Renuevo 360

History

The Santana brothers, Christian, Daniel, and Nelson are the original members of Renuevo 360. They were born and raised in Ecuador, where their passion for music began. After developing their musical talent in Ecuador and being part of several musical projects in their native country, they continued to excel in playing musical instruments in the United States. Following several years of gained experience in Ecuador and the United States, the Santana brothers knew it was time to begin their Pop Rock Christian band.

They decided to name the band Renuevo 360. The word 'renuevo' is a Spanish word, which means "renewal", because they wanted to impart to their listeners a sense of renewing of their mind. Additionally, 360 symbolizes the wholeness that they believe should have as they listen to the inspirational music, which contains positive and uplifting lyrics. The Santana brothers sought to take listeners to a complete and total renewed mind, which would break paradigms that limit the potential to excel. They wanted to convey a message that would help listeners identify with them as individuals. As a result, the main objective of their band is to have their faithful listeners renew their mind and never stop dreaming.

The Santana brothers knew that their talent and inspiration needed to extend to all around them, therefore they began their Pop Rock Christian Latin band in 2006. The year 2006 was a significant year in the musical advancement of Renuevo 360, because the band members, Christian, Daniel, and Nelson, met Rodrigo Silva. Silva, leader of the musical group Santo Remedio, not only became their well-known friend, but also accepted to be their producer. Silva produced their first album titled, Mi Todo.

As a result of their development with Renuevo 360, the Santana brothers have demonstrated that being native Spanish-speaking individuals is not an impediment to impact others. Renuevo 360 has been a means used to express that it is necessary and possible to express positivity in the United States in a language other than English. Unlike the belief of the English-only Movement which states that English should be the universal language in the United States, Renuevo 360 has proven that it is not only good, but essential to have a diversity of not only rhythms and genres, but of languages as well. With the development of Renuevo 360 which began in 2006, not only was their a need of breaking erroneous paradigms, but of expressing the fact that Pop Rock Spanish-speaking Christian bands are needed in the United States. Therefore, Renuevo 360 took the challenge of performing, composing and developing in a country that not always had positive measures for those whose main language was not English.

Accomplishments

Renuevo 360 has experienced several successful moments as a band. Renuevo 360 was nominated for Premios Arpa, which is known as the most important recognition a Christian band may receive in Christian music. Premios Arpa is known for recognizing Christian singers' musical and technical talent. Renuevo 360 was nominated for the category known as "The Best Independent Album." In addition, Renuevo 360 had the honor of participating in Expolit in Miami, Florida. The band has also been honored by receiving an award from The Billboard World Song Contest, as being in the top 500 high quality songs. The award was given as a result of Paul Santana writing the hit song "Mi Todo".

Christian Santana

Christian Santana is the oldest of the Santana brothers. He is the lead singer, composer, guitarist, and pianist. He began interested in instruments at the age of 12. As a result of his dedication and talent, he has had the opportunity to perform in concerts in Ecuador as well as in the United States, where he currently resides. Christian has had a strong inclination to pop rock, but has also succeeded in his career. He is a professional in the field of psychology, is currently a family counselor, and is studying to become a clinical psychologist.

Daniel Santana

Daniel Santana, the drummer, is the second oldest of the Santana brothers. At the age of 9, he learned how to play the guitar, however later realized that his passion was not the strings, instead it was percussion instruments. Daniel gained experience and expertise since he performed with well-known artists in Ecuador and the United States. He has successfully developed his musical career in addition to becoming an accountant.

Nelson Santana

Nelson Santana is the guitarist for Renuevo 360 and the youngest of the Santana brothers. The spark for a musical career began at the age of 15 when he began learning how to play the guitar. Through the years he learned to perfect his skills and has performed throughout the United States. In addition, he has had professional achievement as a business administrator.

Roberto Gavilanez

Roberto Gavilanez, the bassist is the newest member of Renuevo 360. Like the Santana brothers, Roberto is also from Ecuadorian descent, but was born in New York City. As a child, Roberto became interested in music and has highly developed his musical talent. In 2009, he began to actively engage in several functions with Renuevo 360, and later became an official member of the band. He is currently a university student who enjoys going to the movies and playing sports.

Guests

There have been several guests who have participated in performances with Renuevo 360. These guests included: Pablo Veliz a bass player who performed and participated with Renuevo 360 for 3 years, Sabah a Christian singer, David Chacon a Christian rapper, ABDI-L a Christian rapper, who participated in the songs Mic-Check and Gracias Te Doy and Rodrigo Silva a Christian singer who participated in the song Volver a Empezar.

Studio albums

2006: Renuevo 360 Mi Todo independent album