El Guincho

Spanish producer

El Guincho

El Guincho in 2017

Background information
Birth name| Pablo Díaz-Reixa
Born|  (1983-11-17) November 17, 1983 (age 40)
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Genres|

* Latin pop
* avant-garde
* Latin trap
* psychedelic pop
* tropicalia

Occupation(s)|

* Musician
* singer
* record producer

Years active| 2006–present
Labels|

* Young Turks
* XL

Musical artist

Pablo Díaz-Reixa (born November 17, 1983), professionally known as el Guincho, is a Spanish musician, singer, and record producer.[1]

Díaz-Reixa rose to prominence with his 2008 album, Alegranza.[2] His musical style relies heavily on the use of sampling and incorporates elements of Afrobeat, dub, tropicália and rock and roll. Díaz-Reixa has described his style of production as "space-age exotica".[3] He primarily produces music with a Roland SP-404.

## Early life

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Díaz-Reixa was born as an only child in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands. After finishing high school, he moved to Barcelona, Spain, for college, where he majored in media studies. While in the city, he started to make music and was a member of the band Coconot.[4]

## Career

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### Beginnings and first two albums: 2007–2014

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He released his first album, Folías, independently in 2007. In October 2008, he released his breakthrough album, Alegranza, which was well received by critics, including earning a "Best New Music" designation by Pitchfork.[5] He would spend the next two years touring the album worldwide.

In September 2010, Díaz-Reixa released Pop Negro, under British independent label Young Turks. The album includes the now popular single "Bombay." Notably, he worked on Björk's 2011 album Biophilia. Previously, in 2008, he remixed her on Enjoyed: A Tribute to Björk's Post.[6]

### Hiperasia and producing for Rosalía: 2014–present

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While temporarily living in his hometown of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Díaz-Reixa worked on a collection of music that would later be his next album, Hiperasia. With a departure from his tropical sound, the album takes influences from trap and electronic music, employing heavy use of Vocoder and Autotune. It was released in February 2016.[7]

El Guincho (right) performing with his band in Lima, Peru, 2016.

That same year, Díaz-Reixa saw Spanish singer Rosalia live, and, fascinated by her sound, contacted her through social media to collaborate.[8] He would later be sole producer of her sophomore album El Mal Querer, released in 2018. The album received critical acclaim.[9] At the 19th Latin Grammy Awards, the single "Malamente" was nominated for five awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Urban Fusion Performance, and Best Alternative Song, winning the latter two. The next year's ceremony, the album won for Album of the Year, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album and Best Recording Package, while the song "Pienso en tu mirá" received a nomination for Best Pop Song.[10][11] Díaz-Reixa received won for Best Engineered Album. The album also won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[12]

In 2019, Díaz-Reixa co-produced and featured in the successful single "Con Altura," with Rosalia and J Balvin. In 2020, his work with artists like Rosalia, Aitana, and Paloma Mami earned him a Latin Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year.[13]

## Personal life

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Díaz-Reixa has lived in Barcelona since 2002.[8] He is of partly Cuban descent through his grandmother, which he says was an inspiration on the Tropicalia influences on his earlier works.

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details  Title  | Details

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Folías |

* Released: 2007
* Label: DC/Luv Luv
* Format: CD, LP, digital download

Alegranza |

* Released: October 13, 2008
* Label: Young Turks
* Format: CD, LP, digital download

Pop Negro |

* Released: September 13, 2010
* Label: Young Turks
* Format: CD, LP, digital download

Hiperasia |

* Released: February 12, 2016
* Label: Everlasting Records/Canada
* Format: CD, LP, digital download

### Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected details  Title  | Details

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Piratas de Sudamérica, Vol. 1 |

* Released: July 12, 2010
* Label: Young
* Format: Digital download

### As producer

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Credits[14][15] Year  | Title  | Artist  | Production  | Songwriting  | Technical

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2011  | "Biophilia"  | Björk |  |  | Y
2012  | Una Montaña Es Una Montaña | Los Punsetes | Y |  |
2014  | LPIV | Los Punsetes | Y |  |
2018  | "Malamente"  | Rosalía | Y | Y | Y
"Pienso en tu mirá"  | Y |  | Y
El Mal Querer | Y | Y | Y
Espejo | Javiera Mena | Y |  |
Worldwide Angel | Bad Gyal | Y |  |
2019  | Spoiler | Aitana | Y | Y |
"Con Altura"  | Rosalía featuring J Balvin and el Guincho  | Y | Y |
"Aute Cuture"  | Rosalía  | Y | Y | Y
"Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi"  | Rosalía and Ozuna | Y | Y |
"A Palé"  | Rosalía  | Y | Y |
2020  | "Dolerme"  |  | Y |
"Juro Que"  | Y | Y |
Gore | Lous and the Yakuza | Y |  |
"TKN"  | Rosalía and Travis Scott | Y | Y | Y
"Sum Bout U"  | 645AR featuring FKA Twigs | Y[a] | Y |
2021  | Warm Up | Bad Gyal  | Y | Y |
"Lo Vas a Olvidar"  | Billie Eilish and Rosalía  |  | Y |
"Goteo"  | Paloma Mami | Y | Y |
Sound System: The Final Releases | Bad Gyal  | Y | Y |
2022  | Caprisongs | FKA Twigs  | Y | Y |
Motomami | Rosalía  | Y | Y |
"Killer"  | FKA Twigs  | Y |  |
Fossora ("Ovule")  | Björk  | Y[b] |  |
2024  | Brat ("Everything is romantic")  | Charli XCX | Y | Y |
C,XOXO | Camila Cabello | Y | Y |

1. ^ Co-producer
2. ^ additional beat production

## Awards and nominations

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### Grammy Awards

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Year  | Category  | Nominated work  | Artist  | Result  | Ref.

