Over the course of this extraordinary career, Vida, and their alter-ego, The Electric Cowboys have received multiple awards in some of Tejano and Country music's major categories. To that success the group has also added touring with the Dixie Chicks on their "Fly" Tour. The group has also shared the stage with many other country artists such as: Jo Dee Messina, Clay Walker, Toby Keith, and SHeDAISY, Restless Heart and Kevin Fowler.
Whether it is Tejano, or Country, this band has managed to capture the hearts and lives of music fans across the nation. This unpredictable group's foundation is built upon solid dedication, hard work, team-effort that comes directly from the heart. Everyone gives 101%. These efforts are key to live performances that are a must see.
This group of entertainers includes:
Art Tigerina Lead Vocals/Sax
Jason Martinez Guitar/Vocals/Keyboards
Tim Villanueva Drums
Josh Baca Accordion/Acoustic Guitar
Michael Molini Keyboards/Vocals
Roger Vasquez Bass/Vocals
With the release of "Vida Vivo" in 2004, the group toured in broad recognition for their unique artistry, and received a Grammy nomination for "Best Album" at the 47th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Vida's release "Ultimo Segundo" only continued the success as hit single "Tomas Tomas" Climbed the charts.
With hard work and dedication and months of long hours working very closely with J-Beck records producer, Carl Becker VIDA their first Country album entitled: "Prisoner of the Honky Tonk". In as little as three weeks after their release, hit single "Because I Love You", secured the 6 position on Texas Radio 947, 4 on BNET Radio, and 4 on USA Tejano, gaining media attention from Nashville's Music Row, CD-TEX, Italy's finest, Planet Country. "…We are getting Reviews from all over the world. This proves once again that these boys are here for the long haul…", Carl Becker".
Vida is a complex, unpredictable, ball of talent and energy, And now with nine of the best selling albums in the industry they show no signs of slowing down, as demonstrated by their recent CMT Music Madness finish! These accomplishments give only a small indication of what this group is capable of, and what effect they have made on the music industry. VIDA believes that, if you want something bad enough, nothing is impossible and that if you follow your dreams and desires, no matter the twists, the turns, or how long the road traveled, you will find success.
Some of Vida's many well deserved awards are as follows :
1998 "TTMA SHOWBAND OF THE YEAR"
1999 "TEMA SHOWBAND OF THE YEAR"
1999 "TEMA DRUMMER OF THE YEAR"
1999 "TEMA MALE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR"
2004 "TTMA RISING BAND OF THE YEAR"
2005 "TTMA SHOWBAND OF THE YEAR"
2005 "SXSW TEX MEX BAND OF THE YEAR"
2005 "TTMA GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR"
2005 "GRAMMY NOMINATION"
2005 "BEST TEJANO/CONJUNTO GROUP OF THE YEAR" Current Magazine
2007 TTMA drummer of the year
2009 "GRAMMY NOMINATION"
VIDA'S DISCOGRAPHY IS AS FOLLOWS:
"VIDA" WITH THEIR 1 HIT "SIN BUENAS CONDICIONES"
"SIN CONTROL" WITH THE TOP 5 HIT "MUJERES, MUJERES"
"SANGRE PARA TI", FEATURING "COMO VIVIRE"
"ELECTRIC COWBOYS", WITH HIT SINGLE "CUANDO, CUANDO"
"VIDA VIVO" GRAMMY NOMINATED LIVE ALBUM
"ULTIMO SEGUNDO" WITH HIT SINGLE "TOMAS, TOMAS"
"PRISONER OF THE HONKY TONK" WITH HIT SINGLE "BECAUSE I LOVE YOU"
"LIVE AT THE LONESTAR SALOON" FEATURING HIT SINGLE "TE JURO"
" GENERATIONS" FEATURING "AMOR A PRIMERA VISTA"
And their latest CD "Entitled" OBRA MAESTRA FEARTURING HIT SINGLES " DIME, ES MAS FUERTE, AND CURRENTLY ON THE RADIO MAKING WAVES : MI UNICO CARINO".
Grupo Vida/The Electric Cowboys will soon release "Heartaches and Highways" mid 2012 so be on the lookout!
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A special invitation to our fans…
Vida-The Electric Cowboys is opening two new websites!
These sites allow us to send out notes about when we will be in your area. Also, we will now have the ability to make widgets of all kinds available to you; tune players, fan collectors to help us grow our audience, video galleries, press widgets, show maps and show schedules.
You can join the mailing list and choose to join the Street Team!
Official Street Team members will help us organize and spread the news of new cds, tour dates, add tune players (that we use in contests) with new releases and many other street team missions. With these missions will come cool contests and rewards for your hard work.
Join the Official Street Teams and participate in cool contests and win prizes and other cool stuff. Or just get on the mailing list and get updates emailed to you.
Check out the Street Teams blog for more info!
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