The World Of Soul Music PTII - Mexico

Mexican Dubwiser - Trouble In My Soul (2013) &
Bad Behaviour (2014)

A producer and DJ on the Latin scene, Marcelo Tijerina aka Mexican Dubwiser hails from Monterrey but lives in Los Angeles. A lover of mash-ups and remixes, his debut release, Revolution Radio, was released in May 2013. This track, Trouble in My Soul, features the deep baritone of the late Artwork Jamal, members of Kinky, and Billy Gould of Faith No More.


 

And from his latest album Electric City, a track entitled Bad Behaviour, featuring Billy Gould, Ulises Lozano from Kinky and Myron Glasper.

Amanda Perez - Never (2001)

 

Discovered by a talent scout and signed to the independent record label Powerhowse/Silverstone Records in 2001; Perez's debut album Where U At? was released in 2002 and included the singles Never and Angel. Never peaked at no.10 on the Billboard Hot 100 sales chart, but the album itself did not see much success until it was re-released by Virgin Records under the new title Angel. The single of the same name has proved to be her most popular single to date; Angel peaked at no.20 on the Billboard Hot 100 sales chart and no.3 on the Top 40 Radio chart.
The album was produced by Mike Quinn and co-produced by Powerhowse produced/DJ Tony Palacios, from Texas. DJ Tony P. was Amanda's touring DJ during her initial rise to popularity and a former radio employee-friend of Quinn. Perez notably charted at no.7 on the MTV viewer request show Total Request Live. Perez has had moderate success since departing from the original producers in 2005; subsequently, she took time off to care for her mother who was diagnosed with cancer. In 2004 Quinn's Silverstone/Powerhowse label partnered to released her second album I Pray, this time with Virgin Records, as a joint effort.
I Pray , the title track from the album was the first single off the album, and would prove to be the last time writer-producer Mike Quinn would work with the Star from Fort Wayne on an album. The second single Dedicate (Remix) featured Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs under the direction of Quinn. Shortly after its release, Perez parted ways with her original label and the writer-producer. Amanda's next album, The Hand of Fate was to be released on Virgin under Amanda's direction, but she was soon released from her contract due to legal conflicts and Virgin's unwillingness to effect Quinn's original agreements.
In 2007 Upstairs Records released a special album, dedicated to Amanda's mother. The lone single from that album, Candy Kisses, did not break any records, but it had success on the Top 40/Rhythmic Chart peaking at no.17.
In 2013, Amanda Perez and A-Hype Records released the single Freak For The Weekend, the first single from the album Unexpected.