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we like to call our journey in music a
we like to call our journey in music a collective search for individualism what
collective search for individualism what
collective search for individualism what this means is that as individuals were
this means is that as individuals were
this means is that as individuals were part of this collective we call la lucha
part of this collective we call la lucha
part of this collective we call la lucha and we seek to be distinguishable from
and we seek to be distinguishable from
and we seek to be distinguishable from other bands that are currently in the
other bands that are currently in the
other bands that are currently in the musical landscape in order to get get a
musical landscape in order to get get a
musical landscape in order to get get a fanbase that’s loyal and we can continue
fanbase that’s loyal and we can continue
fanbase that’s loyal and we can continue to do this for a living and in this
to do this for a living and in this
to do this for a living and in this journey as a collective we cannot forget
journey as a collective we cannot forget
journey as a collective we cannot forget about our journeys as individuals
about our journeys as individuals
about our journeys as individuals because it is this unique combination of
because it is this unique combination of
because it is this unique combination of people that make up the sound that we’re
people that make up the sound that we’re
people that make up the sound that we’re looking for in the early stages of
looking for in the early stages of
looking for in the early stages of musical education imitation plays a
musical education imitation plays a
musical education imitation plays a really big role because you start
really big role because you start
really big role because you start playing music by other people that has
playing music by other people that has
playing music by other people that has already been written people you admire
already been written people you admire
already been written people you admire and little by little you start creating
and little by little you start creating
and little by little you start creating your own sound your own versions of
your own sound your own versions of
your own sound your own versions of stuff so those songs and then eventually
stuff so those songs and then eventually
stuff so those songs and then eventually you create your own music and you start
you create your own music and you start
you create your own music and you start developing your own voice and a really
developing your own voice and a really
developing your own voice and a really important part of developing your own
important part of developing your own
important part of developing your own voice is your environment of course not
voice is your environment of course not
voice is your environment of course not only musically speaking but economically
only musically speaking but economically
only musically speaking but economically socially and culturally that informs who
socially and culturally that informs who
socially and culturally that informs who you become and influences you in great
you become and influences you in great
you become and influences you in great ways so when you bring those influences
ways so when you bring those influences
ways so when you bring those influences into a band you kind of go into a
into a band you kind of go into a
into a band you kind of go into a similar process of learning of through
similar process of learning of through
similar process of learning of through imitation playing some covers stuff like
imitation playing some covers stuff like
imitation playing some covers stuff like that and then little by little you start
that and then little by little you start
that and then little by little you start creating your own material and all of
creating your own material and all of
creating your own material and all of the different influences that each
the different influences that each
the different influences that each unique individual brings makes up the
unique individual brings makes up the
unique individual brings makes up the sound a sound that transcends the
sound a sound that transcends the
sound a sound that transcends the individual the journey of la lucha began
individual the journey of la lucha began
individual the journey of la lucha began in 2005 when we met in college at the
in 2005 when we met in college at the
in 2005 when we met in college at the University of South Florida in Tampa
University of South Florida in Tampa
University of South Florida in Tampa soon after we met we realized we had a
soon after we met we realized we had a
soon after we met we realized we had a lot in common
lot in common
lot in common Alejandro on bass was born and raised in
Alejandro on bass was born and raised in
Alejandro on bass was born and raised in Colombia in South America he grew up
Colombia in South America he grew up
Colombia in South America he grew up listening to heavy metal salsa by
listening to heavy metal salsa by
listening to heavy metal salsa by shinato’s cumbia ‘s and Motown he also
shinato’s cumbia ‘s and Motown he also
shinato’s cumbia ‘s and Motown he also played in heavy metal bands but it was
played in heavy metal bands but it was
played in heavy metal bands but it was tuned until he moved to the United
tuned until he moved to the United
tuned until he moved to the United States leaving
