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Coda (Mexican band)

December 29, 2022

Coda is a Rock en Español band from Mexico, formed in 1989. The band had much of success in the early 1990s, releasing four albums. In the late 1990s, the band had several line-up changes; the band disbanded in 2000, but resurfaced in 2002 with a new line-up.

Coda
Background information
OriginMexico
GenresHard rock, heavy metal
Years active1989–2000, 2002–present
LabelsSony Music
WebsiteOfficial Site

Band history

Early years (1989−1990)

Coda was formed in 1989 by Salvador "Chava" Aguilar and Toño Ruíz with the intention to do quality rock music. They recruited Jesús "Chucho" Esquivel, Zitto Bremont and Diego Benyure. Their first show was in April 1989 when they opened a concert for another band at the Isabel Corona Theater in Mexico. In 1990, they released an EP called Tiempo Perfecto that was poorly received. Shortly after, Diego and Zitto left the band and were replaced with David Melchor and Allán Pérez respectively.

Rise to fame (1991–1994)

In December 1991, Raúl Vázquez, general director of Sony Music, heard the band and decided to sign them. The following year, they started working on their first full-length album. Enciéndelo was finally released in 1993 produced by Luis Carlos Maluly. The album managed to put the band on the radar and featured singles like "Tócame", "Eternamente", and "Sin Ti No Se Continuar". The video of "Tócame", directed by Memo del Bosque peaked at #1 in the TV channel TeleHit.

Following the success of the album, they opened concerts in Mexico for bands like Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe, and toured intensively through their country, playing for the first time at the Palacio de los Deportes of Mexico. They also won Best Hard Rock Band at the VIII National Survey Awards.

Success with second album (1995–1998)

In February 1995, the band moved to Farnham, England to record their next album at Jacob's Studios. Veinte Para Las Doce was produced by Robin Black (Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Bee Gees and Supertramp) and arranged by Spike Edney, (a recurrent Keyboardist from the 1986 Magic Tour by Queen). It was released in 1995 and the power ballad "Aún" reached the top of the Mexican charts and became one of the biggest classic songs from the mid 90s in Ibero-America. The song ranked 68 on the VH1 list Las 100 + grandiosas canciones de los 90´s en español.[1] The song included a string arrangement by Edney. Also, the video of the title song peaked at #1 at TeleHit.

To support the album, they toured through Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and the United States. They also played at the IX Festival Nuestro Rock with Caifanes, El Tri, and La Ley. From 1995 to 1996 they played at the Plaza de Toros México, Estadio Centenario at Cuernavaca, and the Metropolitan Theater of Mexico.


After extensive touring, the band went to the studio again and recorded their next album titled Nivel 3. The album was released in 1997 and produced by Alejandro Zepeda and the band. It featured the singles "Luz Roja" and "No Digas No". In November, they opened a concert for Scorpions at the Palacio de los Deportes of Mexico. They also joined the Universo Musical 1997 tour that started in Chihuahua and finished in Cancún visiting 91 cities. In 1998, they also won the Best Hard Rock Band Award from the Nuestro Rock Awards.

Transition and retirement (1998–2000)

In 1998, lead singer Chava Aguilar left the band citing personal reasons. He was replaced by Eduardo Contreras (formerly of Tercer Acto). With Contreras in front, they continued to tour. The following year, they were nominated again for the Best Hard Rock Band Award of the Nuestro Rock Awards.

During this period of transition, the band allegedly wrote 30 songs. They decided to sign with Polygram, but at that time, the label merged with Universal Records. This ultimately left the band in the air, which prompted Pérez and Esquivel to leave the band. They were replaced by Fito Cedillo and Andrés Mura.

In 2000, band co-founder, Toño Ruíz decided to retire the band and to produce other artists. The rest of the band members also started other musical ventures.

