VHIRIDIANA RENTERIA!
FORTALEZA MEXICAN!
By Darkzen
Traduction: Ana Zenteno
This
week! I bring a great talk with one of our muses Mexican, besides these
national holiday gift for all of you and to the world!
Some
of his official biography:
Fortaleza
is a gothic metal band from Veracruz, Mex.
Within
his songs Fortaleza incorporates elements of culture Veracruz state, as are
some stories, legends and musical passages own entity. In addition to
addressing everyday issues within their own musical conception, seeks also to
create awareness among about your inner person and their relationship with
nature.
The
band features 4 musical productions "The Fortress of Solitude",
"A Light from the Shadows", "The Eye of the Storm" and
"Hidden Fortress." In addition to 4 promotional Music Video "La
Mulata", "Eternal Angel", "The Countess" and "No
Eternity as Mia."
Thank
you very much! For this interview
Hello my friend, thank you very much for this
opportunity!
Thanks to you, for the invitation
Tell
us a little about you, who are you?
ok, my name is Vhiridiana, i'm a musician, a
singer and i'm dedicated full-time to the beautiful art of the music.
Nowadays i'm participating in three different
projects, my life is focused on being a complete singer.
With the skills of playing and experimenting
with my voice.
The bands where i'm participating are:
Fortaleza (metal), Phantossa (progressive rock) and ElectroFeel
(electro-rock-pop)
How
did you get into this genres? How did you start your career? Did you have some
difficulties?
Actually, it has been a long process of
self-knowledge and experimentation. I studied singing since i was a little
girl, i sung in a chorus and used to love the classical music.
The time passed, i grew up and discovered the
rock music.
When i knew about the existence of the
symphonic metal, that was the most wonderful thing that had ever happened to
me.
I joined into a band for the first time in
2006, when i was 16 years old and used to sing covers of gothic metal.
We called ourselves "Venus Garden" and we had only an
original song.
Our first presentations were at the classic
and legendary chopo, besides some bars of the city. Two years later i joined
into a new band called "Hada de Beng" and recorded two albums with
them.
My stay with them was long and i felt that i
could grown more as a musician and as a singer. The music and the scene
required the most and i had to prepare me more and more.
I came out of Hada in February of 2013 and my
musical restlessness grew.
I not only wanted to sing metal, i wanted
other things and i expected more of the
music and more of me. So i decided to create Phantossa, that was how my project
was born.
It took a year to find the right members for
my band, but nowadays we are complete, with committed people and a lot of faith
and dreams.
We are preparing everything to record at the
studio by year-end.
A few months later, Jimmy (ex member of
Maquiavela) invited me to record some chorus with his project, i accepted and
we recorded.
They were delighted with my performance and
they invited me to be part of their band called ElectroFeel. They started to
make songs for me and nowadays we are ready to release our first album.
Months later of being involved in ElectroFeel
and Phantossa, i received a call from Rito (guitar in Fortaleza) inviting me to
his band.
Everything was too fast, the next day i went
to the beautiful harbor of Veracruz to shoot a video and a pair of songs of the
new album.
You can get this album in Mixup or download it
from itunes.
How
do you trained your voice?
You need constancy, the voice is an organic
instrument and very sensitive. You have to know all your strengths and
weaknesses.
My heart has taken me into the land of
contemporary singing, as well known as "popular singing", that is the
chest singing.
I'm still taking lessons, i have two teachers.
One who teaches me classical singing and the other one teaches me contemporary
singing.
What
are your influences within and outside the metal genre? and what are your
favourite singers?
While you are growing, the influences change.
Each day you learn more about your own possibilities as a singer.
Within the metal my main influence is the
beautiful Floor Jansen, because i admire her and i want to have the same career
as her.
Outside the metal, all my admiration is for
Christina Aguilera.
I like both of them for their vocal rank,
interpretation, musicality and passion. I'm a musica lover and, i have a lot of
influences and it's hard to say them.
Within the metal are Opeth, Orphaned land and
Nightwish and outside the metal are Pink Floyd, Riverside and Parcupine Tree.
What
is your inspiration when you are singing? How do you write a song?
The experiences i've had, i just remember the
moments and is like live it again.
That is how i work with my voice, at singing
and writing.
Everyday there is something new to say and
share.
Tell
us, what are the concepts for each band? Fortaleza, Phantossa and ElectroFeel.
Phantossa is music that highlight our human
essence in every way. I don't want to tell you fantasy stories with hidden
messages to discover.
Is more simple,i just tell you what my heart
feels, with no filters , with no rhetoric, just all raw.
When
you talk about the heart, it's all about feel, isn't it? That is the music of
Phantossa, it just feels.
Our concept is the mankind and this involve a
lot of things.
Fortaleza is a veracruz band that wants to
highlight the mexican culture. Narrating through the lyrics legends of the
colony and the conquest.
A band with simple message but very important
that everyone should have with us each day.
Electric Feel has an electronic concept where
the basis are the synthesizers and electronic sounds. We like to play with
processors and make use of the new technologies to create music.
The lyrics are small stories that can tell you
about everything.
Do
you have difficulties with the styles?
At beginning yes, sometimes you can be
accustomed to certain things but is better to get into more styles.
That was my main interest, to be versatile
with my voice.
You only need to put on the the corresponding
chip at the moment in where you are.
How has been the acceptance of your album with
Fortaleza? What does the cover art mean?
The acceptance was wonderful! I was surprised
of see how much people got excited with my integration to the band.
We have received a lot of positive
commentaries. The single has been successful.
There is a cover called "Solamente una
vez" that was included in the album as a tribute to Agustin Lara.
He was a veracruz singer very important in the
xx century.
The concept was the period of bolero, each
album of Fortaleza has a song representing Veracruz.
How
was the shooting of the video? How was the production?
Ivan Harris was the director of the video,
besides he was the producer of the video from "dulce agonia". He is
friend of the band and his work has always been of quality.
We are lucky of counting with a professional
work team that supports us with all our projects.
What
do you think about the national metal
scene?
The scene is pretty big because it has many
sub genres, you have to work hard if you really want to reach the best
sceneries.
Do
you want to make a duet? with who?
I have had the opportunity of sing with great
voices. like my friend Duan Marie, we sung together at the anniversary of
Anabantha.
I have sung with Diana Rotten of Oscuriam, at
the balconies of Madero. These experiences have been wonderful! but now i hope
to make other duets.
There
is something else would you like to share with us?
I want to share the links of my social
networks and of course, the links from all my projects:
Facebook: VhiridianaOfficial
Twitter: @Vhridian
Fortaleza
Facebook: fortalezaoculta
Phantossa
Facebook: PhantossaOfficial
Twitter: @Phantossa
ElectroFeel
Facebook: ElectroFeel
Thank
you very much for this interview, it's been a pleasure know about you! please,
give us a final words for our readers.
I just want to thank you for the interest and
for this interview. Thanks for all the support, diffusion and of course, all
the love that the audience have shown through my career.
All the information about the bands, the
albums and concerts, will be at my page and the pages per project.
I send all of you a lot of kisses! and see you
later!
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