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2020 | Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album | "El Mal Querer" (as producer and engineer) | Rosalía | Won  | [12]

### Latin Grammy Awards

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Year  | Category  | Nominated work  | Artist  | Result  | Ref.

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2018 | Record of the Year | "Malamente" (as producer and engineer/songwriter) | Rosalía | Nominated  | [10]
Song of the Year | Nominated
Best Alternative Song | Won
2019 | Record of the Year | "Aute Cuture" (as producer) | Nominated  | [11]
Album of the Year | El Mal Querer (as producer and engineer) | Won
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album | Won
Best Engineered Album | Won
Best Pop Song | "Pienso en tu mirá" (as songwriter) | Nominated
Best Urban Song | "Con Altura" (as songwriter) | Rosalía and J Balvin featuring el Guincho  | Won
2020 | "Yo x Ti, Tu x Mi" (as songwriter) | Rosalía and Ozuna | Won  | [13]
Best Pop/Rock Song | "Dolerme" (as songwriter) | Rosalía | Nominated
Producer of the Year | El Guincho  | Nominated
2022 | Album of the Year | MOTOMAMI (Digital Album) (as producer and songwriter) | Rosalía | Won  |
Record of the Year | "LA FAMA" (as producer) | Rosalía ft. The Weeknd | Nominated

### Other awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Nominated work  | Result  | Ref.

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2011  | UK Music Video Awards | Best Indie/Rock Video - International  | "Bombay"  | Nominated  | [16]
2019  | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Latin | "Con Altura" (with Rosalía and J Balvin) | Won  | [17]
Best Choreography | Won
Song of the Summer  | Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Video | Nominated  | [18]
Best Collaboration | Won
2020  | Billboard Latin Music Awards | Latin Pop Song of the Year  | Nominated  | [19]

## References

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1. ^ Canter, Danny. "El Guincho". Loud & Quiet. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
2. ^ Hughes, Josiah (November 2008). ""El Guincho's Tropical Sampling"". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
3. ^ Kharas, Kev (26 February 2008). "DiScover: el Guincho / In Depth // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
4. ^ Sancho, Xavi (27 March 2008). "Pronto sabrás quién es El Guincho". El País. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
5. ^ "El Guincho: Alegranza!". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
6. ^ Battan, Carrie (6 March 2012). "Death Grips, These New Puritans, Matthew Herbert, El Guincho, Hudson Mohawke on Björk Remix Series". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
7. ^ Avilés, Luis (11 February 2016). "El Guincho - Hiperasia". Indie Rocks (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
8. ^ a b Hernández, Nuria (18 November 2020). "EL GUINCHO, EL MÚSICO CANARIO DETRÁS DEL ÉXITO DE ROSALÍA DE LA QUE SE 'ENAMORÓ' EN UN TABLAO FLAMENCO". Vanity Fair España (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
9. ^ El Mal Querer by Rosalía, retrieved 24 June 2022
10. ^ a b "19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). latingrammy.com. 21 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2020.
11. ^ a b "19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). latingrammy.com. 21 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
12. ^ a b "Rosalía". Grammys. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
13. ^ a b Huston, Marysabel (29 September 2020). "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
14. ^ "El Guincho". Discogs. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
15. ^ "El Guincho is a songwriter". Spotify. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
16. ^ Gottlieb, Steven (12 October 2011). "NEWS: 2011 UK Music Video Award Nominees". VideoStatic. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
17. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (26 August 2019). "MTV Video Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Jonas Brothers, Cardi B Among Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
18. ^ "ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE". MTV. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
19. ^ Magazine, Billboard (5 February 2020). "Billboard Latin Music Awards 2020 Finalists: The Full List". E! Online. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.

## External links

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* Young Turks, El Guincho: Pop Negro

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MTV Video Music Award for Best Latin

* Don Omar (2006)
* Aventura, Wisin & Yandel and Kat DeLuna (2007)
* Aventura and Da' Zoo (2009)
* Aventura (2010)
* Wisin & Yandel (2011)
* Romeo Santos (2012)
* Daddy Yankee (2013)
* J Balvin and Willy William (2018)
* Rosalía, J Balvin and el Guincho (2019)
* Maluma and J Balvin (2020)
* Billie Eilish and Rosalía (2021)
* Anitta (2022, 2023)

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* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

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* France
* BnF data
* United States

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