NUEVO TEMA! "Llama Eterna" (2014)

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MCKLOPEDIA was born as a project which cornerstone would be the tireless search of new sounds through the experimentation with music, improvisation and groove as primary elements. On this basis, what once was an experiment now consolidates itself as a band that seeks to merge south-american traditional elements with genres like Soul, R&B, Funk and Hip-Hop by adapting the rithmic root of the african heritage. 

	These are a few of the guidelines that make up the proposal since its formation in 2010.

	MCKLOPEDIA's nature and philosophy ignores the ordinary framework in conventional western music  creation in order to reinvent itself constantly, using music as a vessel that carries the message that is expressed  through the thougthtful lyrics in it songs.

	MCKLOPEDIA's goals for 2014 will be to put forward its latest album and to propagate its music from an interactive, audiovisual and global perspective without distinction of borders or language, keeping active its creative process regarding the production of quality audiovisual content with an universal nature.

Damian Robert Nesta Marley, also known around the world as “Junior Gong” and more recently as “Gongzilla” was born in 1978 to parents Bob Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976.  As a young adult, he developed a passion and a gift to speak for those who cannot always speak for themselves. A self-proclaimed ‘Spiritual Revolutionary’, Damian has worked assiduously to carve his own niche in music history and to add a new perspective to the Marley legacy for the 21st century. 

At the age of 13, Damian began performing in a group called “The Shepherds” which comprised of Shiah Coore (son of Third World guitarist Cat Coore) and currently a member of his band, and Yashema Beth McGreggor, daughter of reggae singers Freddie Mcgreggor and Judy Mowatt and then began touring with his brothers, Stephen, Ky-mani, Julian and Ziggy. 

By 1996, Damian had already made his stamp as a different kind of Marley when he released his first solo album “Mr. Marley”, a heavily dancehall-influenced album produced by his brother Stephen Marley.  His second album “Halfway Tree” was released in 2001 by a major record label and showcased Damian’s unique gift for blending dancehall, reggae and hip-hop styles.  This album won Damian much recognition and remained on the Billboard Top Reggae Album Charts for 158 weeks and earned him his first Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 2002. 
While honored by this recognition by the global music fraternity, Damian continued to work in the studio, laying the groundwork for the tracks that would become his highly anticipated album, “Welcome To Jamrock”. The lyrics in this album presented Marley as a true spiritual revolutionary, as he used his talent to evoke a spiritual change while trying to enforce a better way of thinking.  He is described as “rhyming with the conviction of a street preacher with the intellect of a university economist”.  

Damian’s hit single “Welcome to Jamrock” was listed as one of the Top 100 Songs of the Decade by Rolling Stone, and at the 2006 Grammy Awards, he won Best Reggae Album and Best Urban/Alternative Performance for Welcome to Jamrock. Damian is the only Jamaican reggae artist in history to win two Grammy Awards on the same night. He is also the only reggae artist to win in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category at the Grammy Awards. The New York Times called Welcome to Jamrock the “best reggae song of the decade.” 
Welcome to Jamrock led the pathway to Damian’s critically acclaimed collaboration with Nas for 2010’s much lauded album “Distant Relatives” – a project which explored the relationships between reggae, hip-hop and Africa. The album title refers not only to the bond between the artists, but the connection to their African ancestry, which inspired the album both musically and lyrically. USA Today referred to the album as a “potent and often provocative collaboration” and by Rolling Stone as “an Afrocentric winner.” The album debuted at Number 5 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and Number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Albums and Reggae Albums charts, with Billboard heralding the album as “a dynamic hybrid.”    

The Distant Relatives Tour kicked off in 2011 and saw Damian traveling and performing for thousands of fans all over the world, including South America, Europe, The United Kingdom, The Caribbean and North America.  

Damian continued to cross musical boundaries in 2012, as he went on to partner with Skrillex for their groundbreaking track “Make It Bun Dem”, which Rolling Stone called “a monster mash up of dubstep and dancehall” and has led to several remixes of the original version.  Damian recently released two other singles; “Set Up Shop” and  “Affairs of the Heart” which both received widespread airplay. 

Damian continues to tour with his band all over the world as a way of entertaining and healing as he continues to spread the message for those whose voices cannot be heard. He is working with his brothers Stephen and Julian under their Ghetto Youths International Label, to discover, develop and sign gifted artistes by applying their musical talent and vast experience to create new and different styles of music.  

Damian is currently in the studio working on his upcoming solo album.

Hello! I'm David Rondón a truly music lover. 

I've been working as a music producer, DJ, radio and TV Host for over 18 years.

Living in Miami, but originally from Caracas I hold a degree in audio engineering and Music Business from SAE Institute in Barcelona, Spain.

As a DJ I've been working in the Venezuelan and international electronic music scene, sharing stage with DJ's like Felix Da Housecat, Miss Kittin, Hercules and Love Affair among others and traveling around the world to play in cities like New York, St Barths, Barcelona, Madrid, Bogota, Aruba and Miami of course. For the past 10 years I produce with DJ Trujillo a soire call “VOYAGE” a French retro-futuristic music journey of sounds and pleasure, a sexy party where you can dance from disco to the newest trends. I love Disco, Classic House, Re Edits and happy music.

I’m a radio man. For almost 2 decades I’ve being in working in radio, broadcasting nation wide in Venezuela. First at La Mega 107.3 FM in Caracas, hosting and producing “Scratch” an eclectic music show where I ride from classic sounds to new trends. Thanks to Scratch I've brought together young musicians to make music compilations of Venezuelan artists, leading them to achieve great commercial success while always betting on new sounds. Now I'm running a new Radio Station Circuito Líder FM and you can tune us weekdays from 5 to 7 pm.

Music Journalism is and important part of my career. I made many TV reports, interviewing musicians like Richie Hawtin, Soulwax, Justice, Yelle, WhoMadeWho, The Horrors, The Roux, Mad Professor, Ewan Pearson, Rory Phillips among others for HBO Latin America and E! Entertainment Latin America. In the past I have work as a TV host for Sony Entertainment TV Latin America doing "Music News" and for RCTV (Venezuela) doing “Sonoclips”.

Other outstanding works done by David Rondon:

- Producer for the British Council's Incubator program, designing strategies for the musical exchange between UK and Latin America.

- Spokesman of the Red Bull Music Academy, guiding new musicians on how they can participate in the academy doing tours nationally.

- International Young Music Entrepreneur finalist by The British Council.

- Coordinator of the Red Bull Music Academy Radio 2011 in Madrid.

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