Fate Lions grew out of the many hours Jason Manriquez spent commuting to and from work in a car without CD/Cassette/Radio. In the absence of other peoples music he began humming out his own tunes and melodies. Song ideas that he would struggle to remember long enough to make it home and put lyrics to them. Those that survived this process were then played out to anyone that would listen.
 
Many of those songs would appear on Fate Lions 2009 self released CD 'Good Enough for You'. Produced by Salim Nourallah and recorded at Pleasantry Lane. The album shimmers and sparkles with Fate Lions particular brand of melodramatic, jangle pop. Marrying familiar song structures with new and strange lyrical excursions and motifs.
 
Culling a number of outstanding talents from the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Jason Manriquez has assembled a band made to order for communicating the Fate Lions sound. Josh Hoover on drums, percussion and cymbals along with multi-instrumentalists Drew Gabbert and Jerko Dabelic. 
 
Fate Lions have played with a number of notable regional and national touring bands and performers including Spindrift, Deadman, Ian Moore, Calhoun, Damien Jurado, Viva Voce, Sahara Smith and The Dig.
 
Fate Lions are currently working on a series of 7" singles showcasing the bands love of the format. They also enjoy bicycle riding, comic books, Kurt Russell, long walks and those tiny astrological scrolls you can sometimes find at the grocery check out.

This extreme songwriting tag team consists of Nehemiah Alvarado and Kassandra Ayala. If you like what you hear, please Cher :) THANKS VERY MUCH

Songwriter from Memphis, now living and writing in Mexico

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Todd Tate is a seasoned SF Bay Area musician, audio engineer and producer whose credits include a Grammy nominated recording (audio engineering). You can find his work under Sayla Dobro and Life Love Misery on all digital services.

Hey all! My name's Rachel, and I'm a singer/songwriter. I write music for me and for you - only if you want ;) Check out some of my work & hit me up if you want to work together. Thanks for stopping by. Send me a message and let's talk about music!

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Enigmatic doesn’t even begin to describe Sayla Dobro’s presence. Consisting of guitarist and vocalist Todd Tate alongside drummer Daniel Guaqueta, Sayla Dobro was brewed up in the Bay Area, between Marin and San Francisco. Originally created as a stage name for Tate’s persona in a now defunct Marin bar-hopping band, "The Deep Sounds of Bobby Peru", Sayla Dobro has since evolved into a much more complex and mature getup.

The band really kicked off after Tate saw dobro guitar virtuoso Jerry Douglas play live - he instantly went out and bought a dobro guitar and starting writing and recording immediately. Now part of his namesake, Sayla Dobro is characterized by Tate’s customized Regal RD-35 square neck dobro. Enter Colombian-raised, Mississippi-born multi-instrumentalist Daniel Guaqueta. The drummer and Tate came together through mutual friend Michael Starita, President of the San Francisco area Grammy chapter. Starita mixed the first two Sayla Dobro singles, “The Way You Move” and “J-Train”. During this time, he introduced Guaqueta and Tate and the rest was history.

Sayla Dobro’s songs hearken seasoned folk-rockers like Beck and Calexico, thoughtfully self-produced and rough around the edges. It’s no surprise that Sayla Dobro has been able to capture such a potent essence - the band’s frontman and lead songwriter Todd Tate’s industry experience runs deep. In the mid-nineties Tate’s main focus was audio engineering at The Blue Room Studios, working on Grammy nominated Latin jazz with Carlos “Patato” Sanchez, and with popular rock artists like Train. On the brink of the millennium, Tate ditched full-time engineering and went to the other side of the glass to focus on making his own music. He made a rock record with a new group Life Love Misery (members of The Starship and Cacophony).

Meanwhile, Guaqueta has a rich musical background of his own. He’s written and released music with artists including Questions in Dialect, Buddy & The Squids, Mainframe Theory, and Storage 24. He’s collaborated directly with Roy Mitchell-Cardenas (of Mutemath) and Mississippi rapper Kamikaze. His diverse background runs further; Guaqueta’s visual artwork has earned honors for his music videos, including the Telly Award, the Addy Award, and the Ruma Award at Crossroads Film Festival.

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