[Pesticide] Free Music
[Pesticide] Free Music
[Record Label] + [Recording & Mixing Studio]
- Founded in January 2023 and located in the south of Mexico City.
- Pesticide Free Music’s specialty is full live sound recording & mixing.
- Pesticide Free Music has managed to position itself in the ecosystem of «organic» music, including jazz, world music and some pesticide free rock. Musicians such as Alejandro Campos, Rodrigo Castelán, Hugo Leyva, Alan Fajardo, Jahaziel Arocha, Jerónimo Zoe, WADPRO and Uriel Rodríguez frequently produce projects with Pesticide Free Music.
As a record label, Pesticide Free Music invests in certain projects, musicians and ensembles to create singles, EPs, concerts and live showcases. - 2024 is full of varied and interesting projects with Juan Pablo Martinez, Jonky Salazar, Jeronimo Zoé (composer, tabla player and respected musician in the World Music scene), Santiago Corona (pianist of Mal de Abismo), Gabriel Castillo (pianist of Fiquet), various musicians from the Escuela Superior de Música (Jazz), and much more Rock and some electronic music.
[Jan Boker]
Founder of Pesticide Free Music. Musician born in Mexico City in 1977. Speaks Spanish, English and German. Studied law and music production. In most of the projects he does the recording and mixing (including mastering and distribution).
His main musical influences are Richard Wagner, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Mark Knopfler, Silvestre Revueltas, Ry Cooder, Laurence Equilbey, Khruangbin, Sebastien Tellier, Carlos Santana, Charlie Hunter, Sigur Ros, Prince, Madonna, Caifanes, T-Bone Walker and Blind Connie Williams, among many others.
Jan is a music producer focused on helping musicians and ensembles realize their ideas with sonic excellence and conceptual eloquence.
For him, «first come the musicians, the experimentation and the quality of the final product; then the financial arrangements.» The testimonials (see below) attest to this.
the name of the game is «Pesticde-Free Music».
[Catalogue of Projects]
Alejandro Campos Bonilla is a tenured professor at the Escuela Superior de Música (ESM), leader of the jazz big band at the ESM and composer. He founded the legendary Mexican jazz band «Sacbè» in the 1980s. His album «Caminata Nocturna» from the early 2000’s is an icon in the history of jazz in Mexico, as it features Hernan Hecht and Nicolas Santella among many other jazzmen who were starting their careers at that time.
With Pesticide Free Music, Alejandro Campos records practically every month various jazz and experimental music projects.
In addition, he regularly hits the studio with former students of his including the stellar Rodrigo Castelán.
Listed below are the recordings Alejandro Campos Bonilla has made at Pesticide Free Music:
- «Darius» February 8, 2023. Link to platafroms: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/alejandrocamposandpfm/darius-feat-alejandro-campos-bonilla
- «Duskrat» (EP with 3 peces) with Paris García (double bass) and Uriel Rodríguez (drums), February 28, 2023. Link to plataforms: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/duskrat
- «Duskrat Blue» (EP with 3 peces) same musicians as above plus Jan Boker on guitar, March 17, 2023. Links to plataforms: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/duskrat-blue-jam
- «Iranumange» (EP with 5 excerpts) with Uriel Rodríguez, Rafael Vigo (guitar)and Brandon Hernández (organ), July 13, 2023. Links to plataforms: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/iranumange-5-excerpts
- «Rodrigo Castelán & Alejandro Campos Duets» (September 1, 2023): https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/rodrigo-casteln–alejandro-campos-duets
Alan Fajardo is one of the most prominent young Mexican musicians in the jazz scene. He plays trumpet and drums, but he also directs, records, controls and mixes everything. His name appears more and more often among experts and fans. His photographs are appearing more frequently in specialized magazines. He composes, improvises and plays in bars and jazz stages all over Mexico, as well as in the main music festivals.
With Pesticide Free Music he has started an extraordinary collaboration in which he brings musicians from diverse genres to fuse them in long experimental recordings featuring Xinto Stevenz (requinto jarana and electric guitar) and Valeria Dávila (clarinets), among others.
In July 2023 he recorded an 80-minute live session at Pesticide Free Music with extraordinary musicians such as Tina Kristina (composer, bass and vocals), the great WADPRO (musician, MPC and producer), and Armando Cuevas (electric guitar).
Below are links to platforms with the singles and EPs recorded at Pesticide Free Music that are already up, but most of them are still in the mixing process by Jan Boker:
- «Alan Fajardo y Lxs Viajerxs – Live Session July 2023» – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/alan-fajardo-y-los-viajeros-live-session-july-2023-2
- «Transika» https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/transik-alan-fajardo
Jahaziel Arrocha is a Panamanian musician currently residing in Mexico. He plays the tenor saxophone like few others in terms of sound and technique. He is very reminiscent of the old classical saxophonists. In addition to a strong and growing professional career, Jahaziel has won scholarships at the prestigious Berklee College of Music.
With Pesticide Free Music he has recorded a 5-piece EP that is in the process of being mixed by Jan Boker.
The band «WOHL» is an instrumental rock band from Guadalajara formed by Samael (guitar), Angel (guitar), Amadeus (bass) and Octavio (drums). Their sound is spectacular, post-rockish, full of textures and emotions.
With Pesticide Free Music they have started a beautiful collaboration to record concerts and live showcases.
Trio.Org is an organ jazz trio composed by Uriel Rodriguez on drums, Rafael Vigo on guitar and Brandon Hernandez on organ. Their sound is unmistakable and filling any space. Impossible to go unnoticed for its great power and playful handling of classic and more experimental themes.
With Pesticide Free Music the collaboration dates back to early 2023 when they recorded a first single composed by Uriel Rodriguez called Muuuonk, a demanding yet exquisite piece of free jazz. They also recorded an Elvin Jones classic called «Three Card Molly», which has already been played on the radio on several occasions.
Below are links to music platforms for the recorded material. The collaboration with Pesticide Free Music continues and a live private showcase will be recorded shortly on Pesticede Free Music.
- «Muuuonk» (June 10, 2023): https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thetrioorg/muuuonk-comp-uriel-rodrguez
- «Three Card Molly» (July 28, 2023): https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thetrioorg/three-card-molly
Jan Boker, as a musician and producer, has created several pieces in which he plays and programs alone, others where he collaborates with LILIGHT, and others with the support of various musicians who have recorded in Pesticide Free Music.
The genres covered by Jan range from rock to chillout, passing through blues.
Here are the links to Jan Boker’s works:
- «Warm Illusions» https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/warm-illusions-feat-lilight
- «Tamas» https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/tamas
- «Transplant» https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/transplant
- «Long Hug (for LILIGHT)» https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/long-hug-fr-lilight
- «Deaf Trust» compuesta con LILIGHT: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/deaf-trust-feat-lilight-2
- «O´Dance» https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/o-dance-remastered
- «Jumpoff» https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/jumpoff-remastered
- «Release» https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/release-2
- «Interstellar Connection» con Alejandro Campos: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/uranumange-una-breve-historia
- «HB Free Groove» con Uriel Rodríguez batería), Yahil Alatriste (contrabajo), Hugo Paez (clavinova), Alejandro Campos (sax tenor) y Jan Boker (guitarra y producción). https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/hb-free-groove-3
- «Tenor Advection» co Alejandro Campos: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/pesticidefreemusic/tenor-advection-alejandro-campos
[Testimonials]
