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'''Luis Cardenas''' is a [[Latin-American]] drummer who has been active since the |
'''Luis Cardenas''' is a [[Latin-American]] drummer who has been active since the early 1980s, both as a solo act and as a member of the rock band [[Renegade (band)|Renegade]]. |
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Renegade was formed by Cardenas and the band's manager/producer Kim Richards<ref>http://renegadeusa.com/members/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?10</ref> and were unusual in being ethnic [[Hispanic]]s playing rock music. [[Deney Terrio]], host of [[Dance Fever]] introduced Renegade in what is believed to be their first national television appearance as being from "[[Whittier, California|Whittier]], California". Building a local following and subsequently winning a record contract, the band released the albums "Rock n' Roll Crazy", "Renegade II – On The Run", "Nuns on Wheels" and "Renegade Live". The band sold well in [[Mexico]], Canada, Japan, United Kingdom and locally in California, but did not enjoy the same level of success throughout the US as they did internationally.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}} In the United States, the band was widely viewed as teen idols, appearing in [[Tiger Beat]], [[16 Magazine]], [[Bop (magazine)|BOP Magazine]] and television programs, such as [[Dance Fever]], which often overshadowed their musical prowess. The band was successful enough in the United States, to headline music festivals with bands such as [[38 Special (band)|38 Special]], [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]], [[Journey (band)|Journey]] and [[Night Ranger]]. Renegade toured throughout the world in their own [[Learjet]],<ref>Renegade Official Photo Gallery http://renegadeusa.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=912{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Self-published inline|date=August 2013}} and http://renegadeusa.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=522{{dead link|date=August 2013 }}{{Self-published inline|date=August 2013}}</ref> and was popular enough in the late 1980s to be asked by [[Kenny Rogers]] to appear on the Texas-New Mexico Border with [[Lionel Richie]] and [[Lee Greenwood]] to support Rogers' [[Hands Across America]] effort.<ref>See Career Highlights Press Articles http://renegadeusa.com/members/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?10</ref> Renegade was the Saturday night headline attraction for the Los Angeles Street Scene Festival in both 1985 and 1986, with audiences of 150,000 in attendance.<ref>Los Angeles Times http://renegadeusa.com/members/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?10</ref> In 1990, the band was featured in a 98-minute television special aired on [[MTV]] internationally, entitled "Renegade MTV Special."<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1447505/</ref> Cardenas reprised his original "Let It Out" drum solo during the MTV Special.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCkO1LExdZE and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbesqEfdyyU</ref> The band was honored in August 2001 at a [[David Hasselhoff]] hosted event at the [[Conga Room]], in Los Angeles for record sales in excess of 30 million units worldwide.<ref>David Hasselhoff Introducing Renegade at 30 Million Platinum Sales Award event, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7byydLZVoc Youtube.com]</ref> |
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Renegade was formed in California in the early 1980s by Cardenas and the band's manager/producer Kim Richards<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://renegadeusa.com/members/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?10 |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 21, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715172834/http://renegadeusa.com/members/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?10 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and were unusual in being ethnic [[Hispanic]]s playing rock music. Widely viewed as teen idols, the band headlined the Saturday nights of the Los Angeles Street Scene Festival in both 1985 and 1986, with audiences of 150,000 in attendance.<ref>Los Angeles Times http://renegadeusa.com/members/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?10 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715172834/http://renegadeusa.com/members/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?10 |date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref> They released four albums, ''Rock n' Roll Crazy'', ''Renegade II – On the Run'', ''Nuns on Wheels'' and ''Renegade Live'', with their major success coming in California, Mexico and Japan. Renegade played around the world and at music festivals with bands such as [[38 Special (band)|38 Special]], [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]], [[Journey (band)|Journey]] and [[Night Ranger]], and in the late 1980s were asked by [[Kenny Rogers]] to appear on the Texas-New Mexico Border with [[Lionel Richie]] and [[Lee Greenwood]] to support Rogers' [[Hands Across America]] effort.<ref>See Career Highlights Press Articles http://renegadeusa.com/members/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?10 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715172834/http://renegadeusa.com/members/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?10 |date=July 15, 2011 }}</ref> In 1990, the band was featured in a 98-minute television special aired on [[MTV]] internationally, entitled ''Renegade MTV Special''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1447505/|title = Renegade MTV Special (TV Movie 1990) - IMDb| website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> |
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Renegade reformed in 2000 and was honored in August 2001 at a [[David Hasselhoff]]-hosted event at the [[Conga Room]] in Los Angeles for record sales in excess of 30 million units worldwide.<ref>{{YouTube|D7byydLZVoc|David Hasselhoff Introducing Renegade at 30 Million Sales Award event}}</ref> |
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==Solo projects== |
