Amarante
On July 25, 2011, the music of Amarante first appeared on SoundCloud and as of July 6, 2014, over one million plays have been generated as well as securing the #7, #14 and #24 spots (as of 5/6/2014) for three separate tracks on SoundCloud. However, it all had to start from somewhere. The music that you hear is self produced from a small bedroom in Southern California where the songwriting, recording, mixing and mastering comes alive. Using just a single mic, a keyboard, a guitar and a little hand thuds to the table to create drum effects; singer/songwriter Josh and Jysi on vocals form the duo Amarante whom create very unique and eclectic songs that have appeared in YouTube videos around the world. Since September 28, 2012, eighteen different tracks from Amarante’s catalog of over 50 tracks have appeared on over forty-two videos from YouTube creators from around the world in countries such as France, UK, Russia, Canada, Australia, Italy, and in the US. Collectively, these videos have generated 2,386,937 views on YouTube as of May 6, 2014 which has led to and contributed to a growing support of fans from all over the world. Amarante’s fourth album titled “Elapsed Euphoria” released on May 13, 2014 and is now available on iTunes, BandCamp and other online major stores.