Quintero

Quintero is a trip-hop/downtempo quartet based in Philadelphia. Quintero’s members have roots in Colombia, England, Canada, and the States. This broad musical knowledge helps to give Quintero its unique cosmopolitan feel. They provide a dynamic live experience, blending electronica, jazz, and pop. Listeners may recognize a Bristol-sound influence in Quintero’s music, yet they represent a fresh addition to the budding trip-hop/downtempo scene in Philly. The Forbidden World, Quintero’s debut L...

Quintero is a trip-hop/downtempo quartet based in Philadelphia. Quintero’s members have roots in Colombia, England, Canada, and the States. This broad musical knowledge helps to give Quintero its unique cosmopolitan feel. They provide a dynamic live experience, blending electronica, jazz, and pop. Listeners may recognize a Bristol-sound influence in Quintero’s music, yet they represent a fresh addition to the budding trip-hop/downtempo scene in Philly. The Forbidden World, Quintero’s debut LP, was independently released in May. They recently completed a month-long residency at the Fire, one of Philadelphia’s premiere venues for emerging bands. In addition to their residency, Quintero has played at the Rotunda and World Café Live, two prime venues in Philadelphia. The band has played at PhilaFunk and in Philly’s Love Park as part of the Philadelphia Song Research concert series. They’ve also participated in BreastFest, a breast cancer fund-raising concert in Haddonfield, New Jersey. In July, Quintero was invited to showcase their sound at TripnoticaNYC, a monthly arts and music show in New York City. Quintero has most recently brought their sound to western Pennsylvania with shows in Pittsburgh. Quintero’s single, “Gravity,” is in rotation on the internet radio station Auralgasm. They were recently added to Auralgasm’s website in the “new artists” section. Auralgam strives to be a comprehensive internet database and online community, where Quintero’s sound and musical philosophy fit right in. Quintero’s song “Home” is included in a compilation album called The Philadelphia Song Research, exhibiting ten of the best songs about Philadelphia written by local artists. The Forbidden World, displays a purer downtempo/trip-hop sound. The record was written, recorded, produced, and mixed by the two founding members of Quintero: Ish Quintero and Bevin Caulfield. The band’s live sound includes more two more members , Matt Bell and Dan Putrino, to give their music a jazzier feel, with drum-and-bass influence.