David Longoria
David Longoria | |
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 David Longoria | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 7, 1977 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington |
| Genres | Pop, jazz, Classical music, Latin, electronic dance |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, record producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, trumpet |
| Labels | Del Oro Music, Interscope, Logic, Epic, EMI |
| Website | www |
David Longoria is a twice Grammy Award nominated American trumpeter, songwriter, singer and music producer. [1]
Most notably, he has been nominated for two Grammy Awards for his work on the albums Los Fabulosos (2022) and ¡Brillo, Brillo! (2024) as a member of Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band.[2][3]
Singles
[edit]Longoria's dance/pop song "Deeper Love",[4] a duet with CeCe Peniston, peaked at No. 14 under Billboard magazine's "Hot Dance Club Play" category in 2005.[5]
In September 2012, Longoria released an instrumental dance pop single titled "Zoon Baloomba", which was remixed Ralphi Rosario, Majik Boys, DJ Yannis, DJ Mental Blue and others. Zoon Baloomba entered the US Billboard Dance Music Chart at No. 50 on October 6, 2012. When it debuted it became the first recording on this chart by a trumpeter since Herb Alpert charted his instrumental single "Rise" in 1979.[6] The song reached No. 21 on November 18, 2012.[7]
In October 2018, Longoria released a dance song featuring Dallas Lovato called "Playground", which debuted on the US Billboard "Hot Dance Club Play" chart on October 13.[8]
Studio albums
[edit]Baila!, Longoria's vocal and instrumental album, was officially released on September 30, 2013.
The title song, also called "All She Does Is Dance", was used for a music video produced as a tribute to the classic film Casablanca. Set in Morocco, it stars Longoria as Rick and Wanda Rovira as the female love interest. The music video received a nomination for "Best Independent Music Video" in the 2016 Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA).[9]
Longoria released a contemporary instrumental album on Del Oro Music titled The Journey, which featured flautist Wouter Kellerman.
El Viaje, Longoria's international instrumental album, was officially released on May 15, 2017. In 2019 Longoria released the album MOOD, a collection of iconic jazz standards featuring guest performances by Barbara Morrison, Freda Payne, Promise Marks, Marc Antonelli and Poncho Sanchez. The recording of Body And Soul featured Barbara Morrison and was awarded Best Jazz [10]
Guest performances
[edit]In October 2017 American rock band Smash Mouth released their 20th Anniversary of their hit "Walkin' on the Sun" with the Robert Eibach remix featuring Longoria's trumpet solo. The single peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Club Play chart.[11]
Longoria composed and performed the theme song for the movie Bloodline: Now Or Never called "Now Or Never" featuring April Diamond.[12] The music was co-written and produced by Robert Eibach. The song qualified for the 2018 Academy Awards under "Best Original Song" reaching the short list on the ballot.[13]
In 2016 Longoria composed and performed the score for the short film Becoming A Man, a coming-of-age story set in East Los Angeles. The score was widely acclaimed for its combination of Latin jazz and hip hop styles. This was awarded the Hollywood Music in Media Awards nomination and win under the category of "Best Score- Short Movie"[14]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.grammy.com/artists/david-longoria/51925
- ^ "David Longoria". Grammy Awards.
- ^ Iasimone, Ashley (2024-11-10). "Meet the 2025 Grammy Nominees for Best Children's Music Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ 'David Longoria featuring CeCe Peniston, Deeper Love review' Archived 2006-02-08 at the Wayback Machine DanceMusic
- ^ 'David Longoria featuring CeCe Peniston, Deeper Love featuring CeCe Peniston, US Chart Peak Position' Billboard
- ^ "David Longoria's Instrumental Zoon Baloomba Enters Billboard Chart At #50, Is Chart's First Trumpet Hit Since 1979". mi2n.com. 2012-10-06. Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "David Longoria, Artist's chart History". Billboard. 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ "Dallas Lovato Makes Billboard Chart Debut: 'It's Surreal'". Billboard.
- ^ "Nominees 2016 Best independent Music Video". HMMA Awards. Archived from the original on 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
- ^ "HMMA Winners". Hollywood Music In Media Awards. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Smash Mouth Walkin' On The Sun 2017 Chart History". Billboard. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ ""Longoria Trumpets Rhino Cause With New Movie Theme Song"". Buzzfeed. Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ ""Oscars: 70 Songs Eligible for Academy Award Consideration"". The Hollywood Reporter. 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ ""Hollywood Music In Media Awards: Full Winners List"". hollywoodreporter.com. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
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- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American trumpeters
- 1977 births
- American jazz composers
- American jazz trumpeters
- American male jazz composers
- American male songwriters
- American male trumpeters
- Jazz musicians from Colorado
- Jazz musicians from Washington (state)
- Living people
- Musicians from Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Musicians from Seattle
- People from Renton, Washington
- Songwriters from Washington (state)