==Solo projects== |
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In 1986 Cardenas held the world record for having the world's largest drumkit,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Record Breaker |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=26 |date=October 25, 1986}}</ref> which he demonstrated on the ''Guinness Hall of Fame Awards'' TV show hosted by [[David Frost]].<ref>{{YouTube|e89IPK5eYHY|Guinness Hall of Fame Awards}}</ref> |
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Cardenas personally achieved additional fame in the US, Japan, Canada, [[Mexico]], and especially throughout Europe,{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}} where he participated in a TV show resulting from his having broken the world record for having the world's largest drumkit, which had previously landed him in the [[Guinness Book of World Records]].<ref>{{YouTube|e89IPK5eYHY|Guinness Hall of Fame Awards Program hosted by David Frost}}</ref> Unlike many drummers of the 1980s, Cardenas proved his drumming ability with the band's debut live track "Let It Out" in which he performs an intricate drum solo that comprises nearly a quarter of the song, ala [[Iron Butterfly]]'s "In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida".<ref>{{YouTube|pCkO1LExdZE|MTV Presents Renegade Live}}</ref> |
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The same year Cardenas released a solo album entitled ''Animal Instinct''. The first single from the album was a cover of the [[Del Shannon]] song "[[Runaway (Del Shannon song)|Runaway]]" and became a hit in the US, peaking at number 83 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Luis Cardenas – Runaway – Chart History (Hot 100) |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/luis-cardenas/chart-history/hsi/}}</ref> The video for the single featured cameo appearances by Shannon and [[Donny Osmond]] and cost $500,000 to make, reputedly the most expensive video ever made for a single at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=On the Beat |magazine=Billboard |page=22 |date=May 3, 1986}}</ref> It won a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video, Short Form]] at the [[29th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=GRAMMY Award Results for Luis Cardenas |date=November 23, 2020|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/luis-cardenas}}</ref> Cardenas followed "Runaway" with the self-penned "Hungry for Your Love", which featured [[Phyllis Diller]] and Cardenas's pet tiger Bundi in the video, but the single did not match the success of "Runaway". The album ''Animal Instinct'' was reissued on March 6, 2012, featuring bonus tracks and the videos for the singles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Press Release – Allied Artists Music Group to Re-Release Luis Cardenas Animal Instinct CD with Music Videos |url=http://us.alliedartists.com/release.php?id=36 |date=February 13, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511090631/http://us.alliedartists.com/release.php?id=36 |archivedate=May 11, 2012}}</ref> |
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The re-release of ''Animal Instinct'' was due to precede the release of a new double album by Cardenas entitled ''Generations'' that was to include Cardenas's two sons Nick and Zach Cardenas and was planned for release later in 2012. However, in a press release sent out by Allied Artists on October 15, 2012, it was announced that the album "will not be distributed at this time, and no new date has been established".<ref>{{cite web |title=Press Release – New Album from Luis Cardenas to Be Delayed Until Further Notice |url=http://us.alliedartists.com/release.php?id=38 |date=October 15, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726191601/http://us.alliedartists.com/release.php?id=38 |archivedate=July 26, 2014}}</ref> |
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==Return to Renegade== |
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In 2000 Cardenas was once again with Renegade and the band was hopeful of regaining past glories. Renegade's past success, caused Ritmo Beat Magazine to refer to the band as the first Latin rock band, hailing them as Chicano rock-gods.<ref>Ritmo Beat Magazine Article http://renegadeusa.com/members/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?11</ref> However, the effort to rekindle the Renegade machine was hampered by differences between band members, ultimately sidelining Danny David Flores and moving [[Tony De La Rosa (rock guitarist)|Tony De La Rosa]] back to bass guitar. The band went on to perform as a three piece, now consisting of the original three core members. Activity on the band's official website appears to point to yet another re-emergence, announcing the release of a brand new DVD concert, entitled Renegade Live @ The House of Blues, that contains some older material, brand new material and a jam session with legendary guitarist [[Mike Pinera]].<ref>Allied Artists DVD Promo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUKZIJaF8Jg&feature=channel_page</ref> According to the [[Internet Movie Database]] ([[IMDb]]), [[Allied Artists Pictures]], a sister company of their record label, [[Allied Artists Music Group]], scheduled release of Renegade Live @ The House of Blues for September 2009 in the United States, with worldwide distribution occurring later in the year.<ref>IMDb http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343396/</ref> |
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==New solo projects== |
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Luis Cardenas signed a new recording contract with his longtime record label, Allied Artists Music Group, and was working on a new album that was scheduled to be released in 2012.<ref>http://us.alliedartists.com/release.php?id=36|Allied Artists Music Group Press Release</ref> The label simultaneously announced that it had re-released Cardenas's Animal Instinct CD as a collector's edition on March 6, 2012.<ref>http://us.alliedartists.com/release.php?id=36|Allied Artists Music Group press release</ref> The re-release of Animal Instinct was to be in anticipation of the release of a new double CD entitled "Generations" that was planned to hit store shelves in the later part of 2012. The Generations CD was to include Cardenas's two sons Nick and Zach Cardenas.<ref>http://us.alliedartists.com/release.php?id=36|Allied Artists Music Group press release</ref> In an October 15, 2012 press release, Allied Artists Music Group's president, Stephan Bauer, announced that the new Cardenas CD "will not be distributed at this time, and no new date has been established."<ref>[http://us.alliedartists.com/release.php?id=38|Allied Artists Music Group press release]</ref> |
