Mediumship
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ESTACIÓN
SUB_TRÓPICO
Electronic / Afro Dominican
About.
Estación Sub_Trópico is a dominican cultural artistic project. Its peculiar sound identity is born from the result of mixing elements of Traditional Dominican Music with different genres, sounds and aspects of Electronic Music.
Based on live-produced audiovisual sets, each presentation is a unique experience that manages to unite afro-caribbean instruments such as balsié, güira and tambora with synthesizers, sequencers, Moog and other electronic instruments in order to create what has been described as a "magical and unique performance", a ceremony full of spirituality, songs and colors represented in a high quality audiovisual language.
Its members are Marlene Mercedes (Producer, Composer, Keyboardist, Programmer, Singer and Percussionist), and Carlos Monción (Producer, Composer, Guitarist, Sound Designer and Computer Musician). Since hitting the stage in March of 2017 they have performed in the most important venues and music festivals in the Dominican Republic.
Feature Colab
Silencio 'Remixes'
Karen y Los Remedios / ZZK Records
Released under ZZK Records , "Silencio Remixes" showcases a captivating international collaboration, where producers from various musical backgrounds reimagine tracks from Karen and Los Remedios' debut album, "Silencio." Representing the Dominican Republic, Estación Sub_trópico contributes their signature blend of traditional and electronic sounds to this remix collection.
Live Videos Complation
GALLERY
Interview
Radio Bizarro (Oct 16th, 2023)
The secret behind Estación Subtrópico
- Radio Bizarro
Radio Bizarro, Music For The Rest Of Us. De lunes a viernes a 5 a 7pm por la 103.3FM Somos un programa de radio enfocado en la escena musical indie alternativa local e internacional. Redes: IG: @radiobizarro.fm TikTok: @radiobizarro.fm Spotify: Radio Bizarro Web: radiobizarro.fm
SONGMESS - Podcast
"In this very special episode of Songmess we continue our Dominican series with a delicious interview with Carlos and Marlene from Estación Sub_Trópico. The duo of producers and multi-instrumentalists mix electronic genres such as house and minimal with Afro-Dominican drums and percussion that they fill each song with rich organic textures.
Our conversation covers their musical beginnings in rock and symphonic percussion, to a search that connects them with the music of their roots and that leads them to innovate within it.
MOST NOTABLE LIVE PERFORMANCES
Multidisciplinary Art Residence República del Underground - May 2025.
Master Surf Reunion - Feb, 2025, Cabarete, RD.
Live @República Brewing - Dec 14 & Sept 2024, Santo Domingo, RD.
Live @So Events - Aug 2024, Las Terrenas, RD.
PROX4 Surf & Wind City - Apr 2024, Cabarete, RD.
Live @La Tahona - Oct 2023, Málaga, Spain.
Live @Casa 14 - Feb 2023, Santo Domingo, RD.
Bocao Food Fest - Jul 2022 - Pucmm, Santiago, RD.
Feria Internacional del Libro - Apr 2022 - Fortaleza Ozama, Santo Domingo.
Corito Sostenible - May 2021 - Sustainable Art Festival, Cabarete, RD.
Pardo Vol. I - Mar 2019 - compilation album "The new sound of Santo Domingo".
Master of the Ocean - Feb 2019 - International Surf Competition, Cabarete, RD.
Santo Domingo Pop - Feb 2019 - Music Festival, Santo Domingo, RD.
Isle of Light - Abr 2018 - Music Festival, Santo Domingo, RD.
C'est Complique - Feb 2018 - Shave ur Legz, Santo Domingo, RD.
Marlene Mercedes
Producer | Composer | Synths
Programming | Percussion | Vocals
Co Founder of the Society of Independent Music Producers Mediumship Music. She studied at the National Conservatory of Music in Santo Domingo and is a member of the National Symphony Orchestra as a percussionist.
She has been part of The Youth Orchestra of the Americas traveling on international tours with conductors such as Philippe Entremont and Carlos Miguel Prieto and has collaborated in education programs with the Kipp School in Washington DC and with The Muse Seek Project, a music program aimed at deaf students. She has worked as a guest percussionist in different symphony orchestras that have performed in the Dominican Republic, such as the Mariinsky Theater Orchestra under the conduction of Valery Gergiev, and the Leipzig Philharmonic under the conduction of Michael Kohler.
She has been part of the Global Leaders Program as an agent of cultural interchange and has directed different music projects for TV Shows like "El Show del Mediodía" and others. She has participated in musical theater, in projects such as Las Chicas del Can, Xiomara Fortuna, El Gran Poder de Diosa and in television programs in the Dominican Republic.
Carlos Monción
Producer | Composer | Guitarrist
Sound Designer | Computer Musician
Co Founder, Executive director and producer of the Society of Independent Music Producers Mediumship Music. He has worked as a producer / co-producer and recording engineer at Hit Factory Criteria Studios (Miami), Evergreen Studios (Los Angeles) and for production companies such as White Lion (Puerto Rico).
He has produced and co-produced for artists such as Roy Tavaré, El Mola (PR), Jowell & Randy (PR), Tony Almont (RD), Pa'lomonte (RD/NY), Rando Camasta and El Gran Poder de Diosa (RD) among others.
He has been a member of iconic groups La Crónica, Etique Negra and Kampo, among other rock, experimental and electronic music projects as composer, producer and guitarist. Along with Marlene, he created the soundtrack for the film Bantu Mama, which has represented the country in different festivals internationally and the upcoming 2023 Academy Awards.
In addition, "El Big Monster" produces and performs for his own electronic music project called MonZion.
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