Band reunion (2002–)

In September 2002, former singer and co-founder, Chava Aguilar, decided to start the band again after receiving e-mails from fans asking him to do so. He initially planned to go solo, but eventually decided to recruit Nicolas Loizaga (Guitar), Adrian Rojas (Bass), Luis Dominguez (Keyboards),who had previously played in Brujha, and Charly Salazar (Drums). Aguilar had met them in the old Coda days. The band became Retto. In that period the band co-wrote/produced over 20 songs and recorded them together with Gazú (LAML), Sergio Santacruz (Neón), and Joan Romagosa (Los Necios). During that period Retto started preparing for a tour. After 2 years of moving round in circles and due to differences with Aguilar and Manager Lilian de Leon, Loizaga, Rojas and Dominguez left the band. He recruited an entire new line-up with Enrique Cuevas (guitars), Cesar "Gusano" (bass), Adan Ramos (drums), and Adrian Keys (keyboards). In June 2004, the band started recording material for their next album. Vivo was finally released July 6, 2006.

Discography

Band members

Current members

  • Salvador Aguilar - lead vocals (1989–1998, 2002–present)
  • Enrique Cuevas - guitars (2002–present)
  • Cesar "Gusano" - bass (2002–present)
  • Adan Ramos - drums (2002–present)
  • Adrian Keys - keyboards (2002–present)

Former members

  • Chucho Esquivel - drums (1989–1995)
  • Toño Ruíz - guitar (1989–2000)
  • Zito Martínez - bass guitar (1989–1991)
  • Diego Benyure - keyboards (1989–1990)
  • David Melchor - keyboards (1990–2000)
  • Allan Pérez - bass guitar (1991–1999)
  • Eduardo Contreras - lead vocals (1998–2000)
  • Eloy Polito Sanchez - drums (1995–1999)
  • Andrés Mura - drums (1999–2000)
  • Nicolás Loizaga- guitar (2000–2002)
  • Adrian Rojas- bass guitar (2000–2002)
  • Luis Dominguez- Keyboards (2000–2001)
  • Elias Ferrari (guitar) (2008-2009)

References

  1. ^ "Las 100 + grandiosas canciones de los 90´s en español VH1(LISTA)" (in Spanish). robotania.com/. Retrieved 2013-11-27.

