["De Rodillas" by CHUii plays] ♪ [acoustic bass, 12 string and guitars play ballad] ♪ ♪ [lyrics in mixed in Spanish and ♪ 'tan bonita que te ves ♪ ♪ cuando sonríes me haces enloqu ♪ tus ojos color a miel ♪ ♪ quiero que un día seas mi muje ♪ juntos trabajar ♪ ♪ y la casa de tus sueños compra ♪ quiero darte eso y más ♪ ♪ si me pongo de rodillas ♪ ♪ por favor dime que sí ♪ ♪ told you I would put a ring on ♪ quiero que seas mi mujer ♪ ♪ todo lo que tu me pidas ♪ ♪ te lo voy a conceder ♪ ♪been in love with you since hig ♪ quiero amarte a envejecer ♪ ♪ [acoustic guitars play ballad] ♪ ♪ siempre has sido para mi ♪ ♪ la mujer con quien siempre soñ ♪ a mi lado has sido fiel ♪ ♪ en los momentos más oscuros y ♪ juntos vamos a construir ♪ ♪ la familia que siempre has des ♪ dejame hacerte felíz ♪ ♪ si me pongo de rodillas ♪ ♪ por favor dime que sí ♪ ♪ told you I would put a ring on ♪ quiero que seas mi mujer ♪ ♪ todo lo que tu me pidas ♪ ♪ te lo voy a conceder ♪ ♪been in love with you since hig ♪ quiero amarte a envejecer ♪ ♪ si me pongo de rodillas ♪ ♪ por favor dime que sí ♪ ♪ told you I would put a ring on ♪ quiero que seas mi mujer ♪ ♪ todo lo que tu me pidas ♪ ♪ te lo voy a conceder ♪ ♪been in love with you since hig ♪ quiero amarte a envejecer ♪ ♪ [12 string acoustic guitar sol ♪♪ - I actually started doing music when I was like 16 at church, actually.

Like well, what's funny is that I got my first guitar and then three weeks later, I started going to church.

And a month later I was already playing at church.

And I didn't even know how to play, I was just like trying to follow the guy next to me and like try to play around with it.

So after that, I graduated high school and I went into music.

I studied music at APCC and then at UTEP.

(singing in Spanish) I've always written songs since I started playing, I was writing songs, but it was always like, oh, later I'll put my music out later.

I put it on the back burner and just let it rest there.

And then ever since 'til this quarantine happened when I was like, well, things just happen you know?

Like things got together.

And I put my first song out this year, February.

And people really, I guess they really received it very well so then now I'm here.

[in spanish] This next song is c American dream.

it's a very personal song that t my life.

["Sueño Americano" by CHUii play ♪ [acoustic bass, 6 string and 1 guitar build up] ♪ ♪ [rousing instrumentation] ♪ ♪ [Spanish lyrics] ♪ buscando el sueño Americano ♪ ♪ trabajando desde morro era nec ♪ siempre en mi mente mi familia ♪ quiero darles algo mejor ♪ ♪ crecí en el barrio y la pobrez ♪ y no sabía yo ♪ ♪ y aunque no había para lujos ♪ ♪ no faltaba amor ♪ ♪ nunca entendía de pequeño ♪ ♪ porque mi vida no era como las ♪ otros compañeros ♪ ♪ y ahora entiendo mi color ♪ ♪ mi bandera es México ♪ ♪ buscando el sueño Americano no en vano ♪ ♪ le ha costado mucha sangre a M ♪ 20 años escondidos sin ver as ♪ familiares.

Mis padres se la r ♪ por estar en el gabacho ♪ ♪ buscando el sueño Americano ♪ ♪ no ha llegado.

♪ ♪ [rousing acoustic instrumentat ♪ [12 string guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ ahora entiendo el privilegio ♪ ♪ haber nacido acá ♪ ♪ somos los únicos de la familia ♪ mi 'ama.

No tuve a quien segui ♪ el paso.

♪ ♪ soy primera generación ♪ ♪ Y aunque mi acta diga Estados ♪ llevo mi sangre Mexicana con o ♪ yo represento esos sueños ♪ ♪ que han muerto en el intento.

♪ y ahora entiendo mi color ♪ ♪ mi bandera es México ♪ ♪ buscando el sueño Americano no en vano ♪ ♪ le ha costado mucha sangre a M ♪ 20 años escondidos sin ver as ♪ familiares.

Mis padres se la r ♪ para estár en el gabacho ♪ ♪ buscando el sueño Americano ♪ ♪ no ha llegado.

♪ ♪ buscando el sueño Americano no en vano ♪ ♪ le ha costado mucha sangre a M ♪ 20 años escondidos sin ver as ♪ familiares.

Mis padres se la r ♪ por estár en el gabacho ♪ ♪ buscando el sueño Americano ♪ ♪ no es en vano.

