Carlos Paz

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Originally from San Vicente, El Salvador in Central America. I have been the vocalist of several rock and heavy metal bands in El Salvador, but since December 2019, I have started my independent career calling myself Pazyquetepasa. Independent musician, rock and coffee lover ...

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

For me music is passion, it is life, it is joy, it is a state of mind and a feeling. And it provokes in me an adequate mental balance.

What is your music dream?

That many people listen to my music and identify with it ... I don't want to be famous, I just want to share my love for music.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

I would start raising awareness, seeking reconciliation, and above all making it known that we are all human beings worthy of being respected and that we have the same rights, regardless of gender, race, religion or political ideology.

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Pink Floid - another brick on the wall, Daft Punk - One More Time, Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree and Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Iron Maiden, Raphsody of Fire, Kreator, DRI, Pink Floid, Elvys Presley, Jonathan Bree, Artic Monkeys, Daft Punk, Queen, Charlie Rodd, The Strokes, Los Cadillacs, Los Autenticos Decadentes, Juan Gabriel, Rata Blanca and many other hahaha.

What inspires you to make music?

To be able to express through music what I think, and to know that someone in the world is going to identify with what my lyrics say.

What is the message you want to send with your music?

That we are all human beings, that we have feelings and an ordinary everyday life. Therefore, we should not seek to be someone else, other than ourselves, and accept our reality.

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

I feel heard, safe and loved.

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

I think that it is increasingly difficult to make music, because the current generation tends to consume the most commercial, therefore several artists with great potential but with few resources will hardly be heard, even so, there is always a hope that we will reach someone , regardless of whether we speak the same language or think similarly.

What do you think of Drooble?

That represents an opportunity and a window to the world, so that our music, which we make with many illusions, is heard by someone.

What frustrates you most as a musician?

Nonsensical criticism, where just by not sharing the same musical tastes, it is about destroying your work. In addition, it bothers me to know that the effort placed even with few financial resources to produce my music is not valued in the least.

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

Yes, I support the national musicians of my beloved country El Salvador, I buy tickets for their concerts and I promote them with my friends.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

have a unique talent, a high connection with people and have an enviable creativity.

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Los RED, esquina opuesta, Hermanos Flores, Orquesta San Vicente, Alvaro Torres, Charlie Rodd, Jonathan Bree, Araña, and other Latin musicians and the indie scene.