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9 unusual facts about Nortec Collective


El presente

Apart from the acoustic presentation of her tour of the same name (El Presente Tour) include: at Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico with the collaboration of the group Nortec Collective in a version Electro/ranchera and Mariachi music typical of that state.

La Internacional Sonora Balkanera

Their first album was produced by Roberto Mendoza “Panóptica”, one of the founding members of the Nortec Collective, and it won, alongside Paté de Fuá's third work, the award to best Jazz/Funk/Fusion Album released in 2011 at the Mexican Indie-O Music Awards.

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The omission of a Volume 2 was thought to have been in imitation of the Traveling Wilburys intentional numbering of their two albums as Volumes 1 and 3, but it was more in reference to an unfinished Volume 2 album that was not released.

Since 1999, the Nortec Collective musicians have toured throughout the United States, Mexico, Europe, Japan and Latin America, and played New York's Central Park SummerStage and Irving Plaza, as well as the Winter Music Conference in Miami, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and shows at the Royal Festival Hall in London and Elysée Montmartre in Paris.

The song "Tijuana Makes Me Happy" is one of the soundtracks in 2006 FIFA World Cup video game and the title song of the feature film by the same name.

Panoptica

Roberto A. Mendoza , known as Panoptica, has been one of the figures in the Mexican electronic scene since the late 80s, founding bands like electro pos-industrial outfit Artefakto and in the late 90’s being part of the Tijuana based norteña-meets-techno Nortec Collective.

Que viva la lucha

In the process, the film also interviews other luchadores, promoters, commissioners, families, and fans who discuss the cultural significance of lucha libre as sport, ritual, and spectacle.The film includes music by Carne Cruda, Marziano, and Nortec Collective.

Tierra Madre

It was directed by Dylan Verrechia, and co-written by Aidee Gonzalez based on her real life, with original music by Nortec Collective and Paco Mendoza.

Tijuana Makes Me Happy

It was directed by Dylan Verrechia, co-written by James Lefkowitz, with original music by Nortec Collective, and titled by writer Rafael Saavedra.



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