| Ursula 1000 |
 The man behind URSULA 1000 is none other than the mild mannered, multi-instrumentalist Alex Gimeno. Based in New York City, Alex's style evolved and transitioned from the sophisticated & hip background score provided by his father, a renowned member of the 50's Latin orchestra, Los Chavales De Espana, to the heady rock, punk, disco, funk and electronic dance music of his generation. Alex smoothly moves back and forth between musical styles from the glamorous Jet Set era to frenetic electronica. Alex cannot be boxed in, categorized or labeled, his music is a multi-leveled eclectic blend of styles and genres. Finding a label to house this eclecticism could be tricky. Lo and behold came the smart and highly respected Eighteenth Street Lounge Music label, operated by Washington DCs Thievery Corporation.
THE NOW SOUND OF URSULA 1000, his debut album, drenched in its sound collage of lounge, funky breaks, and pastiche-a-delica, was released to critical acclaim. His second release ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO GO, compiled and mixed from a live session, featured 18 cuts that are staples in his DJ set. Alex has also been very busy on the remix front adding his magic to tracks by Felix da Housecat, Quincy Jones, The Faint, Fort Knox Five, Nicola Conte and Pierre Henry to name a few, as well as being asked to remix the theme songs of The Incredibles, The Powerpuff Girls and Sesame Street. He has also supplied music to a number of hit shows like Entourage, Sex and the City and Grey's Anatomy. Next, we have the mix cd URSADELICA in which Alex returns with his signature eclectic style mixing tracks from around the world that take you from jazzy breaks, mod freakbeats, latin, psychedelic soul shakers and bouncy electric disco stompers! Alex has just released his latest studio album entitled, HERE COMES TOMORROW, where he explores a mind meld of jazz, electro, latin, swing, ska, bossa nova, hip hop, psychedelia and glam rock. Also look for the new single with Sista Widley, Electrik Boogie.
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