Thank you to everyone that has backed the success of our Kickstarter project!

It’s not too late to support the project at: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/angelandthelovers/help-angel-zuniga-martinez-sophomore-album-and-mus

Only 10 days left to reach our stretch goal of 200% in support of the new Angel Zuniga Martinez music album and our first music video!

We’ve just added a cool reward option at $35.00 that comes with a unique rocking black tee featuring the artwork of San Antonio graphic designer, Tobin Pilotte (PLUS AN ALBUM COPY).  Please share with your friends and family on your Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platform of choice. Check out the design below:

Hi supporters of AZM and the Lovers!

First off, Thank you for those supporting our fundraising project thru Kickstarter!  We are over 107% of goal and the first order of music albums have been ordered thru Disc makers.

It’s not too late to pre-order an autographed and numbered AZM music album; and, Please share this AZM Kickstarter project with family, friends, and music fans to support us reaching our stretch goal of 200%.

So, we have found a new friend in a talented graphic designer named, Tobin Pilotte, to design the event poster for our album release show on Saturday, July 9, 2016.  What do you think?

If you are in the area, please join us at the Bang Bang Bar for the show!  It’s free!  And, thank you so much Tobin for sharing your talent with us.

 

About this Kickstarter project

AZM making an album!

I’m Angel. We are finalizing an 11 song Adult Alternative Pop Rock record featuring a power pop version of the Freddy Fender Hit, “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights.”

This album is the culmination of several years spent developing and perfecting 10 original songs and arrangements, and with your help we can launch this record into the world!

Who is Angel Zuniga Martinez?

I started my art as a love poetry writer and playing left handed acoustic guitar since 3rd grade at El Jardin in Brownsville, Texas; and have been writing songs, singing, and playing in groups ever since.

Who is involved?

Felipe Garcia – plays percussion on most of album and supports live performances.

Kyle Smith – played bass guitar on album

Robert Jericho – music producer / sound engineer / and lead guitarist on album who has worked with many local San Antonio groups and recently release his own solo project.

Maya Alicia Chavez – sings backup vocals on album

Bene Medina – played accordion on “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights” on album

Peter Bawa – plays bass guitar live with Angel

Chevon Carroll – sings backup vocals and keys on live shows with Angel

The Recording

I am humbly proud of the fruits of our labor of an almost finished, high quality product, which reflects how insanely blessed I am to connect with folks like Felipe, Kyle, Robert, Bene, Peter, Carroll and all the other talented, creative and hardworking musicians that have helped make this record possible and perform with me live.

What will we do once the Angel Zuniga Martinez album is finished?

I have been dedicated to music and art since almost my conception, and I am very invested in the success of this record and its message.

I will send the finished project to various music reviewers, plan a tour that will help promote the record, and more.

Our goal is to raise only $1,120, and we need your help!

We are already in the midst of making this record a reality, and while I have been able to afford most of the financial burden myself, there are still many outstanding costs, including:

• final studio / engineering fees
• musician, mechanical and streaming licensing fees
• mixing/mastering
• CD printing
• publicity and promotions
• first video production of “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights”
• all the other bells and whistles that go along with a project like this.

Any donation will help us out – I hope you will consider contributing, today!

Risks and challenges

Although there may exist unforeseen risks and challenges for completion of this project, all the 11 songs on the album have already been recorded, mixed, mastered and the uploaded content is pending final approval for printing and duplication at Disc makers, an established full service CD replicator.

The indie music video for the Wasted Days and Wasted Nights single of the album is more complicated and filled with higher unforeseen risks; however, Angel has produced and directed over 100 quality short video productions on a shoe string budget. Visit http://www.youtube.com/alamoareabsa to view prior work.

Rewards

Pledge $1 or more

Love Shout Out

Angel’s eternal love and blessings upon you…and a shout out on social media.

ESTIMATED DELIVERY:
Jul 2016

Pledge $15 or more

Signed Album Copy

{Physical copy of album} signed and numbered

ESTIMATED DELIVERY:
Jul 2016
SHIPS TO:
Ships anywhere in the world
Limited (97 left of 100) • 3 backers

Pledge $75 or more

Handwritten Lyric Sheet plus Album copy

{Handwritten Lyric sheet} of one of the ten original songs penned by Angel. PLUS, A PHYSICAL COPY OF ALBUM. Oh, heck, I’ll even handwrite the ‘Wasted Days and Wasted Nights’ Freddy Fender song with the added third verse as option.

ESTIMATED DELIVERY:
Jul 2016
SHIPS TO:
Ships anywhere in the world
Limited (9 left of 10) • 1 backer

Pledge $375 or more

Private Listening Party and albums

Private listening party at studio or San Antonio location with up to 8 friends over food and drink. PLUS 8 PHYSICAL COPIES OF ALBUM FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS.

