Americo Garcia and writing partner Jorge Medina met while in high school in Monterrey, Mexico. After graduating the two moved to
St. Paul, Minnesota, to study audio engineering and music production at the now-defunct
McNally Smith College of Music. After a brief stint in
Minnesota they relocated to
Los Angeles, California to further pursue their musical careers. Having just arrived in LA, inspired by the cities vast diversity and multicultural influences Americo and Jorge self-released their breakout track, “B2U” featuring Ian Everson in 2015. The track immediately garnered the attention of notable artists like
Skrillex,
Diplo, and
Martin Garrix. Boombox Cartel eventually signed with
Diplo's label
Mad Decent in 2016 and continued to develop their on-point production and sonic progression which was put on full display within the debut
EP Cartel in April 2017. ==Releases==