Alpha 606 |
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| Also known as | AM |
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| Born | November 15, 1974
Hialeah, Florida |
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| Origin | Miami, Florida |
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| Genres | Miami Electro
Electro
Miami Bass |
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| Years active | 1998 to Present |
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| Labels | Interdimensional Transmissions
Dopamine
Touchin' Bass |
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| Members | Armando Martinez |
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| Past members | Rey Rubio
Marino Hernandez
Danny Chirino |
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| Website | http://alpha606.com |
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Alpha 606 (born Armando Martinez on November 15, 1974) is an acoustic/electronic artist based out of Miami.[1][2][3][4] Alpha606 was originally conceived as a duet between Armando Martinez and Rey Rubio in 1998. Martinez is a programmer/composer and Rubio is a performing sound engineer. The duet expanded in 2003 and was joined by two percussionists, Marino Hernandez and Danny Chirino.
Their debut EP, Computer Controlled, was released on Dopamine Records in 2004. The group played a few live shows as a quartet, before parting ways. Since, Alpha 606 has consisted of solo artist Armando Martinez. Martinez continued touring and performing as Alpha 606 since 2004 with his solo laptop sets. Alpha 606 performed in Barcelona, London, Brussels, Helsinki, Bournemouth, Birmingham and Miami.
Alpha 606 has recorded on Interdimensional Transmissions and Touchin' Bass.
Reaction
New Miami Times described their music as "a futuristic homage to Cuban culture, fusing warm machine tones and crisp bass notes with Afro-Cuban drums."[5] Their style merges the drumbeat into the track: "Rubio and Martinez ensure that the drums don't 'sit on top' of the track, instead processing the rhythms so that they're subsumed into the rest of it, forming an elastic foundation."[5]
