User:LReyMusic/Martin Cantu

Martin Cantu is former lead singer of the Legendary latin rock band Malo who featured Jeorge Santana on guitar. Malo was famous for their smash hit song Suavecito. Martin went on to co-write Malo's 1995 CD "Senorita" on the GNP Crescendo records label and 1997 Malo Rocks The Rockies.

•IN 1976 AT THE AGE OF THIRTEEN YEARS OLD MARTIN AND HIS COUSIN RICK KARLEGAN CO-STARTED AN URBAN STREET DANCE GROUP CALLED MISSION FUNK INCORPORATED, MISSION FUNK WENT ON TO WIN FIRST PLACE IN  A SAN FRANCISCO RENDITION OF THE GONG SHOW

•IN 1981 AT THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN HE LANDS HIS FIRST LEAD SINGING SPOTT WITH AN R&B BAND CALLED RAPID FIRE, AND WITHIN A TEN YEAR SPAN GOES ON TO LEAD OTHER BANDS INCLUDING HIS OWN R&B SOUL GROUP OAISIS, HIGH POINT AND CAUTION

•IN 1991 HIS BAND OASIS RELEASED THEIR FIRST SINGLE TITLED “FEEL THE LOVE” ON THE PALMS RECORDS LABLE

•IN 1993 MARTIN LANDS THE LEAD SINGING SPOT FOR A SAN FRANCISCO LOCAL MISSION DISTRICT LATIN ROCK BAND CALLED THE HIGHTS. WHILE SINGING LEAD FOR THE HEIGHTS THEY LAND A 10 VENUE SHOW CASE TOUR, OPENING UP FOR THE LEGENDARY LATIN ROCK GROUP MALO •IN 1993 WHILE ON TOUR WITH THE HIGHTS, MARTIN IS ASKED TO [BECOME THE CO-LEAD SINGER WITH THE LEGENDARY LATIN ROCK  BAND, MALO]Martin and Malo, OF SUAVECITO FAME, FEATURING JEORGE SANTANA ON GUITAR.

•IN 1995 MARTIN SIGNS HIS FIRST MEGA RECORDING CONTRACT WITH CRESCENDO RECORDS

•IN 1996 MARTIN CO-WRITES and RELEASES HIS FIRST CD WITH MALO TITLED [SENORITA]Malo Senorita.

•IN 1997 MARTIN RELEASES HIS 2ND CD WITH MALO TITLED [MALO ROCKS THE ROCKIES]Malo Rocks The Rockies.

•IN 1997 THREE OF MARTIN’S ORIGINAL SONG TRAX APPEAR IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM MOTION PICTURE [ FOLLOW ME HOME]FOLLOW ME HOME STARING OSCAR WINNER ALFRIE WOODARD AND BENJAMIN BRATT LAW AND ORDER

•IN 1998 WHILE ON TOUR MARTIN RECEIVED THE LORD'S GRACE INTO HIS LIFE AND MADE A CONSCIENCE DECISION TO CARRY OUT THE WILL OF GOD.

•IN 1999 MARTIN RECORDS TOGETHER A SONG THAT TAKES A STAND AGAINST GANG VIOLENCE. TOGETHER FEATURES A GUEST SERMON BY THE REVEREND CECIL WILLIAM'S OF SAN FRANCISCO’S GLIDE MEMORIAL CHURCH

•IN 2000 MARTIN RELEASES HIS FIRST GOSPEL CD TITLED THE PRODIGAL SON

•IN 2003 MARTIN LAUNCHES HIS LATIN SOUL GOSPEL BAND [L-REY]LREY WEBSITE

•IN 2006 MARTINS CD WITH MALO “SINORITA” APPEARS IN THE NEW PUBLISHED BOOK TITLED VOICES OF LATIN ROCK NARRATED BY: CALRO SANTANA.

•AND IN 2007 LREY RELEASES THEIR FIST CD TITLED [ALL AROUND]LRey All Around

•IN 2008 MARTIN IS CAST IN A 5 STICK MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY PETER BRATT “LA MISSION” STARS BROTHER BENJAMIN BRATT OF “LAW & ORDER”, ERIKA ALEXANDER OF “LIVING SINGLE”, JESSE BOREGO OF “BLOOD IN BLOOD OUT “AND TALISA SOTO OF “JAMES BOND AND MORTAL KOMBAT” LA MISSION IS CURRENTLY BEING FEATURED IN THE 2009 SUNDACE FILM FESTIVAL AND WILL BE RELEASED WORLD WIDE MID 2009. MARTIN PLAYS THE ROLE OF A PRODUCE STORE OWNER

•IN 2008 MARTIN AND L-REY RELEASE THEIR FIRST MUSIC VIDEO TITLED [JESUS CRISTO]LRey Jesus Cristo,  A REMAKE FROM FROM MALO’S 1972 HIT SONG “SUAVECITO”