Gina Madrid & ELeNA
Gina Madrid is a Mexican, Oakland-based rapper, community organizer, activist, and core member of the renowned, Audiopharmacy.
With her distinctive cross-cultural background, multilingual abilities, and politically-charged lyrics, she has become a vibrant force in the Bay Area music scene captivating audiences with her passionate performances.
Gina has had the privilege of sharing the stage with esteemed artists such as KRS-One, Rakim, Ana Tijoux, Ozomatli, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & Immortal Technique; and music collaborations with DJ Shadow, Gift of Gab & Michael Marshall. Through her powerful lyrics and actions, she strives to ignite positive change and empower those around her.
David Saenz aka ELeNA was born in L.A California, raised by Ecuadorian parents, moved to Ecuador and started playing drums and guitar at an early age. In his teenage years started his music adventures in the Ecuadorian skate punk rock scene and formed a punk band called K.O. influenced by 80’s punk bands.
At the age of 18 moved to San Francisco, California to pursue a career in the music business as a singer-songwriter, producer, and audio engineer. In 2009, he formed a punk rock band called Alcoholics where he played guitar and lead vocals after the Alcoholics band was over, In 2014, he formed part of a ska, punk band called Sick Pigeon where he was the lead singer. At the same time on his way to fulfilling his dreams as a musician, he was also training professionally to achieve what is also his passion as a sound engineer and producer, starting from the bottom he got the opportunity to start working at the legendary Hyde Street Studios where he currently works as an audio engineer, Producer.
In January 2020, David started his new project ELeNA, lyrically Elena discusses the world’s social political, and ecological problems, interpersonal relationships issues, and love. Elena performs primary reggae music, however experiments and fusions with genres, such as punk, Ska, cumbia, Latin jazz and hip hop.
With her distinctive cross-cultural background, multilingual abilities, and politically-charged lyrics, she has become a vibrant force in the Bay Area music scene captivating audiences with her passionate performances.
Gina has had the privilege of sharing the stage with esteemed artists such as KRS-One, Rakim, Ana Tijoux, Ozomatli, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & Immortal Technique; and music collaborations with DJ Shadow, Gift of Gab & Michael Marshall. Through her powerful lyrics and actions, she strives to ignite positive change and empower those around her.
David Saenz aka ELeNA was born in L.A California, raised by Ecuadorian parents, moved to Ecuador and started playing drums and guitar at an early age. In his teenage years started his music adventures in the Ecuadorian skate punk rock scene and formed a punk band called K.O. influenced by 80’s punk bands.
At the age of 18 moved to San Francisco, California to pursue a career in the music business as a singer-songwriter, producer, and audio engineer. In 2009, he formed a punk rock band called Alcoholics where he played guitar and lead vocals after the Alcoholics band was over, In 2014, he formed part of a ska, punk band called Sick Pigeon where he was the lead singer. At the same time on his way to fulfilling his dreams as a musician, he was also training professionally to achieve what is also his passion as a sound engineer and producer, starting from the bottom he got the opportunity to start working at the legendary Hyde Street Studios where he currently works as an audio engineer, Producer.
In January 2020, David started his new project ELeNA, lyrically Elena discusses the world’s social political, and ecological problems, interpersonal relationships issues, and love. Elena performs primary reggae music, however experiments and fusions with genres, such as punk, Ska, cumbia, Latin jazz and hip hop.
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