Ariel Rot
Ariel Eduardo Rotenberg Gutkin (Buenos Aires, April 19, 1960) is an Argentine rock and blues guitarist, singer, composer and music producer, residing in Spain. He was part of the Tequila group and later of Los Rodríguez. Since the separation of this group, he undertook a solo career.
He has had a stable partner for more than 20 years and is the father of 2 children: Mateo (born in 2002) and Valentina (born in 2005).
Biography
Ariel Rot was born in Buenos Aires on April 19, 1960 and since he was little he lived surrounded by artists. His sister, Cecilia Roth, is a well-known actress, and his mother is Dina Rot, a Sephardic music singer who has released numerous albums. His paternal family, of Ukrainian origin, settled in Argentina first fleeing Nazism and then Stalinism, and in those years he declared himself a fan of Oscar Aleman.
In 1976 he emigrated with his family to Spain, persecuted by the Argentine dictatorship, and there he joined the group that would later become known as Tequila, with famous songs like "Salta" and "Rock & Roll in the town square", which would launch him to fame. The group was formed together with Ariel by the also Argentine Alejo Stivel, Felipe Lipe, Manolo Iglesias and Julián Infante, who would later accompany him in Los Rodríguez. In those years Ariel established a close friendship with Sergio Makaroff, who was a composer at this time of songs such as "El Ahorcado", "Todo se mueva", "Quiero besarte" and the & # 34; Rock of the Elevator & # 34;, and that he was one of the lyricists of his records as a soloist.
After the dissolution of the group, in 1983, Rot began a brief solo career. The albums Debajo del puente (1984) and Vértigo (1985) belong to this period, as well as other compositions that were later recorded with Los Rodríguez ("Tú me you're trapping again"). At that stage he wrote songs for his sister Rubí but then Rot returned to Argentina.
Later this period and after accompanying Andrés Calamaro on two of his solo albums, Por mirarte and No one leaves here alive, Julián Infante joined him and Germán Vilella to form the well-known rock group Los Rodríguez, in which he remained for much of the 1990s. This band was characterized by the use of Latin rhythms (milonga, rumba, among others) fused with rock. A successful formula for the Spanish recording market.
While the Rodríguez were on their last tour, the decision to dissolve the group having been made, he resumed his solo career to this day. Ashes in the air, I'm sorry Frank, Now they ask for your head, Duos trios and other perversions, Solo Rot and La Huesuda.
Among the songs that Rot has composed throughout his musical career, we can highlight "Mucho mejor", "You are trapping me again" for Los Rodríguez, "Expensive vices", "Ashes in the air" and "Simple Tastes" (dedicated to his son) from his solo stage. In them he retains the tendency to incorporate Latin rhythms (for example, the transformation of rock & # 34; Much better & # 34; into a tango), although adopting a more personal style, different from the model spread by Los Rodríguez.
Among Ariel Rot's collaborations with other artists, the song by Extremoduro "Volando solo" included in the disk Deltoya. The song "Sweet Sad Girl" from the album Neverly Brothers by the brothers Guille and Fernando Martín. The Makaroff brothers have also had a large space in their musical production performing numerous lyrics, in particular Sergio Makaroff ("Hasta perder la cuenta", among many others).
In September 2007, he collaborated with Jaime Urrutia on the radio program La ventana. She also participated with the band Phantom Club in their concert in the city of Tui, presenting their album Muchas Noches, Buenas Gracias, specifically in the single & # 34; Puro Funkytown & # 34;. She usually accompanies other Argentines in small concerts in the Madrid capital, such as Andy Chango, Marcelo Champanier and Claudio Gabis.
In 2019 he made his debut as the presenter of a musical program on TVE, with "A country to listen to"
In March 2020, he collaborated with the initiative I stay at home participating in the Festival from Instagram. Later, in May of the same year, he published a version of the song "Emociones escondidas" with a string quartet and piano.
The Rodriguez 2020-2021
Commemorative meeting on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the birth of this band, book, compilation album.
