Bio
Javier is an indie rock artist from Peru who blends atmospheric chords and introspective lyrics with influences from 80s and 90s rock bands (Toto, The Police, Radiohead) and Argentinian Rock Nacional legends (Charly Garcia, Fito Paez, Soda Stereo). He learned to play drums, guitar, and piano in his teens and honed his skills in Italy, where he lived for a while.
He moved to Ireland in 2013 and discovered his passion for music production. He joined BIMM’s songwriting programme and played guitar and drums for local bands like Darwin's Daughter and NIMF.
In 2017, he released his debut single, “Talking Dogs”, a dreamy song about goodbyes. He followed it with “Life Itself” and “The Things You Take with You” and started performing with his band in Dublin venues.
His song “All My Life” won a UK production contest in 2020 and in 2021 he collaborated with Dublin producer Tully Gun on his single “No Sorrow”. He has also done YouTube collaborations with local artists Ella Mieri, Dayane Kin, and Kate Dineen.
In 2023, he is working on his first EP in his new recording studio, which he plans to release by the end of the year.
INDIE ROCK
genre
DUBLIN, IRELAND
hometown
SOLO ACT & POWER TRIO
format
INDEPENDENT
label
Music
Javier has released music on all major streaming platforms. You can listen to some of his most popular tunes here, or on the platform of your preference:
Life Itself
This song talks about how life is a journey full of uncertain jumps, of ups and downs. A difficult, yet awesome journey and (most times) ends up in great things. We tend to think that it is us controlling everything but this song reminds us that we are just like fish in a current, life goes on in its crazy ways and we're along for the ride. We just have to enjoy it!
The concept, and even some lines from this song were inspired by Hopscotch, a novel by Julio Cortázar, one of my favorite writers (if you have not read it, you should definitely check it out!).
Talking Dogs
I wrote this song as a goodbye note for a friend who was moving abroad. It talks about letting go of dreams and face reality, "grow up" and "do the right thing" (what society expects from us).
The narrator in this song sees how his friend is changing, while he stays the same, and the gap between them widens. He wants his friends to be fine, even gives them advice, but knows that this will make them grow apart.
