Jan Carlo DeFan
| Jan Carlo | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jan Carlo DeFan |
| Born | December 26, 1977 |
| Origin |
 Guadalajara, Jalisco,Mexico |
| Genres |
Alternative rock Latin Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Recording artist Record producer Record Label Executive |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels |
Arista Records (2000–2002) Silverlight Records (2003–2005) Sony Music(2003–2005) Festival Mushroom(2003–2005) Abbywho Records (2005–present) |
| Website | www.elan-online.com |
Jan Carlo DeFan Kristal (born December 26, 1977 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is the lead guitarist in ELAN, a small band based out of México, but residing in the US. . ELAN has sold 1.7 million albums worldwide and has recorded 6 albums to date.
Jan Carlo began to play the guitar at age 5 and started recording at age 10 in a makeshift studio he constructed with help from his father, made from old cassette and 1/4 inch "reel to reel" tape machines.
Jan Carlo grew up listening to his parents vinyl collection and then, trying to make records that sounded like them. At sixteen he began working as a record company scout and opened up his first production and management company with his younger sister Elán.
At 17, he became an A&R scout for Warner Bros. Records Mexico, becoming the youngest A&R executive in company's history.
Jan Carlo became an A&R executive at Warner Bros. Records, working closely with a number of major Latin performers, including Café Tacuba, Francisco Céspedes and El Tri to mention a few.
At age 21 after having one of the most successful years in Warner Bros. Records Mexico's sales history, Jan Carlo decided to move on and concentrate on ELAN (the band he started with his sister).
Jan Carlo has produced many world class musicians and engineers like Slash (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver), Jim Keltner, Leland Sklar, Mark Howard, Fabrizio Grossi), Jeff "The Pirate" Poe), Brian Paulson (Beck) as well as having worked alongside legendary A&R's and producers like Richard Sweret, Josh Sarubin, Pete Gambarg) and Mark Kamins to name a few.
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