States leaving
States leaving his life behind to find a new life to
his life behind to find a new life to
his life behind to find a new life to start one here in the United States did
start one here in the United States did
start one here in the United States did he find jazz and fall passionately in
he find jazz and fall passionately in
he find jazz and fall passionately in love John O’Leary on the piano he also
love John O’Leary on the piano he also
love John O’Leary on the piano he also grew up in the Yucatan Peninsula in
grew up in the Yucatan Peninsula in
grew up in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico he too left everything behind in
Mexico he too left everything behind in
Mexico he too left everything behind in 1998 and came to the United States with
1998 and came to the United States with
1998 and came to the United States with his mother to find a new life he grew up
his mother to find a new life he grew up
his mother to find a new life he grew up listening to the classical greats his
listening to the classical greats his
listening to the classical greats his mother is a wonderful concert pianist
mother is a wonderful concert pianist
mother is a wonderful concert pianist and he had all classical music
and he had all classical music
and he had all classical music surrounding his life when we met John he
surrounding his life when we met John he
surrounding his life when we met John he was actually a classical tuba major and
was actually a classical tuba major and
was actually a classical tuba major and knowledge he walked into the room all
knowledge he walked into the room all
knowledge he walked into the room all 100 I were playing jazz in and said what
100 I were playing jazz in and said what
100 I were playing jazz in and said what is going on here and so we’re playing
is going on here and so we’re playing
is going on here and so we’re playing jazz he says well I want to do that too
jazz he says well I want to do that too
jazz he says well I want to do that too and so we met John at the University and
and so we met John at the University and
and so we met John at the University and began playing jazz together
began playing jazz together
began playing jazz together I am the exotic one in the group I am
I am the exotic one in the group I am
I am the exotic one in the group I am mark Feynman and I was born and raised
mark Feynman and I was born and raised
mark Feynman and I was born and raised in Clearwater Florida in the United
in Clearwater Florida in the United
in Clearwater Florida in the United States I grew up listening to all kinds
States I grew up listening to all kinds
States I grew up listening to all kinds of music but I was playing a lot in punk
of music but I was playing a lot in punk
of music but I was playing a lot in punk rock bands and hard rock bands as well
rock bands and hard rock bands as well
rock bands and hard rock bands as well and also discover jazz in college when
and also discover jazz in college when
and also discover jazz in college when the three of us were put into a room
the three of us were put into a room
the three of us were put into a room playing music and just as Alejandro said
playing music and just as Alejandro said
playing music and just as Alejandro said the moment we started playing together
the moment we started playing together
the moment we started playing together all of those influences all of those
all of those influences all of those
all of those influences all of those environments that we were born in and
environments that we were born in and
environments that we were born in and raised in that music that we had taken
raised in that music that we had taken
raised in that music that we had taken in from classical music heavy metal punk
in from classical music heavy metal punk
in from classical music heavy metal punk rock all that energy and the cultures
rock all that energy and the cultures
rock all that energy and the cultures from the countries that each of us were
from the countries that each of us were
from the countries that each of us were from they showed up in the music that we
from they showed up in the music that we
from they showed up in the music that we were applying and we were learning
were applying and we were learning
were applying and we were learning something new about not only this
something new about not only this
something new about not only this improvised music we call jazz but about
improvised music we call jazz but about
improvised music we call jazz but about each other and we started taking those
each other and we started taking those
each other and we started taking those influences and throwing them in songs
influences and throwing them in songs
influences and throwing them in songs from the Great American Songbook jazz
from the Great American Songbook jazz
from the Great American Songbook jazz tunes but we’re also taking popular
tunes but we’re also taking popular
tunes but we’re also taking popular music like from the 80s and 90s and we
music like from the 80s and 90s and we
music like from the 80s and 90s and we were rearranging them for instrumental
were rearranging them for instrumental
were rearranging them for instrumental trio and we enjoyed taking those
trio and we enjoyed taking those
trio and we enjoyed taking those influences and putting them into our own
influences and putting them into our own
influences and putting them into our own compositions as well and we’d like to
