Great voice! Would love to do a collab sometime if you're up for it

Real smooth Dude !  Your voice sit well in the mix !  Excellent production !

Written by Rene Lopez
Produced by Rene Lopez and Edu Mora
Engineered and Mixed by Edu Mora
Mastered by Chris Gehringer 
Graphic Design - Brody Lowe
Rene Lopez - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Timbales, Drum Machine, Percussion
Edu Mora - Tres, Electric Guitar
Carlos Mena - Baby Bass
Daniel Sadownick - Congas, Bongos, percussion
Ben Stivers - Fender Rhodes, Organ

Hasta Luego

From the album "People Are Just People" 2009

People Are Just People

Pretty Much Happy

03 Steal Your Love

Produced by Rene Lopez
Written by Rene Lopez
Engineered by Jake Lummus at South 4th Street Studio and Grand Street Recording in Brooklyn
Mixed by Ken Rich at Grand Street Recording
Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound
Additional engineering Ken Rich
Graphic Design - Brody Lowe
Rene Lopez - Vocals, Synth and drum machine
Tony Brito - Synths, Wurlie and BV's
Jake Lummus - Vibes and programming
Katie Jacoby - Violins


Holiday Heart

Restless

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Produced by Ken Rich & Rene Lopez
Written by Rene Lopez
Engineered and Mixed by Ken Rich
Graphic Design - Brody Lowe
Rene Lopez - Vocals, Guitar, 
Royston Lagdon - Piano
Joseph Arthur - String Synth
Ken Rich - Bass

Nothing's Left

Nothings Left

Written by Rene Lopez
Recorded at the Magic Shop
Produced by Jason Lader
Rene Lopez-Vocals-Timbales
G Whiz-Drums
David Hurwitz-Electric Guitar
Brett Bass-Bass
Daniel Sadownick-Congas
Chris Eminizer-Tenor and Bariton Saz
Clack Gayton-Trombone
Don Harris-Trumpet
Rob Clores-Keys
Graphic Design Brody Lowe
Photo by Gino Padron

Feeling Something Good "Magic Shop Version"

Song by Rene Lopez
Produced by Daniel Collas 
Engineered by Ken Rich at Grand Street Recording
Mixed by Mike Napolitano
Rene Lopez - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
Brett Bass - Bass
Avi Bortnick - Electric Guitars
Bill Dobrow - Rebolo
Chris Eminizer - Woodwinds
Daniel Sadownick - Congas, Percussion
Rob Clores - Keys
Sasha Dobson - Background Vocals

Runaway Heart

I Know What I See

Houses I Build Include You

Houses I Build Include U

Written by Rene Lopez
Engineered and mixed by Mario Caldato Jr
Recorded in Mario's Studio in L.A. 2010
Rene Lopez - Vocals, Timbales
Joey Altruda - Bass
Alferdo Ortiz - Congas
Money Mark - Piano
David Hurwitz - Tres

n 2010 I had the opportunity to work with Mario Caldato Jr. He helped me fine tune my album ELS that I started in Brooklyn and finished in LA. While working in his studio I had written a few more songs that never made it on to the album. This one is called "Get It While You Can" and I had forgotten all about it til now. It was never finished. The vocal was a scratch and I wanted to to put some other voices in there but never got around to it.Anyway this recording was just me getting the idea down but when I hear it back now I dig it. This is basically what to expect moving forward with my new music. Thanks to David Hurwitz for playing Tres even though that wasn't his main instrument. Joey Altruda on Bass, Alfredo Ortiz on Conga, and Money Mark on Piano. Enjoy and please share.

Get It While You Can

The Authority- one of the baddest baddest in the land 
Officer Friendly - Police Brutality Protest Song!
Performed by The Authority recorded in 1991
Rene Lopez - Vocals, Timbales
Dave Masucci - Vocals, Flute
Frank Ocasio - Guitar
Frank Cotto - Bass
Tony Brito - Keys
Brian Sachs - Drums

Officer Friendly - The Authority

There was a game we played when we were kids in the woods called Timba Simba. I wrote a tune about it years ago but never released it because I thought it was silly. I guess I'm ok with that now. This one goes out the crazy kids I grew up with and the trouble we caused.

Timba Simba

Almost every musician in the world will tell you that their ambition when making music is to somehow to create something totally new, a kind of music that sounds like nothing at all that came before it. Most quickly realize that such a feat is nearly impossible, but every once in a while someone manages the wonderful trick of putting a new spin on things in a way that sounds completely and wholly fresh. Such is the case with Rene Lopez’s new EP, Love Has No Mercy. While the veteran NYC musician’s earlier records flirted with everything from salsa to soul, the seven tracks on Love are a decidedly more dance-friendly affair. The record—which incorporates the sanguine Latin influences of his previous albums and interjects them with a healthy dose of disco and funk—seems tailor made for both impromptu house parties and late nights at the club. 
“There was no grand plan,” says Lopez. “I wrote a ton of songs for my last record that I didn’t end up using, so I booked some studio time and decided just to go in and kind of see what happened. I wrote “Love Has No Mercy” first and then the other songs just kind of happened. You know, I started off in the early 90’s playing in a Latin funk band with an MC—we’d play with Public Enemy or The Meters or jam bands. We were kind of chameleons. I’ve grown used taking all of my influences and then fusing them together into something new. I never felt very comfortable just working in one genre. This time around it just happened that I started to incorporate a dance sensibility into the work as well, which felt very natural.” 
Clocking in at just under 30 minutes, Love Has No Mercy is a remarkably slick statement of intent. The EPs title track, which features vocals from NYC powerhouse Carol Cee, is equal parts Chic and Giorgio Moroder—a siren song of synthed-out futuristic disco that swings with the same kind of effortlessness that brings to mind the likes of “Get Lucky” and old school Donna Summer. In other words, it’s a track that basically requires dancing. Elsewhere, tracks like “Lovegod” and “City Streets are Dead Tonight” pulse with same kind of subdued electro-funk that made early Prince and Rick James tracks so eternally irresistible. For Lopez, the tracks represent a natural musical evolution—a move from the sweaty rock and Latin grooves of his previous albums to a place located firmly on the dance floor. 
The somewhat kaleidoscopic array of influences manifesting on Love Has No Mercy make sense considering Lopez’ rich musical heritage. A native New Yorker (and the son of renowned salsa musician Rene Lopez, Sr), Lopez grew up absorbing the non-stop musical melting pot that the city had to offer, eventually channeling those influences into a his own music. A jazz trained drummer and multi-instrumentalist, Lopez recorded with a variety of band projects (The Authority, Extra Virgin) before taking wing as a solo artist, eventually perfecting a style that he came to refer to as E.L.S. (Electric Latin Soul). Though his previous solo records (People Are Just People, E.L.S., Paint The Moon Gold) flirted with the aesthetics of dance music, Love Has No Mercy embraces the spirit of classic 1970’s NYC club culture. 
“This record is a first for me,” says Lopez. “I feel like I’m just kind of dipping my toe into this new world. I’m excited to see people remix these songs and for them to have a life out in the clubs. It makes sense when I think about the way I grew up. I was a kid during the disco era. I experienced my parents having epic dance parties in our living room. It just feels right to explore this kind of music right now. I can’t wait to go out and play these songs for people and, hopefully, make them all dance.”

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