1. Presentation By Debra Gutierrez

2. Marco Antonio Solis Biography and Musical Analysis 3. Marco Antonio Solis was born December 29, 1959 in Ario de Rosales, Michocan, Mexico. He is a Mexican composer, musician and record producer. Marco Antonio Solis had a passion for music and formed a musical group at the age of 12 with his cousin Joel Solis called los Hermanitos Solis. Marco Antonio Solis Early Years 4. From those beginnings Marco Antonio Solis and Los Bukis began a career with endless hits including Te tuve y te perdi (I had you and lost you), Una noche come esta (One night like this) and from their fourth album Triste Imaginar (Sad to Imagine). Marco Antonio Solis & Los Bukis 5. From those early beginnings Marco Antonio Solis and Los Bukis began a career with endless hits. Their first concert tour of the Unites States was so memorable that Marco Antonio Solis wrote a song about it called Los Alambrados (The Fences) referring to the experience of crossing the border. Marco Antonio Solis & Los Bukis 6. During the summer of 1996 Marco Antonio Solis released his first solos album entitled En Pleno Vuelo(In Flight) after the recording company made him an offer. This ultimately caused the break up with Los Bukis. Marco Antonio Solis Solo Career 7. In 1999 Marco Antonio Solis produced Trozos de mi Alma (Pieces of my Soul) which earned various Billboard awards. Marco Antonio Solis Mexican was honored with the 2,415th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Los Angeles, California on August 5, 2010 Marco Antonio Solis Accomplishments 8. Marco Antonio Sols was named Songwriter of the Year at the 15th Annual ASCAP Latin Music Awards in March of 2007 Latin GRAMMY winner Marco Antonio Sols scored four nominations: Song Of The Year and Best Regional Mexican Song for "A Dnde Vamos A Parar?"; Best Male Pop Vocal Album for En Total Plenitud; and Best Regional Mexican Song for "T Me Vuelves Loco. On March 3, 2009: Marco Antonio Sols and Joan Sebastian were named Songwriters of the Year at the 17th Annual ASCAP Latin Music Awards Marco Antonio Solis Accomplishments 9. Marco Antonio Solis won the Best Regional Mexican Song Award with the single "Tu Me Vuelves Loco during the Latin Grammys 2011 Marco Antonio Solis Accomplishments 10. Marco Antonio Solis Music Marco Antonio Solis has written over 300 songs which include ballads, love songs, cumbias, rancheras and pop music. His music has been performed by such artists as Ana Gabriel, Laura Florez, Paulina Rubio, Alejandro Fernandez, Juan Luis Guerra, El Grupo Intocable, Montez de Durango, and Olga Tanon. 11. Marco Antonio Solis Famous Song Quotes Las cosas ms lindas llegan y se van pero es tan difcil comenzar de nuevo cuando el sufrimiento no puedo arrancar. Tan solo te recuerdo y te extrao los das son mas largos si pienso en ti, no se si nos hacemos dao o fue lindo vivir todo lo que gritaba nuestro sentir....... 12. Listening Guide O me vov o te vas History O me voy o te vas (Either Ill Go or Youll Go) was written by Marco Antonio Solis and released in 2001 on the album Mas de me Alma. The lyrics of the song are a plea from Solis to the person to whom he is singing it to. The songs focus is for the person to whom he is singing to stop emphasizing on all of his defects and everything that he does wrong. The song reached Billboard Hot Latin tracks chart at number 16 and was nominated for pop song of the year in 2002 by Premio lo Nuestro. O me vov o te vas 4:40 0:00 Introduction Four chords are played and then repeated. The melody is smooth and conjunct. The rhythm is bare. The timbre is warm, mellow and relaxing. The texture is warm and comforting. The harmony is stable and clear 13. 0:29 Verse 1 The melody is smooth. The rhythm is more complex here than in the introduction. The timbre is lush with rich and warm flowing music. The texture is dense with many different instruments playing different notes at different times. The harmony is stable and clear. 1:16 Pre Chorus 1:36 Chorus The melody is smooth. The rhythm is more complex here than in the introduction. The timbre is lush with rich and warm flowing music. The texture is dense with many different instruments playing different notes at different times. The harmony is stable and clear. String instruments are introduced during this part of the song adding more 2:24 to 2:43 Bridge Repeat Pre Chorus String instruments are the focus of a 20 second bridge which feels lush and rich with warm flowing music. 