Nelson Poket
Nelson Poket (born October 30, 1976) is a singer-songwriter.
Biography
Nelson Poket (Nelson García) is a Singer/Songwriter from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He was member of the band "Poket" (1995–2003) and "Gonzalez" (2003–2006). On the same year, he decided to start a solo career. Since then, he has released two studio albums; "Otra Bestia" - Released on June (2007), Produced by Rafael Lazzaro in New York, NY, with songs such as "Electrico", "La Pared" and "No Hablemos de Amor".
On October 2007, "Otra Bestia" was chosen by MTV and Smirnoff from 2,500 bands to represent the country in the contest "La Zona del Combate". In the same year, he was nominated for a Cassandra Award, in the category of Best Rock Band In [[Dominican Republic.
"Bonanza" (2008) was the second album released by songwriter Poket, songs include; "Mala Persona", "Las Bombas Del Armagedón", and "La Vida Mata".
Poket also had a radio show, called Generacion X about the best music highlights on US and UK, and including a part of the show dedicated to local bands and the local music scene, which himself has contributed majorly. Was kept on air for six years with himself as host. He decided to quit it (early 2010), due personal projects he wanted to develop giving more focus on his music career.
On February 9, released a new single called "Los Juegos(Que Juega la Gente) for his upcoming album this present year.
As cited on various occasions, his music has been influenced by mostly Indie, Brit-Pop and Folk bands, such as Oasis, The Smiths, Richard Hawley, Voxtrot, Camera Obscura, Sean Lennon, Feist, M. Ward
Band members
- Nelson García (lead singer, guitar)
- Eduardo Coronado (lead guitar)
- David Taveras (keyboard)
- Miguel Martinez (bass)
- René Taveras (drums)
Discography
- Otra Bestia (2007)
- Bonanza (2008)
- Fulminante (2010) in process