February 07, 2017

Adrián Terrazas-González rips effected horns for Halo Orbit

February 07, 2017/ Juan Alderete

Adrián Terrazas-González is a two time Grammy winning saxophonist, bass clarinetist, percussionist, and overall pioneering multi-instrumentalist who spent years with me in the Mars Volta. Adrián is a great guy, a great musician, and was gracious enough to rip on the new Halo Orbit for me. Adrián pulls out traditional sounds and then rides the outer boundaries of effects to give his instruments heavy layers of texture.

July 07, 2016

Throwback Thursday: How To Build A Great Pedalboard

July 07, 2016/ Juan Alderete

Throwback Thursday: A brief retrospective on my pedalboard while in the Mars Volta. How large it got, how I downsized it, and the steps that I took, and that you can take in building a better board for yourself, and your music.

January 07, 2016

Throwback Thursday: My Favorite Bass Solo on Tour with The Mars Volta

January 07, 2016/ Juan Alderete

I will always count myself very lucky to have been a part of The Mars Volta. The level of creativity of every single member of that band was beyond anything I had ever been apart of. Luckily, one of the leaders of the band, Omar, is also a bass player and from early on he would often let me rip a solo. There were so many times where I was thrilled, as well as times I was scared as hell. So much goes into actually pulling off a successful unaccompanied solo, and I think I can break it all down here in this Throwback Thursday post.