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TainoLeon
Experimental / Folk / Latin

		"think horses" Tempe, Arizona United States Profile Views: 18500 Last Login: 12/4/2008
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Member Since	8/8/2005
Band Website	tainoleon.com
Band Members	ThinkHorses: Theo Belledin - keys & saxes, Adam Clark - drums, John Chapman - contrabass, Emilio Caruso - drums, TainoLeón - voice & guitar the ConClave: Mike Ozuna - gtr, Emerson Laffey - kit, Javis Yañez - bass the one take ponies: Joe Morris - kit, Theo Belledin - keys, Rob Wagoner - bass Cargo Cult Science: Santos - dejay, J-Cut - dejay, Quetzal Guerrero - perc, violin
Influences	Infuences come in all shapes and sizes and in no particular order: Peter Riviera, Randy Newman, Aldous Huxley, Mohammed Yousof Asefi, Bill Frisell, Jane Goodall, the Beatles, Rudolf Bultmann, Salvador Dali, Karen Peris, Joseph Campbell, Miles Davis, Margaret Sanger, Bob Dylan, Jack Gilbert, Maria Rita, Robert Burns, Aretha Franklin, Bob Ross, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Pat Metheny, Isaac Asimov, Frank Zappa, Vermeer of Delft, Van Morrison, Roger Penrose, Regina Spektor, Paul Tillich, Amadeo Modigliani, David Bowie, Philip Wylie, Rickie Lee Jones, Egon Schiele, Ken Nordeen, John Shelby Spong, Ismael Rivera, James Caroll, David Byrne, Jimmy Carter, Roberta Flack, Carl Sagan, Diego Luzuriaga, Andrew Wyeth, Sophie Scholl, Ray Charles, Martin Luther King Jr, ORang, Juan de la Cruz, Cheo Feliciano, Karen Armstrong, Jaco Pastorius, Thomas Paine, Lhasa de Sela, John Dominic Crossan, Thelonious Monk, Meister Eckhardt, JS Bach, Ana Delia Santiago, Andy Montañez, William Carlos Williams, Caetano Veloso, Robert M Price, Mark Hollis, Thomas Jefferson, Mahalia Jackson, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gordon Sumner, Amy Jill Levine, Michael Schenker, Al Franken, Peter Gabriel, Bertrand Russell, Paul Simon, Janet Napolitano, Leonard Cohen, Bill Moyers, Bob Marley, Robert J Miller, Eva Cassidy, Hokusai, Bismillah Khan, Richard Dawkins, Aaron Copland, Stephen Colbert, Orson Welles, James Taylor, ee cummings, Martha Wainwright, Julian Huxley, Prince, Walter Bauer, Harper Lee, Juan Luis Guerra, Rainer Maria Rilke, Patty Griffin, Albert Einstein, Celia Cruz, Lao Tsu, The Rolling Stones, Noam Chomsky, Erik Satie, Jon Stewart, Langhorne Slim, Steve Hanks, Joe Diorio, Teresa of Calcutta, Patti Smith, Alfred Loisy, John Coltrane, Georgia O’Keefe, Gustav Holst, Ben Franklin, Rubén Blades, Rumi, Osvaldo Golijov, Mark Twain, Jeanette Rankin, Sam Harris, Heligoland, Pablo Neruda, Stephen Jay Gould, everything else.
Sounds Like	sounds . . . kinda like rickie lee jones had a love child with dr john, celia cruz and peter gabriel, but not really.
Type of Label	Major

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About TainoLeon

A voice simultaneously pained and ecstatic, a joyful lament. A "feral growl", said the Phoenix New Times.

Some of the ensembles I've worked with recently:

the think horses - here and now
the ConClave - Latin-tinged rock music
Cargo Cult Science - an experiment in organic hip hop
blacksheep choir - a folky-jazzy alternative rock thing
the one take ponies - it's not just a job - it's an adventure
CPR Orchestra - a mambo slash rock slash cumbia slash freejazz thing
Añá - a folkloric Afro-Cuban thing
Wicked Children - a nine-piece ensemble with horns that does jazz explorations of the music of Radiohead

My first concert (I was eight or so) was a Celia Cruz/Gran Combo double header. As of 13 Sept 08, the last concert I attended was Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra at the Phoenix Symphony Hall, where a WuMan/Harrison Pipa Concerto was also featured.

Feel free to drop me a line . . .

