Mexican quintet Kinky‘s crossover success is almost unprecedented for a Latino indie band, earning both commercial and critical acclaim. Their appeal comes from a balanced blend of musical talent, global ambitions, and an ear for market savvy moves, such as moving to California and licensing music for anything from videogames to commercials and TV series.
Here is an article published today in the New York Daily News.
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José Simián (1975) is a New York-based bilingual marketer, content strategist and editor. His articles and columns on politics, media and culture have been published by the New York Daily News, Mediaite, The Huffington Post, Sports Illustrated Latino, Billboard en Español, Latina, Qué Pasa, Etiqueta Negra, La Tercera and El Mercurio. He is also the host and producer of Contraportada, a weekly interview segment with Latino artists and intellectuals on 24-hour news cable station NY1 Noticias, and Executive Editor of Manero. Before becoming a writer, José worked as a lawyer (JD Universidad de Chile, 2002; LLM Columbia University, 2005) and taught Jurisprudence and Law and Literature in Chile. He lives in Brooklyn.
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