Gabriel Rios

Gabriel Ríos is a Puerto Rican-Belgian singer songwriter currently residing in Belgium and New York.  Rios was born in Puerto Rico, to Puerto Rican parents, and was raised on the island until the age of 17. He then relocated to the city of Ghent, Belgium to study painting, Ríos quickly formed various bands, breaking into the local music scene. His first two records were produced by Jo Bogaert (of Technotronic) and featured a mix of Latin, hip hop, rock and electronica. A change of course saw Ríos abandoning electronic instruments and beats and recording his third album with jazz pianist Jef Neve and frequent collaborator Kobe Proesmans on percussion. In 2011, Gabriel moved to New York City to write songs for a new record that he hoped would feature little more than guitar and vocals, which resulted in Marauders midnight, a work that was released periodically with 1 track per month.