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==Drumming style== |
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Cardenas is known for his feel oriented drumming referred to by many as John Henry Bonham's feel style. Also his fast and Latin influenced drumming technique. He is also known for his massive 360-degree drum set, decked out in tiger stripe print (in honor of Cardenas' own pet tiger), and it appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "Largest drum set in the world played by a professional drummer", inducted was Luis Cardenas' 75 piece world famous drum kit as featured in his videos "Hungry For Your Love" and "Runaway". Cardenas' drum kit later grew to about 114 pieces. |
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At the height of Renegade's success in the late 1980s, Cardenas endorsed Ludwig drums, Remo drumheads, Pro mark drumsticks, and Paiste cymbals. Tycoon Percussion was also added recently. |
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*[http://luiscardenas.com Luis Cardenas official Website] |
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*[http://renegadeusa.com Renegade official website] |
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Luis Cardenas | |
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 114 piece Guinness Book of World Records Ludwig drum set used by Luis Cardenas with Renegade | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Luis Anthony Cardenas |
| Genres | hard rock, latin rock, glam metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, guitar, percussion, bass, keyboards, piano, vocals |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Allied Artists Music Group, Columbia Records, Warner Bros. Records, Capitol Records |
| Website | luiscardenas |
Luis Cardenas is a Latin-American drummer who has been active since the early 1980s, both as a solo act and as a member of the rock band Renegade.
Renegade
[edit]Renegade was formed in California in the early 1980s by Cardenas and the band's manager/producer Kim Richards[1] and were unusual in being ethnic Hispanics playing rock music. Widely viewed as teen idols, the band headlined the Saturday nights of the Los Angeles Street Scene Festival in both 1985 and 1986, with audiences of 150,000 in attendance.[2] They released four albums, Rock n' Roll Crazy, Renegade II – On the Run, Nuns on Wheels and Renegade Live, with their major success coming in California, Mexico and Japan. Renegade played around the world and at music festivals with bands such as 38 Special, Foreigner, Journey and Night Ranger, and in the late 1980s were asked by Kenny Rogers to appear on the Texas-New Mexico Border with Lionel Richie and Lee Greenwood to support Rogers' Hands Across America effort.[3] In 1990, the band was featured in a 98-minute television special aired on MTV internationally, entitled Renegade MTV Special.[4]
Renegade reformed in 2000 and was honored in August 2001 at a David Hasselhoff-hosted event at the Conga Room in Los Angeles for record sales in excess of 30 million units worldwide.[5]
Solo projects
[edit]In 1986 Cardenas held the world record for having the world's largest drumkit,[6] which he demonstrated on the Guinness Hall of Fame Awards TV show hosted by David Frost.[7]
The same year Cardenas released a solo album entitled Animal Instinct. The first single from the album was a cover of the Del Shannon song "Runaway" and became a hit in the US, peaking at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100.[8] The video for the single featured cameo appearances by Shannon and Donny Osmond and cost $500,000 to make, reputedly the most expensive video ever made for a single at the time.[9] It won a nomination for Best Music Video, Short Form at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards.[10] Cardenas followed "Runaway" with the self-penned "Hungry for Your Love", which featured Phyllis Diller and Cardenas's pet tiger Bundi in the video, but the single did not match the success of "Runaway". The album Animal Instinct was reissued on March 6, 2012, featuring bonus tracks and the videos for the singles.[11]
The re-release of Animal Instinct was due to precede the release of a new double album by Cardenas entitled Generations that was to include Cardenas's two sons Nick and Zach Cardenas and was planned for release later in 2012. However, in a press release sent out by Allied Artists on October 15, 2012, it was announced that the album "will not be distributed at this time, and no new date has been established".[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Los Angeles Times http://renegadeusa.com/members/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?10 Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ See Career Highlights Press Articles http://renegadeusa.com/members/e107_plugins/wrap/wrap.php?10 Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Renegade MTV Special (TV Movie 1990) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ David Hasselhoff Introducing Renegade at 30 Million Sales Award event on YouTube
- ^ "Record Breaker". Billboard. October 25, 1986. p. 26.
- ^ Guinness Hall of Fame Awards on YouTube
- ^ "Luis Cardenas – Runaway – Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "On the Beat". Billboard. May 3, 1986. p. 22.
- ^ "GRAMMY Award Results for Luis Cardenas". November 23, 2020.
- ^ "Press Release – Allied Artists Music Group to Re-Release Luis Cardenas Animal Instinct CD with Music Videos". February 13, 2012. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012.
- ^ "Press Release – New Album from Luis Cardenas to Be Delayed Until Further Notice". October 15, 2012. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014.