ESTIMATED DELIVERY:
Jul 2016
Limited (1 left of 1) • 0 backers
Pledge $750 or more

Living Room / Backyard concert + albums

{Living Room / Backyard Concert} Acoustic concert in your living room or backyard or venue with Angel and as many band members as can make it. PLUS 20 PHYSICAL COPIES OF THE ALBUM FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS (Travel is an additional cost if 50 miles outside of San Antonio, Texas)

ESTIMATED DELIVERY:
Aug 2016
Limited (1 left of 1) • 0 backers
Pledge $1,500 or more

Music Video Extra appearance and albums

{music vid extra} Appear as an extra in the music video for Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, the first single off the album. PLUS 20 PHYSICAL COPIES OF THE ALBUM FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS (although we cannot promise the shoot will fit your schedule)

ESTIMATED DELIVERY:
Aug 2016
Limited (2 left of 2) • 0 backers

Visit Kickstarter and show your support today by clicking the link below:

Angel Zuniga Martinez Record takes Rock turn on Freddy Fender’s Wasted Days Wasted Nights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For more information contact: A. Martinez (210) 704-7416 zunimarmusic@gmail.com

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (June 9, 2016) – San Antonio based Adult Alternative Pop/Rock artist, Angel Zuniga Martinez (AZM) announces the release date of Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the BANG BANG Bar for their 11 song, self-titled sophomore album.   To be released on indie label, Zunimar Music, the album of 10 original songs penned by Martinez finds good direction at Robert Jericho Recording. Notably, the AZM release will feature a power pop rock version of the Freddy Fender hit, Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, with an added third verse. Angel’s former musical projects have found support from notable producers Mitch Easter (REM, Wilco, Let’s Active) and Don Coffey Jr (SuperDrag). MEDIA IS INVITED TO REVIEW THE ALBUM AND CATCH THE BAND LIVE ON JULY 9, 2016 AT 10 P.M. AT THE BANG BANG BAR LOCATED AT 119 EL MIO DR., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78216. (Live show will include special guests Remanon and the Robert Jericho Band.)

“Before I moved to San Antonio, I had the opportunity to connect with Freddy’s surviving spouse, Vangie Huerta, and learn the history of the song ‘Wasted Days’…the story motivated me to write a hopeful third verse and give it a beat…and as a proud Tejano and Latino, I also feel a pull to support Freddy’s induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame,” said Angel Zuniga Martinez.

Fender, born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas, is credited with being the first American Hispanic Rock & Roll artist in Anglo Latino Music History. The multi Grammy award winning artist was also the first Mexican-American artist to crossover into mainstream pop and country music, and with introducing Tex-Mex music into the American and World music scene. Fender died on a Saturday in Corpus Christi on October 14, 2006, with a desire to the first Latino to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

AZM’s melodic, radio-friendly style is supported on the album by the Lovers consisting of Felipe Garcia (drums), Kyle Smith (bass), Maya Chavez (background vocals), Bene Medina (accordion) and Robert Jericho on lead guitar and music producer duties. Live shows will include Peter Bawa on bass guitar and Chevon Carroll on backup vocals and keyboards. The emotive baritone singer’s solo debut album “The Cage” was released February 2010 at the Bijou Theatre in Tennessee.

“When my boyfriend and I first heard Angel Zuniga Martinez mixes on Soundcloud, we were like, ‘that’s totally legit’…We would not have guessed this came out of SA. San Antonio won’t expect this sound. It gave me that same vibe as the Red Hot Chili Peppers…and, the lyrics have meaning. You have to dissect them ‘cause they’re not that simple…they have depth,” said Chavez, recent UTSA graduate and backup vocalist on the album.

Martinez departed a Knoxville based Brit Powerpop outfit, Angel and the Love mongers, of some accomplishment, starting anew. The Lovemongers were set to embark on an East Coast tour after their appearance at the 2007 Bonnaroo Music Festival helped them crack the CMJ top 200 with their 2007 release The Humanist Queen, produced by Easter, the former Let’s Active frontman who produced R.E.M. records in the early ’80s. Angel, a Texas A&M graduate and fifth generation Tejano from Brownsville, Texas, moved from Tennessee to San Antonio end of 2011 to pursue a communications career. The songwriting and music was rebirthed in SA.

AZM launched a Kickstarter project on June 9th to help support some of the cost of the new album and the music video for the first single, “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights”. To support, visit the project URL:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/angelandthelovers/help-angel-zuniga-martinez-sophomore-album-and-mus

For more information about Angel Zuniga Martinez, visit http://www.angelzunigamartinez.com or http://www.facebook.com/angelzunigamartinez

About Zunimar Music

Zunimar Music is the BMI Affiliated, vanity music publishing company and indie label for Angel Zuniga Martinez, a songwriter, PR professional, and film/music producer based in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, visit www.zunimar.com or www.facebook.com/zunimarmusic.

About Robert Jericho Recording

Robert Jericho Recording is a Protools powered digital recording and audio production studio in North Central San Antonio, Texas.   Founded in 2014 by talented singer/songwriter/guitarist, Robert Jericho, the studio’s’ focus is on offering high quality yet affordable sound engineering and music production direction to a musical project in any genre for the independent artist. For more information, visit www.robertjericho.com.

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Check out the Video of Angel Zuniga Martinez band featuring Robert Jericho on guitar, Felipe Garcia on drums, and Peter Bawa on bass while performing their unofficial SXSW 2016 Show at the Bat Bar in Austin on the infamous 6th Street.  The Power pop rock version of Freddy Fender’s Wasted Days and Wasted Nights that plays within the video can be found on the upcoming 11 song album release by Angel.

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