Siamés

Siamés
Siamés
Genres	Electropop; Rock
Years active	2013–present
Website	siamesmusic.com
Members	Guillermo "Stoltz" Stölzing; Juan Manuel "Blakk" Kokollo; Barbie Williams; Gonzo Rooster; Tish Planes; Lucas “Gato” Hernández; Hutter Von Fonk; Walter C.

Siamés is an Argentinian electropop rock band established in 2013 by Guillermo "Stoltz" Stölzing as vocalist and guitarist and Juan Manuel "Blakk" Kokollo as keyboardist and synthesizer. Additional band members were included during the production of the band's album and after, with the members including Barbie Williams (vocalist), Gonzo Rooster (guitar), Tish Planes (vocalist), Lucas “Gato” Hernández (drums), Hutter Von Fonk (bass), and Walter C. (guitar).^[1]

History[]

The band began as a collaboration between the two friends making songs in English despite their Spanish-speaking background. Stoltz had been playing as a member of the band Moodyman and Blakk was the programmer for bands playing at a party event called Roxtar, where the two of them met. They first put together the song "As You Get High" and then quickly produced ten more songs that were eventually compiled into the band's first album, Bounce Into The Music, that released in August of 2016.^[2] After playing in multiple concerts and as opening acts for bands such as The B-52's and The Magic Numbers, the two creators decided in 2015 to take a risk and develop "Argentina's first anime music video".^[3] They contracted a producer, Guillermo Porro, the Rudo Company as artists, and a director, Fernando Suniga, to make the video.^[3] The first single on the album, titled "The Wolf", was released alongside said animated music video for the song and which has since amassed over 140 million views on YouTube as of December 2021.^[4] They attribute the syncopation style mashup of the song with the video and the chorus to the style of French film director Michel Gondry.^[2]

After the release of their album, further singles were produced for a subsequent album, along with another animated song titled "Summer Nights" that had Barbie Williams as the vocalist.^[4] This second album was titled Home and was released on March 13, 2020.^[5] The inspiration for Home was based around the idea that people want to fight for their dreams and be allowed to love the things they're interested in, while also combating the darkness in their life and their desire for hope.^[6]

Tours[]

The band held their first United States tour in January/February of 2020, with an additional stop in Mexico City.^[2]

Awards and honors[]

A music competition held in December of 2016 named True Sounds and hosted by Ballantine's was won by Siamés out of 270 independent bands.^[7]

References[]

^ Corbalan, Miguel (October 24, 2017). "Te Presentamos A: Siamés" [Meet: Siamés]. Tango Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Totah, Jose (January 26, 2020). "La aventura de Siamés, la banda con un videoclip que se ve en todo el mundo" [The adventure of Siamés, the band with a video clip that is seen all over the world]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved November 22, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Capeans, Rodrigo (November 16, 2017). "Siamés sale a conquistar el mundo" [Siamés goes out to conquer the world]. Silencio (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Barbie Williams, de cantar en una escuela de Río Gallegos a recorrer el mundo" [Barbie Williams, from singing in a school in Río Gallegos to traveling the world]. La Opinion Austral (in Spanish). May 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
^ Silva, Pilar (February 8, 2020). "Siamés, un concierto entre amigos" [Siamés, a concert between friends]. Notimex (in Spanish). Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via ProQuest.
^ Escobar, Froylan (May 9, 2020). "Agradece Siamés apoyo de sus fans mexicanos" [Siamés thanks the support of its Mexican fans]. El Norte (in Spanish). Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via ProQuest.
^ Ferreyra, Matias (December 6, 2016). "Siamés son los ganadores del True Sounds de Ballantine's" [Siamés are the winners of Ballantine's True Sounds]. Indie Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved November 25, 2021.

External links[]

[1] Corbalan, Miguel (October 24, 2017). "Te Presentamos A: Siamés" [Meet: Siamés]. Tango Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2021.

[Totah-2] Totah, Jose (January 26, 2020). "La aventura de Siamés, la banda con un videoclip que se ve en todo el mundo" [The adventure of Siamés, the band with a video clip that is seen all over the world]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved November 22, 2021.

[Capeans-3] Capeans, Rodrigo (November 16, 2017). "Siamés sale a conquistar el mundo" [Siamés goes out to conquer the world]. Silencio (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2021.

[Opinion-4] "Barbie Williams, de cantar en una escuela de Río Gallegos a recorrer el mundo" [Barbie Williams, from singing in a school in Río Gallegos to traveling the world]. La Opinion Austral (in Spanish). May 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.

[5] Silva, Pilar (February 8, 2020). "Siamés, un concierto entre amigos" [Siamés, a concert between friends]. Notimex (in Spanish). Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via ProQuest.

[6] Escobar, Froylan (May 9, 2020). "Agradece Siamés apoyo de sus fans mexicanos" [Siamés thanks the support of its Mexican fans]. El Norte (in Spanish). Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via ProQuest.

[7] Ferreyra, Matias (December 6, 2016). "Siamés son los ganadores del True Sounds de Ballantine's" [Siamés are the winners of Ballantine's True Sounds]. Indie Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved November 25, 2021.

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