Alexian Kernel
Alexian Kernel | |
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Born |
Percy Alexander Meza Bravo April 18, 1992 Iquitos, Loreto Region, Peru |
Other names | Percy Meza |
Alma mater | Scientific University of Peru |
Occupation | Musician, visual artist, filmmaker |
Years active | 2011 – present[1] |
Known for | Cementerio General (2013) |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Labels | Frenchdak Records,[2] Independent |
Website |
alexiankernel |
Percy Meza (born April 18, 1992),[1] also known by his stage name Alexian Kernel, is a Peruvian electronic musician, film editor and visual artist. Since 2013 it has been selected as one of 20 most influential online people in Iquitos.[3][4]
History
Percy Alexander Meza Bravo was born on April 18, 1992 in Iquitos, Peru. He attended Scientific University of Peru where he graduated with a Bachelor of Communication Sciences.
He entered to music as "self-taught artist" in 2011 after having a brief start in literature, writing short stories and novelles of science fiction, horror and fantasy; all were published as e-books.[1][5] Originally, he was known as Percy Meza before adopting the new alias.[6] His first steps in music were influenced by the experimental genre,[6] influenced by Björk, The Prodigy, Crystal Castles and Kraftwerk.[2] In 2012, he adopted the alias of Alexian Kernel, created from his middle name "Alexander" and German word kernel, meaning nucleus.
Directed by Paco Bardales, Kernel produced the music video for "Downtown Iquitos", included as a two-chapter short-film in 2014.[7][8] The same year, Kernel released "A-OK" and "Hey Joven Charapa" in iTunes and Spotify.[1][2]
In early 2016, he released another single titled "Smooth Ready".
Other ventures
Outside his musical alias, Meza is very dedicated to film scene as Film editor, visual artist and writer.[1] He worked as offline editor in very popular Peruvian film Cementerio general directed by Dorian Fernández-Moris, which was the highest grossing film in Peru in 2013.[9][10] After participating as screenwriter and actor in college-short film Ciudadanos Astrales in 2014,[11] he returned to work for Dorian Fernández-Moris for Maligno in 2016 as graphic designer and digital artist.[12]
Discography
Year | Title | Tracks |
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2014 | Instant Freedom[2] | "A-OK" |
"Hey Joven Charapa" | ||
2016 | Smooth Ready | "Smooth Ready" |
Other tracks
- "The Friends" (2012)
- "Fast River" (2012)
- "Big Bang" (2013)
- "La Pandilla Urbana" (2013)
- "La tormenta" (2013)
- "Downtown Iquitos" (2014)
Filmography
- General Cemetery (2013)
- Ciudadanos Astrales como Harold (2014)[11]
- El Pétalo de los 33 (2014)
- Maligno (2016)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Bio". IMDb. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Alexian Kernel". Discogs. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ Paco, Bardales. "El mapa de influencia online en Iquitos". La Mula. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ "MAPA DE INFLUENCIA EN IQUITOS". Pro & Contra. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ↑ "Entrevista a Percy Meza". La Mula. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- 1 2 "Alexian Kernel". ArtistTrove. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Downtown Iquitos". IMDb. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ "POP: El amor a la tierra". Pro y Contra. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Cementerio General – Crew". IMDb. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ ""Cementerio General" ya es la tercera película peruana más vista de los últimos 15 años". IMDb. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- 1 2 "Entrevista a Andre Ocampo, director de "Ciudadanos astrales", más cine en Iquitos". Cinencuentro. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Maligno". IMDb. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Alexian Kernel at AllMusic
- Alexian Kernel at the Internet Movie Database
- Alexian Kernel on Facebook
- Alexian Kernel discography on Discogs.