4x Grammy Award-winning drummer Antonio Sánchez has released the video for his collaboration with 2x Academy Award-winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The clip is for the song, “I Think We’re Past That Now (feat. Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross)," taken from Sánchez's groundbreaking latest album, SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II).
"I first saw a demo reel of the Mexican animation company Animatitlan on YouTube and I immediately fell in love with their imaginative and detailed work," says Sánchez. "I thought they would be the perfect choice to create something unique for Trent’s powerful song that could also allude to my Mexican heritage in a whimsical and otherworldly fashion. This video is the result of a year and a half of exhaustive labor. Hope you enjoy it!"
WATCH “I THINK WE’RE PAST THAT NOW (FEAT. TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS)” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
LISTEN TO “I THINK WE’RE PAST THAT NOW (FEAT. TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS)” STREAM/PURCHASE SHIFT (BAD HOMBRE VOL. II) SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II) sees Sánchez joining forces with a diverse range of collaborators – which also features Dave Matthews & Pat Metheny, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Meshell Ndegeocello, Kimbra, Lila Downs, Ana Tijoux, Becca Stevens, Silvana Estrada, MARO, Thana Alexa – for an enthralling, eclectic journey uniting musical voices and perspectives from around the world.
This project first began with the internationally acclaimed Mexico City-born musician approaching some of his favorite artists for songs he could deconstruct and reimagine via his “Bad Hombre” alter-ego. An exception is “I Think We’re Past That Now,” which is a new original co-written by Reznor, Ross, and Sanchez with lyrics by Reznor. The pandemic made remote collaborations easier to facilitate and also afforded Sánchez additional time to explore ideas and expand his role as a producer and performer. With his “Bad Hombre” persona playing virtually all instruments (including guitar, bass, mandolin, oud, and more), Sánchez infused his compositional, production, and percussion talents to “shift” the songs while leaving their essence intact. While 2017’s premiere Bad Hombre project marked perhaps the most overtly political work of Sánchez’s award-winning career, SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II) places its focus on breaking through creative walls to conquer new sonic territory. “My anger transformed,” Sánchez says. “And the fact this material did not originate with me changed the equation. It helped me to bring a fresh perspective and a sense of wonder to ‘What else can this be?’ And as a result of pandemic-related delays, I keep joking about my having been pregnant for a couple of years…and now there is a really epic baby.”
Videos have also been released for the songs featuring Dave Matthews & Pat Metheny, Ana Tijoux, and Kimbra.
WATCH "EH HEE 2.0 (FEAT. DAVE MATTHEWS, PAT METHENY)" OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH “MI PALABRA (FEAT. ANA TIJOUX)” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
WATCH “SUSPENDED ANIMATION (FEAT. KIMBRA)” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO # # # Sánchez will continue his tour in support of SHIFT (Bad Hombre Vol. II) on October 18 at Washington, DC's City Winery. The dates will find him and his band Bad Hombre along both American coasts, highlighted by stops at Brooklyn's Sultan Room, UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance in Los Angeles, CA, Yoshi's in Oakland, CA, and two nights at Seattle, WA's Jazz Alley. The complete itinerary is below.
ANTONIO SÁNCHEZ & BAD HOMBRE TOUR 2022
OCTOBER 18 - Washington, DC - City Winery 19 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live 20 - Red Bank, NJ - The Vogel 21 - Old Saybrook, CT - The Kate 22 - Portsmouth, NH - Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club 23 - Boston, MA - City Winery 27 - Brooklyn, NY - The Sultan Room
NOVEMBER 1 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument Museum 3 - Los Angeles, CA - UCLA'S Center for the Art of Performance 5 - Sacramento, CA - The Sofia 6 - Oakland, CA - Yoshi's 7 - Santa Cruz, CA - Kuumbwa 8 & 9 - Seattle, WA - Jazz Alley 11 - Portland, OR - The Jack London Revue
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Born in Mexico City, Antonio Sánchez began playing drums at age five and performed professionally in Mexico’s rock, jazz, and Latin scenes in his early teens while also being a gymnast on Mexico’s Junior National Team. He pursued a degree in classical piano at Mexico’s National Conservatory before traveling to Boston in 1993 to further his studies at Berklee College of Music. After he graduated magna cum laude, Sánchez obtained a scholarship for a master’s degree in jazz improvisation at Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music. While at the Conservatory, Sánchez’s teacher, the great Panamanian pianist Danilo Pérez, recommended him to Paquito D’Rivera for the drum chair in Dizzy Gillespie’s United Nations Orchestra. Perez later invited Sánchez to join his acoustic trio, followed by extensive touring and recording. From there, Sánchez joined legendary guitarist Pat Metheny for decades of touring and recording. “Antonio is an exceptional musician in addition to being an unbelievable drummer,” says 20x Grammy Award-winner Pat Metheny. “He has a wide view of music and how it functions which informs every note he plays. I honestly never thought that a musician like him would ever be born. He’s a dream…one of the greatest musicians I have ever seen.” Sánchez made his debut as leader with 2007’s Migration. In 2014, his soundtrack for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Academy Award-winning Birdman proved a milestone achievement, earning Sánchez a Grammy Award for “Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media.”
ANTONIO SÁNCHEZ SHIFT (BAD HOMBRE VOL. II) (Arts Music, a Division of Warner Music) Release Date: Friday, August 26 | 
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