♪ ♪♪ So, like when I was growing up, I actually didn't like this type of music that I'm playing now.

I thought it was like well, in my own word, in my own head, I thought it was ratchet.

Like, it was like Mexican music, you know?

But I'm from immigrant parents, here in El Paso, right?

So like at the same time growing up, it's not like I didn't, it's not that I didn't identify as a Mexican it's just that I didn't grew up over there.

So I didn't have all those like, like customs, and all those traditions within me.

It wasn't until I was older, like, well, the age that I am now, right?

That I realized, man, well, I'm not American, obviously.

(singing in Spanish) I'm not like American, right?

I'm not white, but I'm also not from Mexico, like Mexico, Mexico but in my blood in my veins runs Mexican blood, you know?

So like, I felt really identified with the music and that's what really made me feel like home.

It was like, maybe I do belong here.

Like maybe this is my culture, you know?

And it was with (speaking in foreign language) with Mexican music that I felt like I belonged somewhere.

So, that's how I started playing that music.

And obviously coming from immigrant parents, it reflects on my music, cause I want my music to be meaningful and not just about drugs and sex and all of that.

Music right now, especially (speaking in foreign language) in Mexican music.

It's, it's diversifying a lot, like a lot, like the last two years, it's just expanding.

It's becoming more global.

It will like with artists, like Bad Bunny singing, like Corridos, and then Karol G and then like a bunch of like different Latin artists.

And I also feel like, I feel like Mexican music by itself is like in a niche.

And like a lot of people are not open to it, because of like the traditional sound and all of that.

And I, and I feel like that's a way to like, just reach more people.

And again, especially like Hispanics and Chicanos here in, in the US there's a lot of them, that are in the place where I was, where they don't like, feel like they, they're Mexicans, because they grew up here and they, they probably don't even speak Spanish that well.

So I feel like, I'm reaching out to those people, to find their culture with a mix of, of, of that music, you know, getting the (speaking in foreign language) the tradition, the guitars and everything.

While mixing it with more than you were like trap raggaeton type of sound.

So that they can kind of get closer to their, to their culture.

(speaking in foreign language) And now we're going to invite over my friend Joselle, she was recently in a national competition, and she got to the final.

So we're gonna invite her over to sing another song with us.

(in spanish) Rasquelé 'pa.

[ ”Allá Quiero Estar ” by CHUii pl ♪ [acoustic guitar balad]♪ ♪ [lyrics in Spanish] ♪ No es la riqueza ♪ ♪ que te hace felíz ♪ ♪ ni todo el dinero ♪ ♪ compra amor sincero ♪ ♪ hay cosas que no ♪ ♪ se compran con dinero ♪ ♪ la familia y salud ♪ ♪ el tesoro más bello.

♪ ♪ aunque en casas pequeñas ♪ ♪ vivamos muchos ♪ ♪ hay comida en la mesa ♪ ♪ y buena conversación.

♪ ♪ La bandera bien puesta ♪ ♪ no nos avergonzamos ♪ ♪ nací en Estados Unidos, más Me yo soy.

♪ ♪ Que me cante el mariachi ♪ ♪ el día que muera ♪ ♪ Que me entierren en México ♪ ♪ bonita tierra donde no crecí ♪ ♪ junto a mis ancestros ♪ ♪ quiero descansar ♪ ♪ que me cuenten historias ♪ ♪ que nunca e escuchado por esta lejos ♪ ♪ Ya no habrá fronteras ♪ ♪ que nos dividan ♪ ♪ allá quiero estar ♪ ♪ [acoustic guitar balad]♪ ♪ ♪ No son las riquezas ♪ ♪ que te hace felíz ♪ ♪ ni todo el dinero ♪ ♪ compra amor sincero ♪ ♪ hay cosas que no ♪ ♪ se compran con dinero ♪ ♪ la familia y salud ♪ ♪ el tesoro más bello.

♪ ♪ aunque en casas pequeñas ♪ ♪ vivamos muchos ♪ ♪ hay comida en la mesa ♪ ♪ y buena conversación.

♪ ♪ La bandera bien puesta ♪ ♪ no nos avergonzamos ♪ ♪ nací en Estados Unidos, más Me yo soy.

♪ ♪ Que me cante el mariachi ♪ ♪ el día que muera ♪ ♪ Que me entierren en México ♪ ♪ bonita tierra donde no crecí ♪ ♪ junto a mis ancestros ♪ ♪ quiero descansar ♪ ♪ que me cuenten historias ♪ ♪ que nunca e escuchado por esta lejos ♪ ♪ Ya no habrá fronteras ♪ ♪ que nos dividan ♪ ♪ allá quiero estar ♪ ♪ [acoustic guitar balad]♪ ♪ ♪♪ Definitely living here in the border, again, coming from immigrant parents, everything that's been happening, they definitely do influence my music.

