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Making Movies
Enrique and Diego Chi from Making Movies performing at the Plaza Art Fair, singing their song "Libertad"(2013)
Enrique and Diego Chi from Making Movies performing at the Plaza Art Fair, singing their song "Libertad"(2013)
Background information
OriginKansas City, Missouri, US
GenresIndie rock, Latin rock, Son Cubano, Afro-Cuban, Cumbia, Spoken WordAmerican Roots
Years active2009–present
LabelsThe Record Machine, independent
MembersEnrique Chi
Juan Carlos Chaurand
Diego Chi
Duncan Burnett
Past membersBrendan Culp
Andres Chaurand
Websitewww.mkngmvs.com

Making Movies is an international rock n' roll band known for its Latino activism in the United States and abroad.  Formed in Kansas City, MO in 2009, their music includes elements of rock, cumbia, psychedelia, American roots, son cubano, and spoken word.

The band is composed of Panamanian brothers Enrique Chi (vocals, guitar) and Diego Chi (bass), along with Juan-Carlos Chaurand (percussion, keys) from Mexico, and Duncan Burnett (drums) from Kansas. Past members include Andres Chaurand and Brendan Culp. The band currently resides in Los Angeles, and Kansas City.

The band was nominated in 2019 for the Latin Grammy Album of the Year for their collaboration with Ruben Blades on the song “No Te Calles”, the first single from Blades album Paraiso Road Gang, and also featured on Making Movies most recent album ameri'kana. "No Te Calles" was also featured on NPR’s Best Songs of 2019 .[1]

Of the band's 5 album releases, their 3 LP’s;  A La Deriva (2014), I Am Another You (2017), and ameri'kana (2019), have all been produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos. The band released a string of acoustic  singles in 2018 that featured collaborations with Latinx peers Las Cafeteras and Flor De Toloache. The band also joined Rubén Blades in Mexico City at the Auditorio Nacional in November 2019

History

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In June 2012, the band released a self-produced EP and 7" titled “Aguardiente” on the Kansas City record label, The Record Machine.[2]

In March 2012, the band recorded their sophomore album, titled A La Deriva ("adrift" or "swept away"), produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos. On a 10-day recording session, the band traveled to Portland, OR. to record and work with Berlin.[3] The album, released on March 5, 2013,[4] tells a story based on the struggles of an immigrant family that tragically falls apart in US-America, and the consequential impact on the following generation. Taking cues from Latin American folklore, the band soundswings intensely, at times sounding like Compay Segundo being played by Jimi Hendrix and at other times like Talking Heads digging deep into a dembow. In discussing the title track of the album, "Deriva," Felix Contreras of NPR's AltLatino said, “...the young band Making Movies (and its producer, Steve Berlin of Los Lobos) shows us how deeply thought-out lyrics sound next to a rhythm track that somehow both propels and floats without violating the laws of physics."[5]

In May 2017, Making Movies performed at the Kennedy Center as a part of the JFK Centennial celebrations.[6]

I Am Another You was released in 2017, and was produced by Steve Berlin.[7] The album tells this story of three young men from different parts of the world who each face a crisis and go through terrible suffering. Though one man is from Venezuela, one is from Mexico, and one is from the Midwest, the parallels of their suffering reveal that they are, in actuality, the same person. This is intended to invoke the spirit of the Mayan phrase, “in lak’ech ala k’in”(English: "I am another you, and you are another me").[8][9]

The quartet has toured with Hurray for the Riff Raff, Los Lobos, Tennis, Ozomatli, Ha Ha Tonka, Aterciopelados, Molotov, Neon Indian, Cold War Kids, Enanitos Verdes, Arterciopelados, PXNDX, Enjambre and Mariachi El Bronx among others.[10][11]

Critical reception

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Making Movies' 2017 album, I Am Another You, has received generally positive praise from critics. NPR's Alt.Latino listed the album in its "Favorite Music of 2017 (So Far)",[12] and it received favorable reviews from Remezcla, Clrvynt, and US-American Songwriter.[9][13][14]

I Am Another You reached #3 on Billboard's Latin Pop Album Sales and #8 on Latin Album Sales and World Album Sales.[15]

Discography

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Date Title Label
June 5, 2012 Aguardiente EP The Record Machine
March 5, 2013 A La Deriva United Interests
May 26, 2017 I Am Another You 3/2 Recordings
May 25, 2018 Ritmo De Mi Pueblo 3/2 Recordings
May 24, 2019 ameri'kana 3/2 Recordings

References

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  1. ^ "Best Songs Of 2019 (So Far): Lizzo To Zach Fox". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  2. ^ "Making Movies". The Record Machine. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  3. ^ Timothy Finn "Making Movies: 'An Amazing Special Band'" Kansas City Star, December 14, 2012
  4. ^ Todd Jolicoeur "Making Movies announces New Album Release" 100% Rock Magazine, January 10, 2013
  5. ^ "Mad Musical Scientists: Latin Musicians Who Dare To Experiment". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  6. ^ "Making Movies". www.kennedy-center.org. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  7. ^ "Making Movies' Enrique Chi on the band's latest, I Am Another You, ahead of Friday's RecordBar show". Kansas City Pitch. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  8. ^ "Making Movies: New Album 'I Am Another You'". PledgeMusic. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  9. ^ a b "Making Movies Explore Identity, Immigration on Forthcoming Album I Am Another You « American Songwriter". American Songwriter. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  10. ^ "Music Forecast" Pitch Magazine, July 25, 2012
  11. ^ Tennis with Making Movies Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine KDHX Blog September 28, 2012
  12. ^ "Alt.Latino's Favorite Music Of 2017 (So Far)". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  13. ^ "Making Movies is the Kansas City Band Breaking Down Barriers for Latinos in the US Heartland". Remezcla. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  14. ^ "Making Movies Are 'Brave Enough' to Fight Back". CLRVYNT. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  15. ^ "Making Movies - Albums | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.

Sources

http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/music-forecast-july-26-2012/Content?oid=2948124 July 26, 2012 retrieved August 3, 2012

https://web.archive.org/web/20160418015444/http://chicago-latino.com/2012/06/making-movies/ June 7, 2012 retrieved August 3, 2012

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/28/3517836/making-movies-is-making-music.html March 28, 2012 retrieved August 3, 2012

http://music.remezcla.com/2011/latin/download-making-movies-band-tormenta-la-marcha/ October 7, 2011 retrieved August 3, 2012

http://austinvida.com/music-film/2011/preview-austin-vida-bemba-entertainment-may-2011-showcase/ May 8, 2011 retrieved August 3, 2012

http://www2.sacurrent.com/news/story.asp?id=72126 March 9, 2011 retrieved August 3, 2012

http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/music/article/Jim-Beal-Jr-Making-Movies-makes-friends-725397.php October 27, 2010 retrieved August 3, 2012

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