Discography
With Morris
- Fever of living (1978)
With Tequila
- Honorary Enrolment (1978)
- Rock and Roll (1979)
- Viva Tequila (1980)
- Confidential (1981)
- Tequila. (Compilation, 2008)
- Adios Tequila en Vivo (Wizink Center, 2019)
First solo stage
- Under the bridge (1984)
- Vertigo (1985)
With Andrés Calamaro
- For looking at you (1988) - Guitars, choirs, co-productor and author
- Nobody's living out of here (1989) - Guitars, choirs, co-productor and author.
With Los Rodríguez
- Good luck. (1991)
- Pirate Disc (Decree, 1992)
- No documents (1993)
- More words, less words (1995)
- See you later. (Recollective 1996)
- To not forget (Recollective, 2002)
Second solo stage
- Speaking alone (1997) - It counted with the Attractions as the base band.
- Ashes in the air (1999)
- Live much better (2001)
- I'm sorry, Frank. (2003)
- Acoustic (2003)
- Now they ask for your head. (2005)
- Black Tag (Recollective, 2007) / Duos, trios and other perversions (2007) (on this record sings its best-known themes with artists of Christina Rosenvinge, Jaime Urrutia, Fito Páez and Andrés Calamaro.)
- Ten x three (2009), recording on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Efe eme magazine.
- Just Rot. (2010). By demand of the artist is also published in vinyl.
- The huesuda (2013)
- The Way (2016)
Collaborations
- Cañón - Atraco (2019)
- In My Portfolio - Attract (2019)
- Little Lolita - The Guard - Guitar and Voice
- Early Dementia - Andy Chango - Guitar and choirs - Included in the album 'Andy Chango' (1998)
- Neurons - Andy Chango - Guitar and choirs - Included in the album 'Andy Chango' (1998)
- Brought with the dealer - Andy Chango - Guitar and choirs - Included in the album 'Andy Chango' (1998)
- The best thing that can happen to a croissant - Andy Chango - Guitar, bass and choirs - Included in the BSO of the film The best thing that can happen to a croissant (2003)
- Que Barbaridad! - Jaime Urrutia - Guitar and choirs - Included in the album 'EnJoy' (2007)
- A Rodar Mi Vida - Fito Páez - Guitar soloist - Included in the album 'Love after Love' (1992)
- Giros - Fito Páez - Voice and guitar. - Included in the disc 'I don't know if it's Baires or Madrid' (2008)
- Dar es Dar - Fito Páez - Guitar and choirs - Included in the album 'I don't know if it's Baires or Madrid' (2008)
- Viridiana - Joaquín Sabina - Guitar, choirs and co-author - Included in the album 'Yo, mi, me, with you' (1996)
- - Andrés Calamaro - Soloist guitar. - Included in the disc 'Made in Span' (2005)
- N.Q.T.Q.E. Comes - Andrés Calamaro - Guitar and choirs. - Included in the album 'El Salmon' (2000)
- Love Card - Candy Caramelo - Guitar. - Included in the album 'By loving you don't have to pay' (2008)
- You're catching me again - M-Clan - Guitar, voice and co-author. - Included in the disc 'Two Nights at Prince' (2014)
- Condemn of love - With Jaime Urrutia Tribute to Radio Futura - Voice and guitar. - Included in the tribute disc to Radio Futura 'Arde la Calle' (2005)
- Good intentions - Ricardo Marín - Guitar and voice. - Included in the album 'Good intentions' (2013)
- As a condemned - Sergio Makaroff - Guitar, choirs and artistic direction. - Included in the disk 'Number One' (2008)
- Flying solo - Extremoduro - solo guitar. - Included in ‘Deltoya’ disk (1992)
- Rock ́n Rollmops - Andy Chango - Guitar and voice. - Included in disco 'Boris Vian'(2008)
Lazily
- Mánager - Included in 'Friends of Animals' (2006)
- Take me to the dance - Included in 'Avions' (2009)
- Channel 69 - Included in 'Dúos, tríos y otros perversiones' (2007)
- Expert Hands -Included in 'Solo Rot'(2010)
As a Producer
- Persecution - The Pistones (1983)
- The Fantastic Adventures of Captain Angustia - Andy Chango (2001)