With SidekoDJ releasing "Pride", I found myself unexpectedly gripped by the sort of urgency usually reserved for escaping a burning building or perhaps rushing to tell someone you love them before the train doors close. This isn't background music for a polite dinner; it commands attention with the insistence of a siren cutting through the fog. https://open.spotify.com/track/2kl59JzvaBh03hW8D44anb?si=a3dc052508114649 The melody initiates with a rhythmic chiming, saturated in...

Orlando Mendez, a renowned American singer, songwriter, and composer, shares his impressive abilities and a lifelong love of country music. Orlando's high school years were marked by a tremendous affinity for country music, which, combined with his upbringing in a mostly Cuban environment in Miami, earned him the loving moniker "Cuban Cowboy." To further his musical goals, eight months ago Orlando started his own band, simply...