Plastilina Mosh

Plastilina Mosh
Alejandro Rosso and Jonás González
Background information
Origin	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Genres	Alternative rock, pop rock, dance-rock, electronic music
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Capitol, Astralwerks, EMI, Nacional Records
Website	http://www.mrpmosh.com
Members	Alejandro Rosso Jonás González

Plastilina Mosh is a Mexican electronic and alternative rock group from Monterrey, Mexico. They are part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia. Jonás González is the lead singer and guitar player. Alejandro Rosso is more involved with the creative process, providing most of the instrumentation and occasional background vocals.

As of 2008 they have released four studio records. The band has achieved, since the release of their 1997 single-debut 'Niño Bomba', both critical and commercial success. The group often mixes several music styles like rap, dance and rock while often switching between English, Spanish, Italian, French and several other languages in the same song.

The band was formed in 1996 by Alejandro Rosso and Jonás González. They met in Monterrey while playing a Super NES at a Wal-Mart.

Their previous musical experiences were very opposite: González came from a noise rock band called Koervoz de Malta, and Rosso from an avant-garde group called Acarnienses. Jonás liked Sepultura, Soda Stereo, and Mano Negra; whereas Rosso liked Antonio Carlos Jobim, John Coltrane and a varied assortment of classical music.

Back in early 1997, Plastilina traveled to Mexico City, where they recorded the video and the single of Niño Bomba, released under the independent label Tómbola! Recordings, which sold 5000 copies. Then, they started to get attention from the public and the press with their performances. Shortly thereafter, the video started being played on music video channels and radio stations.