FAT FIVE SYNDICATE
Flat Five Syndicate is my latest project—a raw, indie-flavored Blues Rock band that first popped into my head as a daydream. I was picturing a blend of Derek Trucks’ soulful slide and Dan Auerbach’s gritty vibe, and from that, Flat Five Syndicate was born.
Downtown and Smells Like Trouble are the first two tracks of this new experiment. They’ve got that raw, gritty blues vibe, with fuzz-drenched guitars and the perfect touch from an indie-style vocalist who brings it all together.
FFS Live Sessions
FFS Live Sessions captures the raw energy of our debut tracks, recorded live at Sierra Studios in Santoña, Cantabria. These recordings are all about the power and wall of sound we bring to our live shows, something you won’t forget once you experience it.
We recorded everything in single takes to keep it real and capture the natural vibe and connection between us—no frills, just pure, unfiltered blues-rock. High-voltage musicians with loads of personality bringing a gritty, modern take on blues-rock.
THE BAND
Razl
Razl has been active as a composer and guitarist since 1998. Since then he has worked as a composer, arranger and music editor for television (Globomedia, Atres Media), series (Federico Jusid, Música en Silencio), numerous short films and advertising (El Corte Inglés, Real Madrid, Lee Films). He has collaborated as a session and live guitarist with groups such as Guateque All Stars, Frank T, Mauri Sanchis, Blas Fernández.
Among his personal projects, besides being the producer and creator of FFS, there are two solo albums (Rotonova and Microscopic) and another one with producer and keyboardist Lorenzo Matellán called Architecture of the absurd, with collaborations with international musicians such as Mike Keneally, Dean Brown, Marco Minnemann, Bryan Beller and Damian Erskine among others.
Carmen Bartolomé
Mehnai, stage name of Carmen Bartolomé, is a singer-songwriter from Cantabria who started writing her own songs a little over a decade ago. In her first two albums (Grab it While It’s Hot – 2011, Trust Freebird – 2014) her style was closer to American folk. With the third one (Red Dragon 2018) she takes a turn towards rock.
Currently Carmen combines Mehnai with other projects such as «Teoria de Cuerdas» with the acrobat Vane Peripecias or the play «Mujeres de Carne y Verso» of the company Abrego.
Fernando Moreira
Over the years Fernando has participated in a multitude of experiences and projects, first in Galicia and then in Madrid, from the composition of soundtracks for musical comedies, short films and advertising, to the participation as vocalist, guitarist and bassist in several bands (Emerge, The Hardtops, Minor Empires, Trono de sangre, Qverno), as well as collaborations as session and live musician (Eoghan Neff, Architecture of the Absurd, Atlántico, The Diesel Dogs, Robin Dee), and works as producer and arranger (La Fiancée Solitaire, Criaturas Celestiales, Yakadlin).
Chus Gancedo
Chus Gancedo is one of the most prestigious drummers in Spain. Active since 2000, he has forged an impressive musical career as a teacher in master classes, recording sessions and as a live musician.
Chus has won and been a finalist in numerous drum competitions such as Eurodrummer, Drum Mastery and Global Drum-off.
He is endorsed by DW, Bosphorus, Wincent and Remo.
Carlos Gutiérrez
Carlos has been working for more than 20 years both as an accompanist of live artists and in recordings and studio productions (Mehnai, TéCanela, Nando Agüeros, Luis Rodrigo, Jimmy Barnatán, Pablo Carbonell and many others).
During all this time he combines his work as a professional musician with teaching, giving classes of instrument, modern harmony, theory and musical language in the academy of modern music «Musiquea» since its opening in 2010 to date.
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