Biography:

Born in Merinda (Yucatan, Mexico) a land of music, Poetry and of deep Mexican artistic culture, Aleks Syntek started his career at the age of 15 (1985). He began composing music for several advertising campaigns and T.V. jingles, while he played keyboards with several rock bands in the underground scene. A few years later, he signed under the EMI Music record label with a band called: “Aleks Syntek and La Gente Normal”. A contemporary of talents such as: Café Tacuba, Jaguares & Mana; Syntek is also considered a local musical icon and the Mexican version of “Elton John & Joe Jackson”, to his popularity as a top performer in rock piano pop synth player.

The 2002 North American issue of “Keyboard Magazine”, reviewed Aleks Syntek as the “Mexican king of pop”. To date he has worked as a producer, arranger and composer with many artist, such as Alejandro Fernandez, Enrique Iglesias, and Paulina Rubio. Syntek has also shared the stage with artists like Celia Cruz, Gloria Estefan, Duran Duran, Richard Marx, and Ricky Martin among others. Other credits include musical scores for short films and several Mexican movies. In 1999 he received the Mexican Academy Movie Award for “Best Score” with the movie “Sexo, Pudor y Lagrimas (Sex, Shame & Tears)”. With his band he recorded 4 albums that reached several Gold albums, as well as many Mexican local awards.

In 1999, Syntek decides to pursue his solo career and since then, he has recorded 3 multi Platinum albums and achieving 2 billboard awards, 4 Latin Grammy nominations and 2 MTV LA’s Nominations. Aleks Syntek is a visionary and a well respected composer all over Latin America. His music has always led to important breakthroughs in the pop & rock scenes, influencing a lot of today’s singer/songwriters, composers, producers and artists. Currently, he is planning a mainstream crossover including several English versions of his original Spanish language hits. You can preview some of them exclusively on his websites.

Discography:

• Leccion de Vuelo (2007)

• Mundo Live (2005)

• Mundo Lite Dual Disc (2005)

• Un Heroe Real – EP (2005)

• Mundo Lite (2004)

• Mutiple (2003)

• De noche en la cuidad (2001)

• Sexo, Pudor y lagrimas (1999)

• 89-99 (1999)

• El Lugar secreto (1997)

• Bienvenido a la vida (1995)

• Mas fuerte de lo que pensaba (1994)

• Hey tu! (1990)

Websites:

• www.myspace.com/alekssyntek

• www.alekssyntek.com.mx

Courtesy of billboard.com, aleksyntek.com.mx