Femina-X is an avant-garde power-pop band created by Daniela Riojas (vocals, autoharp, programming) and Alex Scheel (synthesizer, guitar, programming), who were later joined by Jeff Palacios (bass), and Chris Cooper (drums). Using a blend of electronic beats, atmosphere, and foundational live instruments, the music stems from a hunger to evolve and merge magic with blues, trip-hop, jungle, and pop. Through a primal-meets-modern hybrid of machine and (wo)man, it actively hones in on the colorful space between any and all labels, while creating unconventional fusions - taking from sounds of nature, ancestors, electricity, modernity, and visions of ecstatic living. Known for his mastery of danceable Latin-infused yet experimental beats, Alex Scheel from local psych-rock band, Pop Pistol, incorporates his knack for amplifying song performance to a shamanistic trance. Alex Scheel conducts electronic programming while skillfully toggling from voice to guitar to laptop, lending his hand at every musical element. Jeff Palacios, deepens the overall landscape with the unique task of being a rhythmic yet melodic counterpart to the electronic bass and sub-bass movements. Chris Cooper humanizes quantized beats with frenetic poly-rhythms and four-on-the-floor power. Daniela's chameleon voice has the range to both coo and siren, lull and frighten, always reaching from a place of passion, imagination, and child-like playfulness. Her vision, melody, and lyrics construct the world within each song, pulling from her ability to narrate and share the deeply personal with an edge of fantasy. Femina-X has been performing continuously through-out San Antonio for exactly one year, being able to take the stage at the historic Arneson River Theater twice and receiving steady publicity from local news circuits including The San Antonio Current's Critics Choice for the Music Awards. avant-garde power pop :: desert pop
I made this little melody in a tunnel while walking to a show and it's been so stuck in my head! A little paradise song :):) 💐🍄☀️💫🌞🍃 ill put longer video on Facebook
We are honored to have our music video "Frida's Heart" screening at the longest running Latino film festival, Cinefestival, tomorrow 6:30pm at the Guadalupe Theater! Directed by @danielariojas and @varelafilm. It will precede the screening of an amazing feature documentary called Frontierlandia! tickets are available at the door ✊🏽✊🏽photo by our super talented set photographer @wake_up1world #river #reclamation #rebirth #ritual #native #film #musicvideo
We are honored to have our music video "Frida's Heart" screening at the longest running Latino film festival, Cinefestival, tomorrow 6:30pm at the Guadalupe Theater! Directed by @danielariojas and @varelafilm. It will precede the screening of an amazing feature documentary called Frontierlandia! tickets are available at the door ✊🏽✊🏽photo by our super talented set photographer @wake_up1world
I'm really happy to have been a part of an art gift giving exchange by two people who have been friends since childhood...despite my inability to give any tangible Xmas gifts to my family this year. I had a request for sheet music of "Frida's Heart" and documentation of its first form from my journal to give as collage artpiece. Darian Thomas @donovanorch our violinist did an amazing job notating the vocal melody and aligning it with the lyrics. I hope you like your present! You are truly a special person. Happy X Mas Claudio San Miguel! -Daniela
A nice follow up to "Frida's Heart" premiering at Austin Music Video Festival last week, we made it onto the list of most captivating videos of the night! Credits should list - Co-directed by Daniela Riojas and Laura Varela @andrewjgonzales @wake_up1world @varelafilm
Our amazing multi-instrumentalist Darian Thomas who sometimes plays samples and violin simultaneously 😻 @donovanorch #magicboy (at Imagine Books and Records)
New Year's Eve shall be EPIC. Hi-Tones. Last Lonely Horse show @lonelyhorse_sa @poppistol @feminaxmusic @crown #newsyearseve #epicfinale #2016 🎊🎉 (at Hi-Tones)
We are on our way to the Austin Music Video Festival to premiere our music video for "Frida's Heart" to the Austin, Tx world! Austinites, come say hi! The festival is at The North Door from 6-8pm 😁😁 also we miss you Jai and Laura, wish you could be here ❤️ #musicvideo #premiere #weloveroadtrippingtogether @varelafilm
Hey guess what?! we are gonna have a bunch of our new tshirts tonight at Imagine Books and Record - beautiful colors and materials! One design by me (that I'm wearing) and another design by @mapsglover which has our lyrics of "Cosmos" embedded in it 🌰⭐️ and yes I'm at Home Depot (as always) 😬 #artistlife
When our 3d projection mapping visuals be on point ... check out them homemade panels 👽👽👽#straighthustle photo by @levees (at Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center)
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