compositions as well and we’d like to
compositions as well and we’d like to play one for you this is an original
play one for you this is an original
play one for you this is an original tune called pet rock
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[Applause] support of the journey of being an
support of the journey of being an
support of the journey of being an artist is learning to overcome your
artist is learning to overcome your
artist is learning to overcome your fears and for example I almost didn’t
fears and for example I almost didn’t
fears and for example I almost didn’t become a musician and it’s because
become a musician and it’s because
become a musician and it’s because choosing a life in music is kind of like
choosing a life in music is kind of like
choosing a life in music is kind of like that scene in Indiana Jones The Last
that scene in Indiana Jones The Last
that scene in Indiana Jones The Last Crusade where Indiana has to cross this
Crusade where Indiana has to cross this
Crusade where Indiana has to cross this big Canyon but in order to get to the
big Canyon but in order to get to the
big Canyon but in order to get to the other side he has to jump into the abyss
other side he has to jump into the abyss
other side he has to jump into the abyss and he has to trust that there was going
and he has to trust that there was going
and he has to trust that there was going to be this invisible bridge to help him
to be this invisible bridge to help him
to be this invisible bridge to help him get over to the other side and for me
get over to the other side and for me
get over to the other side and for me Marc and Alejandro have been that
Marc and Alejandro have been that
Marc and Alejandro have been that invisible bridge to be able to take a
invisible bridge to be able to take a
invisible bridge to be able to take a jump and the three of us took that leap
jump and the three of us took that leap
jump and the three of us took that leap of faith together we we decided to
of faith together we we decided to
of faith together we we decided to become professional musicians and went
become professional musicians and went
become professional musicians and went together on this journey but once you
together on this journey but once you
together on this journey but once you are a professional musician or a
are a professional musician or a
are a professional musician or a professional artist fear just doesn’t go
professional artist fear just doesn’t go
professional artist fear just doesn’t go away a prevalent fear something that I
away a prevalent fear something that I
away a prevalent fear something that I know the three of us have dealt with is
know the three of us have dealt with is
know the three of us have dealt with is the fear of inadequacy and it’s so easy
the fear of inadequacy and it’s so easy
the fear of inadequacy and it’s so easy to look around and to find somebody your
to look around and to find somebody your
to look around and to find somebody your age or younger who may be further along
age or younger who may be further along
age or younger who may be further along in their career or maybe they have they
in their career or maybe they have they
in their career or maybe they have they have more mastery than you or more
have more mastery than you or more
have more mastery than you or more Instagram followers and whatever it may
Instagram followers and whatever it may
Instagram followers and whatever it may be and you think maybe I’m not good
be and you think maybe I’m not good
be and you think maybe I’m not good enough I think the best thing that we
enough I think the best thing that we
enough I think the best thing that we can do as artists is not to romanticize
can do as artists is not to romanticize
can do as artists is not to romanticize the end result rather to fall in love
the end result rather to fall in love
the end result rather to fall in love with the process fall in love with the
with the process fall in love with the
with the process fall in love with the journey
journey
journey fall in love with the hard work that it
fall in love with the hard work that it
fall in love with the hard work that it takes to become the best version of you
takes to become the best version of you
takes to become the best version of you and to decide that you get to decide
and to decide that you get to decide
and to decide that you get to decide what success looks like for you and it
what success looks like for you and it
what success looks like for you and it may not be what success looks like for
may not be what success looks like for
may not be what success looks like for somebody else
somebody else
somebody else but that’s okay you’re on your own
but that’s okay you’re on your own
but that’s okay you’re on your own unique journey and we need to be patient
unique journey and we need to be patient
unique journey and we need to be patient and be in this for the long haul and it
and be in this for the long haul and it
and be in this for the long haul and it is through overcoming our fears that we
is through overcoming our fears that we
is through overcoming our fears that we find our strength and our individualism
find our strength and our individualism
find our strength and our individualism this last thing we’re going to perform
this last thing we’re going to perform
this last thing we’re going to perform it’s called gene Drive
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