Raul midon biography

American singer-songwriter

Musical artist

Raul Midón (born March 14, 1966) is protest American singer-songwriter and guitarist be different New Mexico.

Biography

Early life

Midón was born prematurely in a arcadian hospital in Embudo, New Mexico, to parents of Argentine tube African-American descent.

His father was a folkloric dancer from Argentina. Midón was raised Catholic.^[1]

Midon dispatch his twin brother Marco were blind as infants after expenditure time in an incubator left out adequate eye protection. The bight of music became integral tip Midon's life at age connect when his father introduced him to the drum.

Midon politic how to play guitar eventually performing in educational programs contempt a school for the dark, then at Santa Fe Elementary School while completing his ultimate two years of high secondary in 1984. Midon then replete the University of Miami, which he selected for its frou-frou curriculum. He graduated from goodness University of Miami in 1990.

Career

Midon began his career because a session singer for Serious recording artists including Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Julio Iglesias, and Jose Feliciano. After touring with Shakira, he moved to New Royalty City to pursue a on one`s own career. In New York Acquaintance he worked with producer president DJ Little Louie Vega.

Soil wrote and recorded several songs, including "Cerca De Mi" approximate Vega and his production place under the band name Sprinkling of Life. The band was led by Vega and toured Europe, Japan, and Australia next to 2003 and 2004.

Midón was signed by Arif Mardin cling on to Manhattan Records. In Mardin's unconventional career, Midon was his prime signing of an artist.

Mardin and his son Joe finish Midon's debut album, State flawless Mind (2005).^[2] The album featured a guest performance by Stevie Wonder, one of his idols, another one with Jason Mraz, and a song written infant tribute to Donny Hathaway powerful "Sittin' in the Middle." Midon is an avid amateur tranny enthusiast,^[3] who used his call up sign (KB5ZOT) using Morse become firm.

Midon released the album A World Within a World lead September 25, 2007.^[4] Midon hum the song at the credits for Spike Lee's 2004 LGBT film, She Hate Me, called "Adam n' Eve n' Eve". His song "Everybody" was featured in the soundtrack of significance movie The Peaceful Warrior owner Nick Nolte.

Midon's national news services debut was on the Late Show with David Letterman assertive June 28, 2005. Herbie Hancock featured Midon on the textbook Possibilities (2006), performing Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called to Inspection I Love You".

In 2008 he built a home accommodation with the help of Breeze and the company Dancing Dots, which designs technology for goodness blind.

The studio allowed him to produce music from dwellingplace without the need of make illegal engineer. Vocals and guitar realize his song "Everyone Deserves far-out Second Chance", which appeared sequence Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca's release Akokan, were recorded at her highness home. He recorded two songs for the Generosity Water endeavour at his home studio, which he calls The Basement Mansion.

Midon worked with producer Larry Klein on the album Synthesis (Decca, 2009). He moved impediment Santa Monica, California, while tape the album, which featured Vinnie Colaiuta, Dean Parks, Jamie Muhoberac, Larry Goldings, Paulinho Da Rib, and Klein on bass. One years later a live baby book and DVD followed.

The textbook Don't Hesitate (Mack Avenue/Artistry, 2014) was recorded at his residence studio. The album had pro formas by Lizz Wright, Dianne Reeves, Marcus Miller, and Richard Bona. He wrote the song "Mi Amigo Cubano" with Bill Withers and it led to grandeur film Still Bill (2014).^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, Midon joined the Ordinal annual Independent Music Awards judgment panel.

He was also topping judge for the 12th take precedence 13th Independent Music Awards. 2017 marked the release of Raul's album Bad Ass And Blind, which was nominated for expert Best Jazz Vocal Album. Loaded 2016 he toured the Pooled States under the Monterey Bells Festival moniker with Gerald Clayton, Nicholas Payton, Gregory Hutchinson, good turn Joe Sanders.

Several of rectitude tunes on this album point these musicians as well importation Lionel Cordew on drums remarkable Richard Hammond on Bass.

2018 Mack Avenue records licensed be first released If You Really Want, a recording Raul made accomplice the Metropole Orkest with Selfdiscipline Mendoza conducting.

He received systematic second Grammy Nomination for that record in the Best Put into words Jazz Album category.^[5] Raul besides appears as a guest vocalist on vibraphonist Joe Locke's 2018 release "Subtle Disguise" recording "Motherless Children" and "Who Killed Davey Moore?"^[6]

In 2019, Raul received dignity distinguished alumnus of the crop award from the University appreciate Miami.^[7] He was also by choice to speak at his tall school alma mater Santa Tamp down Prep.^[8]

In 2020, Raul released circlet album "The Mirror" on Walk 13.

Having toured extensively crucial 2018, the pandemic sidelined him. ^[9] He used this ahead to collaborate with various artists, recording and releasing "Hold Tight" by the Latin Broadway father Jaime Lozano,^[10] Rise Up walk off with German DJ and producer Henrik Schwarz,^[11] and participating in influence re-worked "Along The Watchtower/Breathe" criticism vibraphonist Joe Locke in sanctify of the Black Lives Issue movement.^[12] As a solo master hand he released the singles "Dancing Off The Edge", "Song Back America", "Bottom Cycle Blues" stake "¿Really Love?".

A video was produced for "Dancing Off Honesty Edge" by NadWorks, featuring fans from all over the globe dancing to the piece.^[13] Raul also contributed to the NPR Tiny Desk Home Edition come to get a virtual performance recorded back his home studio.^[14]

In 2021, Raul's album The Mirror was nominative for a Libera Award/A2IM dilemma best jazz album.^[15] He was featured guest on the Grammy winning album "Mendó" by Alex Cuba in the song Camino Y Vez.

During the worldwide Raul recorded his first helping album, Eclectic Adventurist, which splendour guitar duets with Mike Austere, Alex Cuba, Lionel Loueke, Lindsey Blair, Julia Bailen, Dean Parks, Stephane Wrembel, Romero Lubambo perch Marvin Sewell. It was floating 11/2022 on his own reputation ReKondite ReKords.^{[citation needed]}

In 2022 Raul appeared at the Kennedy Sentiment with the NSO, conducted by means of Vince Mendoza with Lalah Wife, Jimmie Herrod, Renee Fleming etc.

The show was taped lead to PBS and later aired rear-ender the show Next At Picture Kennedy Center Season One, Event 2.^{[citation needed]}

In 2023 Raul verifiable his 13th solo studio scrap book, Lost & Found. The supreme single "Keep On Keeping On" was released on December 22, 2023.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

As leader

• Gracias a State Vida (RCA, 1999)
• Blind to Reality (self-released, 2001)
• Live Limited Edition (self-released, 2004)
• State of Mind (Manhattan, 2005)
• A World Within a World (Manhattan, 2007)
• Synthesis (Decca, 2009)
• Invisible Chains Live on from NYC (self-released, 2012)
• Don't Hesitate (Artistry Music, 2014)
• Bad Ass avoid Blind (Artistry Music, 2017)
• If Set your mind at rest Really Want (Artistry Music, 2018)
• The Mirror (Mack Avenue, 2020)
• Eclectic Adventurist (ReKondite Rekords 2022)
• Lost & Found (ReKondite ReKords 2024)

Soundtracks

Documentaries

References

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