Cause again, I want, I want my music to be meaningful, like in like, and I mean it, when I say that, you know, I, I'm not just trying to like be famous, like writing, like things that people will like to stuff like that.

If I ever get like the opportunity to perform in front of a big audience or for my music to be heard by a big audience, I want it to be meaningful.

And I want it to kinda, raise awareness of things that are happening, you know, especially within my society, you know, within my circle.

And we actually had a concert here, like in the middle of the mall.

For me, it was meaningful, cause it was like my first big concert or a big performance as a solo artist.

Like this is me, like, this is my music.

I'm finally putting out, putting it out for music.

And it felt very welcoming by the audience, you know.

We gonna sing now this song that is called, it's not me.

It's in Spanish though.

It's called "No Soy Yo" [ “No Soy Yo ” by CHUii plays] ♪ [accordion starts song] ♪ ♪ [acoustic bass & guitar slowly (lyrics in spanish) ♪ no te deseo mal♪ ♪ a el contrario te deseo lo mej ♪ es por eso que escribí esta ca ♪ para decirte que sin mi ♪ ♪ estás mejor.

♪ ♪ [acoustic guitars and accordio build up] ♪ ♪ no se pedir perdón ♪ ♪ pero se que lastime tu corazón ♪ es muy tarde para suplicar per ♪ aunque me duela estar sin ti ♪ ♪ te tengo que decir adiós ♪ ♪ no supe valorarte ♪ ♪ hasta que te perdí ♪ ♪ mereces alguien mejor no me qu ♪ no soy yo ♪ ♪ quien te ayude olvidar ♪ ♪ el trago amargo que fui ♪ ♪ que con sus besos te borre tod ♪ momentos que te hice sufrir ♪ ♪ estoy arrepentido amor ♪ ♪ pero se que estaras mejor ♪ ♪ si no soy yo ♪ ♪ [accordion and acoustic guitar ♪ ♪ quien te ayude olvidar ♪ ♪ el trago amargo que fui ♪ ♪ mereces alguien mejor no me qu ♪ no soy yo ♪ ♪ quien te ayude olvidar ♪ ♪ el trago amargo que fui ♪ ♪ mereces alguien mejor no me qu ♪ no soy yo ♪ ♪ estoy arrepentido amor ♪ ♪ pero se que estaras mejor ♪ ♪ si no soy yo ♪ ♪ [gentle guitar strumming with accordion] ♪ ♪♪ I mean, I'll throw it in there.

I was a cop like two years ago, I was with, El Paso Police firm.

Yeah, EPPD.

I was with PD and it was like, man, this is not for me.

Like, this is not what I wanna be doing.

Like, this is not my life.

Like, and I've always been doing music, right?

So like, it was like kind of like a break from music.

And then I'm like, nah, I gotta do something else.

So I went back to school, and then I got this opportunity to start working here at SS9, Sound Stage Nine El Paso, and it opened a lot of doors, like musically, like, like a lot of opportunities that I've had, like with my single being released.

And then the album that I'm working on, it's just opened up a bunch of doors, like networking with, with artists.

Networking with different people from here, from El Paso that are in the music industry.

And it's just been a blessing, like a huge, huge blessing being part of this family.

♪ [soft electronic pop music wit acoustic guitar] ♪ ♪ (lyrics in Spanish) ♪ Son muchos años que te he rega ♪ puedes negarlo pero sabemos qu en vano ♪ ♪ y ahora qué será de ti ♪ ♪ ahora qué será de ti ♪ ♪ me han comentado♪ ♪ que te miraron ♪ ♪ ahogando las penas con tus ami otro lado ♪ ♪ y ahora qué será de ti ♪ ♪ ahora qué será de ti ♪ ♪ la verdad esa actitud ya no te ♪puedes intentar correr a cualqu ♪ y sin embargo, me seguirás pen ♪ te puedes refugiar en los braz alguien más ♪ ♪ y sin embargo, me seguirás pen ♪ puedes publicar tus fotitos ♪ ♪ y tratar de ocultar que la pas llorando ♪ ♪ pero la verdad me contaron que ♪ la estás pasando mal ♪ ♪ porque no me has olvidado ♪ ♪ [soft electronic pop music wit acoustic guitar] ♪ ♪ ♪ hace algunos días me decías ♪ ♪ que hasta el infinito me querí ♪ y ya sabía que pronto me saldr ♪ con otra de tus mentiras y de alejarías ♪ ♪ la verdad que esta actitud ya ♪puedes intentar correr a cualqu ♪ y sin embargo, me seguirás pen ♪ te puedes refugiar en los braz alguien más ♪ ♪ y sin embargo, me seguirás pen ♪ puedes publicar tus fotitos ♪ ♪ y tratar de ocultar que la pas llorando ♪ ♪ pero la verdad me contaron que ♪ la estás pasando mal ♪ ♪ porque no me has olvidado ♪ ♪♪