Gabriel Ríos - Milo Meskens

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel Ríos relocated to Belgium at age 17 to study painting at the Luca School of Arts in Ghent. After fronting several bands and recording a string of singles, he started making a name for himself in 2003 with his first album Ghostboy. Collaborating with the likes of Jo Bogaert (Technotronic), jazz pianist Jef Neve, Kobe Proesmans (The Colorist Orchestra) and multi-instrumentalist/producer Ruben Samama, Ríos has a series of eclectic albums under his belt. His musical journey has taken him from quirky Latin/Pop crooner (Ghostboy) to introspective singer-songwriter (This Marauder's Midnight).

Most recently, his album Flore brought together a collection of re-invented Latin classics plus a handful of original tunes, one of which is a collaboration with Devendra Banhart. Delving further into the gothic Caribbean sound that characterized Flore, Ríos’ latest album Playa negra features mostly original material in Spanish. This album juxtaposes old son montunos with obscure elements of American and European popular music in an idiosyncratic mix that is very much his own.

Milo Meskens

«Le Jeff Buckley de Deinze», nous dit Isolde Lasoen (Daan) lors du concours organisé par De Nieuwe Lichting sur Studio Brussel.

Milo Meskens agit sous son propre nom depuis 2014. En solo ou accompagné d’un live band, il propose un mix de pop, folk et blues dans la droite lignée d’artistes comme Ben Howard, Jeff Buckley, James Bay et consorts. En 2015, il est finaliste du concours De Nieuwe Lichting. S’en suit une session live lors de l’émission Fans Of Flanders (Eén/Canvas), des premières parties pour des artistes reconnus (JP Cooper, Kensington, Mister & Mississippi,…) et toute une flopée de concerts dans des hauts lieux de la musique (Ancienne Belgique, Rivierenhof, Hoxton Square (UK), Botanique, Boomtown,…).

En janvier 2016, son premier single «Here With Me» est directement annoncé comme Hotshot sur Studio Brussel.