandas Sonoras, making a new live soundtrack for the classic horror film Nosferatu, by Murnau, performed at Lunario del Auditorio Nacional and Cineteca Nacional in Mexico City.