HUMMERSQUEAL˚ -Biography-
The year 2000 not only ushered in the new Millennium. It was also the year Hummersqueal˚ was born. Hummersqueal˚ got together to play their music of choice (ROCK) just because they felt like it.
Hummersqueal˚ are: Salvatore Vitale, (guitar) Alfonso Contreras, (drums/vocal) Normand Olea (bass) and Christian Guijosa (guitar/vocals) all natives of Mexico City whose collective mission is simple: to play good/intelligent rock-and-roll about life experiences in the big city, growing up, and love for their generation regardless of language.
Inspired by their favorite bands (Pixies, Helmet, Jimmy Eat World among others). The band figured if those guys could do it they sure as hell could too. It’s hard to believe that the band has more than half a decade under its belt since this foursome’s age range is in the barely twenties.
To say Hummersqueal˚’s track record is impressive is an understatement. These boys have shared the stage in Mexico with the likes of Audioslave, Misfits Ely Guerra, Amigos Invisibles, Jumbo, Joselo just to name a few. Not to mention Hummersqueal˚ enjoy consistent radio play in the leading Pop/Rock radio station in Mexico City ‘Reactor’, in addition to selling 5,000 units in Mexico alone, which is no easy feat.
Self-produced, the album “Di:Helo” was recorded in Mexico and mastered by Don Tyler of Nirvana, Beck, Devo, Jimmy Eat World, Julieta Venegas, Jumbo, fame at Precision Mastering in Beverly Hills, California.
Released by SourPop Records. “Di: Helo” has a sticky quality to it, the more you listen to it the more it grows on you. The overall feel of this production is a gritty smoothness. A rough ride with silky melancholic undertones courtesy of enigmatic lyrics.
In a nutshell Hummersqueal˚ rocks cuz they can and that’s all there is to it.
Highlights: Peformance at SXSW 2007 in Austin, Texas at BMI's Indie Heat showcase at Club De Ville. Performing at internationally renowned ˜Vive Latino Festival in Mexico City at Foro Sol on May 13, 2006. Performed this summer in the West Coast during the month of June: 13@ JC Fandango in Anaheim, 14th Cane’s in San Diego and 15th @ The Knitting Factory in Hollywood. Featured on AOL Latino’s ‘Zona Estreno’. Myspace.com/Hummersqueal
Trivia: The band took their unusual name from an equally unlikely source a 1970’s Czech film in which the main protagonist (an autistic child) sports that very word embroidered on his jacket. It just keeps getting better. The title of their debut album “Di: Helo” is taken from Manu Buenel’s theory. (Which states that Helo is the name given to human error and deformity that God inadvertently made when creating man.)
Who are Hummersqueal˚ & Their Favorite things?
Salvador Vitale Cereal:Trix Candybar:Bon-o-Bon Food:Quesadillas Book: Batallas en el Desierto TV show: Seinfeld Movie:Evil Dead 2 Bands: Megadeath, Nirvana, Ryan Adams
Alfonso Contreras Cereal:Cinniminis Candy bar: Reese’s Food: Cheeseburgers Book:Siddartha TV show: None Movie: The Never Ending Story Bands: Pixies, Josh Rouse, Seam
Normand Olea Cereal: Apple Cinnamon Cheerios Candy bar: Reese’s Food: Lasagna Book:Cronicas Marcianas TV show: Prison Break Movie: Buffalo 66 Bands: Stone Temple Pilots, Deftones, Dillinger Escape Plan
Christian Guijosa Cereal: Lucky Charms Candy bar: Mr. Big Food: Enchiladas Book: Into The Great Wide Open TV show: Seinfeld Movie:Valentin Bands: Pearl Jam, Everclear, Jimmy Eat World
