El Ganzo Podcast

Episode 16 of El Ganzo Podcast welcomes the multi-talented Tom Rothrock, a recording artist, producer, and owner of the iconic Bong Load Custom Records. Tom's incredible journey in music includes collaborations with legends like Beck, Elliott Smith, and James Blunt. From co-producing Beck's "Loser" to composing the music for films like Collateral, his impact is profound. Rothro...

Dive into Episode 15 of Ganzo Podcast as we sit down with the talented multidisciplinary artist, Helena Garza . She embarked on her artistic journey in classical music and visual arts.  Explore Helena's captivating journey, marked by recognition in prestigious competitions such as the XIX Tamayo Biennial, National Meeting of Young Art, Currents New Media, Tlaxcala Visual Arts Award, and the Y...

In this episode we sit with  Megan Kinney. 

In this episode we sit with  American singer, producer, songwriter, arranger, audio engineer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist, Mayer Hawthorne. He has released four full-length albums, one of which earned him a Grammy nomination. In addition to handling the lion’s share of production across his vast catalog, he also played every instrument on every album and penned every song. His writing pulls from...

In this episode El Ganzo´s Art Director and Curator, Daniela García sits with Mexican artist Hugo Robledo.  We embark on a journey through his intricate and fascinating mind, exploring his unique approach to spatial construction through the medium of painting. With a keen focus on geometric precision, Robledo masterfully weaves together canvases that transport us to realms of possibility, where il...

In this episode El Ganzo´s Art Director and Curator, Daniela García sits with Lithuanian band Planeta Polar.  The colorful trio radiating pure carnival vibes. Described by the band's frontman as “more of a cosmic parrot than a flying dolphin”, this delightful collection of highly danceable songs contains plenty of surprises for fans of Latin music. Along with the traditional accordion, percus...

In this episode El Ganzo´s Art Director and Curator, Daniela García sits with Mexican artist Allan Villavicencio. He thinks of the pictorial process as a metabolism in constant transformation, which he develops through paints and ensembles of multiple materials. He challenges the familiarity of our everyday environments with deliberate visual illusions that give the impression of being transformed...

In this episode El Ganzo´s Art Director and Curator, Daniela García sits with multidisciplinary artist Rachel Hellmann. Her work is influenced by the science of perception and by architectural space, specifically by the moments experienced within an inhabited space, such as the visual tension when the eye travels to two corners coming together or the ephemera of light reflected off a window. Join...

In this episode El Ganzo´s Art Director and Curator, Daniela García sits with multi-disciplinary American artist Shelley Kensler. Themes of her work revolve around nature and spirit, self-identities and exposing subconscious terrain. Her pieces create portals of catharsis for the viewer and offer designs of restoration and protection. Join the conversation as Shelly talks about the variations of t...

In this episode El Ganzo´s Art Director and Curator, Daniela García sits with Portuguese musician, composer, arranger and producer, Bruno Pernadas. He came to El Ganzo as Musician in Residence, playing a live show at SPACE X-MAS in San José del Cabo. He works with different bands such as; Minta and The Brook Trout, Suzie's Velvet, The Sun Ra project (as leader and arranger) and Montanhas Azui...

In this episode El Ganzo´s Art Director and Curator, Daniela García sits with  Mexican artist, Alejandro Pintado. He came to El Ganzo as Artist in Residence, exhibiting Crack the Code and a huge art installation in our facade. He is inspired by architectural perspective and human scale, taking as reference scientific data and laws of physics. Under research and technical school Alejandro shares hi...

In this episode El Ganzo´s Art Director and Curator, Daniela García sits with French musicians Flore Benguigui and Charles de Boisseguin from L´Impératrice.  With their vintage space pop and cosmic disco sound that represents the idea of freedom, sensuality, and femininity they came back to El Ganzo to play a spectacular live show, following their first visit where they wrote and recorded two new...

In this episode El Ganzo´s Art Director and Curator, Daniela García sits with  Mexican artist, designer, architect and visual producer Alejandro de León. He came to El Ganzo as Artist in Residence, intervening the spaces around with  design as another way of interpreting space. Alejandro talks about  the spatial harmony that exists connecting everything around us. Join in on the conversation about...

In this episode El Ganzo´s Art Director and Curator, Daniela García sits with Mexican dancers Mariana Garza and Daniela Urias. They came to El Ganzo to perform Art of Movement, a 45 minute dance work choreographed by Billy Cowie incorporating live and virtual 3d dancers, co-produced by Kyoto Experiment and South East Dance with support from Arts Council England and University of Brighton. Join in...

In this episode musician, social entrepreneur and global community builder, Bear Kittay sits with pianist, keyboardist, composer, bandleader, and genre-bending sideman Erik Deutsch , singer-songwriter Victoria Reed and songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Bridget Kearney . The four musicians talk about their residency at El Ganzo and what it is like to create music during this time of e...

In this episode El Ganzo´s Art Director and Curator, Daniela García sits with award-winning Swedish artist  Malin Bobeck Tadaa, talking about her latest piece Imbued with Love, a physical artwork that uses blockchain technology to allow people across the world to imbue it with emotion, made from custom woven optical fiber textiles, and illuminated by programmable light. It connects to Non-Fungible...