Santiago Jaramillo
Santiago (elRojo, Cochlea) Mexican/Colombian audio engineer/dj/ producer established in New York City. Assisted in numerous projects as an engineer alongside with one of Colombia’s most respected audio engineer ; Mauricio Cano in Audiovision (2004). Finding interest for the recording process in studios is when he starts working for Sonido Azulado Recording Studio in Bogota, assisting recording sessions for underground based artists. Credited a degree for audio engineering studies from IAR (Institute Of Audio Research,2005) in New York. On 2005 he interned at (Virgin Records (EMI´s Record label) and worked at Jambox Studios (2006 ), Spetzial Studios (2006-2010.In 2009, founded Mnmlktchn with Daniel Fuentes. elRojo started djing when he bought his first pair of Techniques SL1200s off of his friend in bogota,Col. Since then he has played at many party’s, shared the decks with lots of djs, and collaborated with collectives in Latin America and North America. Currently is working on an experimental project under the name of COCHLEA in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Daniel Campoverde
Music has always been a part of everyday life for Ecuadorian born Daniel Campoverde,now a transplant to New York and member of the Brooklyn basedMnmlktchn techno collective. During his earlier years of musical exploration Campoverde had always gravitated to the unifying grooves and warm rhythms of house and techno, which eventually inspired him to pursue the music beyond the dance floor. After several years of dedicating hours to perfecting his mixing skills and playing bedroomDJ, he made the move to New York in 2005 to explore music more thana personal endeavor and study production and audio recording. Campoverde was quickly welcomed into the vibrant and close-knit underground house and techno community, which opened up doors ofopportunity and encouraged him to pursue a professional path as DJ and producer.In Spring of 2010, Campoverde toured Mexico with other members of Mnmlktchn, and has recently been keeping the deep grooves coming for fans in Ecuador.
Daniel Fuentes
Daniel was born in Lima-Peru, were he lived until the age of thirteen. While attending design school in Philadelphia he started experimenting with various programs and hardware, partnering with a few other local producers. He got inspired by the process of using different sound generators and started exploring the realm of music production. While in Philadelphia he started to see that the city had amazing local djs like Josh Wink that would bring some of the best acts in the world in the very small spaced Fluid nightclub. This would later motivate him to move to NYC where in 2009 he founded MNMLKTCHN with Santiago Jaramillo, in order to establish a musical staple in the NYC underground. Today he djs under the name Reppepd and is currently working on upcoming productions to be released sometime in 2011.
Galo Akun
Born and raised in Chile, Galo has loved music since taking piano lessons with his grandmother. Starting out as a punk guitarist, he soon discovered other genres, including experimental electronic music. His DJ career began with spinning progressive house, but once exposed to the booming Minimal scene in Chile, he soon found a deep love for those experimental sounds. From there, he started getting involved with different electronic musicians to develop his musical style. Moving to New York City in 2003, he brought that style even further, expanding his track base on programs like Logic, Cubase, and Live. Collecting glitch sounds, he combines synths with his tracks during live performances. Today he is mostly playing live sets using Lemur, constantly updating his setup to include the freshest and old technologies, and making use of surround sound so that people can feel his music in space. Inspired by the ambiance of the big city as compared to the nature of his home country, Galo continues to produce out of appreciation for underground vibes. He says, "Our lives are dominated by frequencies, so it's wonderful when you can make art out of it."
Daniel Dominguez
At the ripe age of fifteen, New York-born Colombian, Daniel Dominguez discovered turntables. It started simply as a hobby, sharing music, trying out new tricks of the trade and testing out his skills for whoever cared to listen. He assured his friends that one day he would be a working DJ but at the time it was only a statement in the spirit of fun and games. After giving in and buying his own set of decks four years ago, Dominguez now 23 is living out his dream. From Cali, Colombia, Dominguez returned to New York to seek more opportunities as a DJ and producer; he found a home with MNMLKTCHN Brooklyn-based underground collective. Dominguez is a fun-loving person, an entertainer and a joker, which is what makes him a dynamic DJ. “The fun aspect of DJing is not only having people react to the music I play, but also just watching how much fun people are having,” he said. Today Dominguez is currently producing as well as working dance floors to a sweat with his signature sound of deep, dark and melodic techno grooves.