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line up CodaBackground informationOriginMexicoGenresHard rock heavy metalYears active1989 2000 2002 presentLabelsSony MusicWebsiteOfficial Site Contents 1 Band history 1 1 Early years 1989 1990 1 2 Rise to fame 1991 1994 1 3 Success with second album 1995 1998 1 4 Transition and retirement 1998 2000 1 5 Band reunion 2002 2 Discography 3 Band members 3 1 Current members 3 2 Former members 4 References 5 External linksBand history EditEarly years 1989 1990 Edit Coda was formed in 1989 by Salvador Chava Aguilar and Tono Ruiz with the intention to do quality rock music They recruited Jesus Chucho Esquivel Zitto Bremont and Diego Benyure Their first show was in April 1989 when they opened a concert for another band at the Isabel Corona Theater in Mexico In 1990 they released an EP called Tiempo Perfecto that was poorly received Shortly after Diego and Zitto left the band and were replaced with David Melchor and Allan Perez respectively Rise to fame 1991 1994 Edit In December 1991 Raul Vazquez general director of Sony Music heard the band and decided to sign them The following year they started working on their first full length album Enciendelo was finally released in 1993 produced by Luis Carlos Maluly The album managed to put the band on the radar and featured singles like Tocame Eternamente and Sin Ti No Se Continuar The video of Tocame directed by Memo del Bosque peaked at 1 in the TV channel TeleHit Following the success of the album they opened concerts in Mexico for bands like Def Leppard and Motley Crue and toured intensively through their country playing for the first time at the Palacio de los Deportes of Mexico They also won Best Hard Rock Band at the VIII National Survey Awards Success with second album 1995 1998 Edit In February 1995 the band moved to Farnham England to record their next album at Jacob s Studios Veinte Para Las Doce was produced by Robin Black Pink Floyd Black Sabbath Bee Gees and Supertramp and arranged by Spike Edney a recurrent Keyboardist from the 1986 Magic Tour by Queen It was released in 1995 and the power ballad Aun reached the top of the Mexican charts and became one of the biggest classic songs from the mid 90s in Ibero America The song ranked 68 on the VH1 list Las 100 grandiosas canciones de los 90 s en espanol 1 The song included a string arrangement by Edney Also the video of the title song peaked at 1 at TeleHit To support the album they toured through Honduras Guatemala El Salvador Costa Rica and the United States They also played at the IX Festival Nuestro Rock with Caifanes El Tri and La Ley From 1995 to 1996 they played at the Plaza de Toros Mexico Estadio Centenario at Cuernavaca and the Metropolitan Theater of Mexico After extensive touring the band went to the studio again and recorded their next album titled Nivel 3 The album was released in 1997 and produced by Alejandro Zepeda and the band It featured the singles Luz Roja and No Digas No In November they opened a concert for Scorpions at the Palacio de los Deportes of Mexico They also joined the Universo Musical 1997 tour that started in Chihuahua and finished in Cancun visiting 91 cities In 1998 they also won the Best Hard Rock Band Award from the Nuestro Rock Awards Transition and retirement 1998 2000 Edit In 1998 lead singer Chava Aguilar left the band citing personal reasons He was replaced by Eduardo Contreras formerly of Tercer Acto With Contreras in front they continued to tour The following year they were nominated again for the Best Hard Rock Band Award of the Nuestro Rock Awards During this period of transition the band allegedly wrote 30 songs They decided to sign with Polygram but at that time the label merged with Universal Records This ultimately left the band in the air which prompted Perez and Esquivel to leave the band They were replaced by Fito Cedillo and Andres Mura In 2000 band co founder Tono Ruiz decided to retire the band and to produce other artists The rest of the band members also started other musical ventures Band reunion 2002 Edit In September 2002 former singer and co founder Chava Aguilar decided to start the band again after receiving e mails from fans asking him to do so He initially planned to go solo but eventually decided to recruit Nicolas Loizaga Guitar Adrian Rojas Bass Luis Dominguez Keyboards who had previously played in Brujha and Charly Salazar Drums Aguilar had met them in the old Coda days The band became Retto In that period the band co wrote produced over 20 songs and recorded them together with Gazu LAML Sergio Santacruz Neon and Joan Romagosa Los Necios During that period Retto started preparing for a tour After 2 years of moving round in circles and due to differences with Aguilar and Manager Lilian de Leon Loizaga Rojas and Dominguez left the band He recruited an entire new line up with Enrique Cuevas guitars Cesar Gusano bass Adan Ramos drums and Adrian Keys keyboards In June 2004 the band started recording material for their next album Vivo was finally released July 6 2006 Discography EditTiempo Perfecto EP Demo 1990 Enciendelo 1993 Veinte Para Las Doce 1995 Nivel 3 1997 Chava AH Interludio 2004 1 inedit Coda track Vivo 2006 Cabo 2008 Coda Drago Hits 2002 2009 2009 Eternamente Coda Tributo 2009 La Historia 2010 Xava Drago Rapsodia Apocaliptica 2011 Coda 9 2012 Xava Drago Rock Classics 2013 Xava Drago EP 2014 Coda Ciclos 2015 Band members EditCurrent members Edit Salvador Aguilar lead vocals 1989 1998 2002 present Enrique Cuevas guitars 2002 present Cesar Gusano bass 2002 present Adan Ramos drums 2002 present Adrian Keys keyboards 2002 present Former members Edit Chucho Esquivel drums 1989 1995 Tono Ruiz guitar 1989 2000 Zito Martinez bass guitar 1989 1991 Diego Benyure keyboards 1989 1990 David Melchor keyboards 1990 2000 Allan Perez bass guitar 1991 1999 Eduardo Contreras lead vocals 1998 2000 Eloy Polito Sanchez drums 1995 1999 Andres Mura drums 1999 2000 Nicolas Loizaga guitar 2000 2002 Adrian Rojas bass guitar 2000 2002 Luis Dominguez Keyboards 2000 2001 Elias Ferrari guitar 2008 2009 References Edit Las 100 grandiosas canciones de los 90 s en espanol VH1 LISTA in Spanish robotania com Retrieved 2013 11 27 External links EditCoda Official Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coda Mexican band amp oldid 1122156271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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