Bajofondo current lineup has eight artists.
Gustavo Santaolalla, cofounder of Bajofondo, is a singer, composer, producer and plays guitar,
charango and
ronroco and lives in Los Angeles. He also is the director of a record label and publishing company. His career began at age 16 with the band
Arco Iris, a pioneer in fusing Latin American folk music and rock. He played with
Soluna and then with
Wet Picnic after he moved to the United States. His solo career includes three albums. He has been a producer since the 1970s, working with
Leon Gieco,
G.I.T. and
Divididos, along with
Maldita Vecindad and
Café Tacuba. In 1997 he cofounded the record label SURCO, whose first release was Mexican band
Molotov, along with
Bersuit,
La Vela Puerca, Julieta Venegas and more. Santaolalla has also composed soundtracks for films such as
The Insider,
Amores Perros,
21 Grams,
Brokeback Mountain and
Babel. This work has earned him a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and two Oscars. He has also won fourteen Grammys of various types.
Juan Campodónico is the other cofounder of Bajofondo and does programming, beats, samples and guitar. Campodónico is from Uruguay but grew up in Mexico after his parents were exiled, returning in 1984. Soon after he was a member of several rock and pop bands and has been a pioneer of electronic music. In the mid-1990s he formed the band
Peyote Asesino, the first Uruguayan band to fuse hip-hop with contemporary rock. This work attracted the attention of Santaolalla, producing the band's second album and giving them international exposure. The band broke up soon after but Campodónico continued to work with Santasolalla, eventually creating Bajofondo, which continuing with his own projects and working as a DJ under the name of Campo.
Luciano Supervielle does piano, keyboards and scratch. Born in France, Supervielle developed his music career in Uruguay, synthesizing hip hop, tango, rock and Uruguayan folk in a way that takes advantage of his abilities on keyboards and turntables. He began his career with the hip-hop group Plátano Macho then began working with Jorge Drexler, participating in four albums and a DVD. He is the youngest member of Bajofondo and has released two solo projects while a member.
Javier Casalla is a violinist who has played with various ensembles in rock, tango, folk, jazzo and classical. In addition to Bajofondo, he collaborates with the bands of Cristobal Repetto and Lucianco Supervielle. He released a solo album in 2006(produced by Santaolalla) and participated in the production of soundtracks for various films.
Martin Ferres is a bandoneon player who plays both traditional and avant garde music and his work is influenced by minimalism as well as tango classics. In addition to Bajofondo, he composes music for theater and dance, and has been heard in many of Argentina's main theaters.
Gabriel Casacuberta plays upright bass and electric back, beginning his career as a session musician in Mexico but working with many Uruguayan artists. After returning to his home country, he played in a number of bands, including Plátano Maco with Supervielle. He has also produced music for movies and television.
Adrian Nicolas Sosa is a drummer, producer and composer, who was involved with Bajofondo since day one as a producer and A&R when he was the general manager at Surco Records. He joined the band as a musician after they had already produced one album that used drum machine called "Tango Club". For the Mar Dulce album, Santaolalla decided to try live drums as an experiment and asked Sosa to sit in. The success of this led to Sosa's becoming a permanent member. At present Sosa also writes, produced and he also sang in one of his compositions called "Cuesta Arriba" featured in the last Bajofondo album "Presente" (2013).
Verónica Loza is a VJ who connects the band's music with stage presence, generally through digital images. On stage, she appears at a keyboard like a musician but her production is visual. She also provides vocals. ==Discography==