Peace

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mark de clive lowe LIVE in phx!!!	Dec 4 2008 3:18 PM mark de clive lowe w. lady alma, santos, and cultured sound system. fri dec 12 @ mardi gras, 8040 e. mcdowell, s. scottsdale
KETZ	Dec 1 2008 7:45 PM hey TainoLeon Apart from being one of those comments you rightfully hate with all your divine powers this also happens to be...well, my stupid attempt to leave a trace in your frontal lobe that'll last more than 10 seconds. I don't believe it'll work, but I believe in unbelivable things. The album. Download it. Either on iTunes or for free (on my page). Let it breathe on your playlist for a while. Let it grace your chips, wires, ears. It'll make your aura shine. Then again, maybe you don't like presents. Which is perfectly fine.
sunshine	Nov 13 2008 6:02 AM hey d, thanks! you already know why. just stopping by to send you love and appreciation. I am on my way to see my aunt. talk to you soon. love, n
nicole	Nov 10 2008 6:13 AM Hey! Still heading out your way soon!! I can never tell when you're on line. Want to kiss you always!!! N.
MINDS EYE DIGITAL	Nov 2 2008 6:28 AM Thank you for being a friend to Mind's Eye Digital Recording Studios! We wanted to touch base and let you know we are always at your service. If you are ever in need of a world class recording at a very affordable rate, in an extremely comfortable environment....we can help. Please give us a call anytime. -Larry Elyea/Minds Eye Digital/480-703-4031
Luna Nueva	Oct 30 2008 4:39 AM Hola! Am enjoying the new musica. Very nice~ tara
Nina Curri	Oct 5 2008 10:09 PM Leon! Thx for finding me! You are amazing!! ~~Smiles~~
sunshine	Sep 1 2008 2:11 AM can't stop listening to that song.:)
Patrick Dorobisz	Aug 8 2008 1:13 PM Hello Thanks for the add. I really appreciate your friendship and support . Best - Patrick -
Chris	Aug 1 2008 11:00 PM Hi Leon, I miss you dude. I noticed you're playing some shows. That's cool. Keep doin' it man. I will be performing this Saturday, August the 2nd, from 10PM-12PM at The Lost Leaf, bar and jazz club, in Downtown Phoenix. The Lost Leaf is located at: 914 N 5th St Phoenix, AZ 85004 Come check it out if you're available. Chris
sunshine	Jul 29 2008 9:03 AM Hi PG,(new nic)hehe. Have a wonderful day! <3 , D......st!
RoseBlack	Jul 29 2008 7:12 AM well that is cool! but the truth is...i don't know what that painting is from nor who did it...i just got it off my roomates computor!!! hehehehehe
Mario Mendivil	Jul 24 2008 10:27 PM Help! They have me in this little room making all these fortune cookies! Somebody help me!!! Oh, your lucky numbers are: 25,13,8,50,36,19... Please send help! Panda eXpress Cookie Co. Mario
TinaMarie Spagnolo	Jul 14 2008 8:36 AM Did I happen to mention that you are back in the Artist's Corner again? Well, I just did. ;) The feeling is mutual. TM
Chris Van Loan	Jul 10 2008 1:30 PM Kochira koso, Love that soulful sound. Take care my friend.
Troy	Jul 2 2008 9:49 PM Hey Leon, Ashley anbd I are playing at the loft tonight at 9pm. Stop by if you can. Hope you are doing well. Troy
sunshine	Jun 22 2008 5:45 AM ;;)) ...and..whistles(tenderly)
Andrew Shewell	Jun 20 2008 5:29 PM thanks a lot! yeah its David, but he has never heard them with his vocals on the tracks. it will be fun living in the forest next year
th3 7th	Jun 16 2008 5:25 AM thx for comin saturday!
E	Jun 16 2008 1:43 AM Yes it was nice to see ya. Yes in a few weeks for the Grand Canyon!!! Can't wait for a vacation. Having four days off was a trick in my head. Hope all is well your way!
F.U.Z.Z.	May 28 2008 9:30 PM friday may 30th @ the loft in tempe! with black carl...hope to see ya there :) peace
The Only One!!	May 28 2008 12:30 AM Hey, boy have I missed hearing your unique vocals. I love your music and all of the band members/musicians playing with you. I miss all the wonderful magical sessions that I had an opportunity to be a part of at CRAS. Well next time Im in AZ, I will definitely come see you live. Take Care and keep up the awesome magic!!
ioannis goudelis	May 25 2008 8:01 AM My pleasure rad man! Peace... Ioannis
TinaMarie Spagnolo	May 22 2008 11:43 PM Blows kiss into a southwardly wind hoping to reach a long lost friend. xo TM
Mario Mendivil	May 21 2008 6:18 PM Had fun yesterday bro! Its always a musical treat to play with you! Till next time! Peace Hermano Mario
awakening Kundalini	May 20 2008 5:42 PM I would have loved to make it over to meet your friends but I didnt have my computer all weekend and didnt find out til last night when I got back to Phx! Next time. The roots fest is in October, and then Im sure Ill be out at Jtree once again! Hope all is well and that youre taking care!!
Boricua Soul	May 19 2008 5:18 AM Hey-- looking forward to your visit-- The kids are excited, especially Dylan. Plan on playing some tunes for my 4th graders. I have a little girl in my class that plays guitar writes and her own music. She will love your visit.
awakening Kundalini	May 13 2008 3:21 AM Just sitting in Santa monica and I was thinking of that lakes of canada song. That was a great one! Hope all is well!
Ashley Creighton	May 11 2008 8:25 AM I'd love that :)
Ashley Creighton	May 10 2008 7:13 PM Thanks for the add - I guess we weren't yet MySpace friends after all :) I enjoyed meeting you too the other night, and I love (truly love) your sound.

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