3:30 Chorus The melody is smooth. The rhythm is more complex here than in the introduction. The timbre is lush with rich and warm flowing music. The texture is dense with many different instruments playing different notes at different times. The harmony is stable and clear. 14. Si No te hubieras Ido ( If you had not gone) History The album was written and produced by Marco Antonio Solis in 1985 and was first included in an album by Marisela entitled Sin El. It became very successful and it was later rerecorded on his album Trozos de mi Alma. The song was featured in a movie soundtrack called Y tu Mam Tambien. The song became another top ten hit peaking at number four on Billboards Hot Latin Tracks. Si No te hubieras Ido 4:47 0:00 Introduction The rhythm is slow and bare. The timbre is rich and warm. The texture is pulsing with slow repeated notes. The harmony is stable and settled. 0:25 Verse One In verse one and two the rhythm is slow and bare. The timbre is rich and warm and full of sounds with flowing music. The texture is rich and pulsing with slow repeated notes. The harmony is stable and settled. The melody is smooth and conjunct. 1:07 Verse Two 1:47 Chorus The drum rhythm changes at the beginning of the chorus and then reverts back to slow and bare. The timbre is warm with flowing music and many instruments. . The texture is dense with many different instruments playing at the same time. The harmony is clear and settled. String Instruments are introduced during the chorus to help set the mood of the song. The melody is smooth and conjunct. 15. 3:07 Verse The rhythm is slow and bare. The timbre is rich and warm and full of sounds with flowing music. The texture is rich and pulsing with slow repeated notes. The harmony is stable and settled. The melody is smooth and conjunct. 3:46 Chorus The drum rhythm changes at the beginning of the chorus and reverts back to slow and bare. The timbre is warm with flowing music and many instruments. The texture is dense with many different instruments playing at the same time. The harmony is clear and settled. String Instruments are introduced during the chorus to help set the mood of the song. The melody is smooth and conjunct. 16. Recuerdos, Tristeza y Soledad The album is also titled Recuerdos , Tristeza y Soledad and was released by Marco Antonio Solis in August of 1998. The album is a compilation album of his greatest hits from his first studio albums El Pleno Vuelo and other albums he created when he was with Los Bukis. The album was certified as gold. Recuerdos, Tristeza y Soledad (Memories, Sadness and Loneliness) 4:26 0:00 Introduction The melody is smooth and conjunct. The rhythm starts off with intense drum beats followed by slow and bare beats that lead up to intense drum beats such as those at the end of a song played by an orchestra. The timbre is lush with warm flowing music with many instruments. The texture is dense with many instruments playing different notes. The harmony is unstable. 0:32 Verse One In verse one and two the melody is smooth and conjunct. The rhythm is slow and bare. The timbre is lush and warm. The texture is dense with many instruments playing different notes. The harmony is stable. 1:07 Verse Two 1:41 Chorus The melody is smooth and conjunct. The rhythm starts off with intense drum beats followed by slow and bare beats that lead up to intense drum beats such as those at the end of a song played by an orchestra. The timbre is lush with warm flowing music with many instruments. The texture is dense with many instruments playing different notes. The harmony is unstable which cause the listener to feel the intensity of the song message and then dissipates. 3:10 Chorus repeat 17. Bibliography "Biografa De Marco Antonio Sols | Univision Msica." UnivisionMusica.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2014. Marco Antonio Sols Oficial Tres Semanas. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2014. WWW.MARCOANTONIOSOLIS.COM Billboard Magazine, Hot Latin tracks, Web. Feb 21 2014 www.billboard.com/charts/latin-songs ASCAP- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Web. Feb 22, 2014 www.ascap.com/ Premio lo Nuestro, Univiosion Televison Web. Feb 21, 2014 http://musica.univision.com/premio-lo-nuestro/