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Born and raised in Pico Rivera California~ Ernando Recendez is a 21 year old artist~ singer~ musician~ and entertainer. With musical influences like the Beatles to Rex Orange County~ to watching his parents play music in their Top 40’s cover band. Once sitting behind the stage to now leading in his own group Ernando & the Nandos~ you can find him performing throughout the Southern California area. Covering genres like Pop~ R&B and Funk along with his original music~ he is joined with his older brother~ Jonando on Bass~ and dad~ Fernando on drums. Ernando has performed at various eateries and venues like the Steelcraft and The Mint Hollywood. You can find all of his original~ self-produced/recorded music on Apple Music~ Spotify and all music streaming platforms. 

The burning desire for music ignited when he jumped on stage to sing a cover of Maroon 5’s She Will Be Loved. His parents found him accordion lessons at the age of 6 to get a basic understanding of music theory. He self-taught himself instruments such as piano~ recorder~ guitar~ saxophone~ ukulele~ bass~ drums~ all while trying to complete junior high school. Ernando then begged his mom for private voice lessons~ to finally master harmony and vocal technique. He then auditioned for the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) where he got accepted as a classical vocalist. During his 4 years of high school~ Ernando experimented with different genres of music like classical~ jazz~ as well as musical theatre.  He also got involved in songwriting courses as well as music technology production. As his 4 years came to a close~ Ernando got accepted to the Berklee College of Music as well as the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. After moving to San Francisco~ he quickly dropped out and moved back home to take care of his mom who was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. 

While home~ he wrote~ recorded~ and produced his first set of original music~ the Nocturnal - EP. Ernando gained a better grasp of live performance during his time with his former bands ~ HO3 and Zoopocket~ all while trying to feature his original music. He then went on to release singles such as Ladybug~ and no way. As the COVID pandemic hit~ shows began to slow and being stuck inside with his family~ he entered into his new group (Ernando and the Nandos). He wrote and released his latest single~ LAX~ which features the first appearance of the Nandos in action. He then went to write record produce and release his first debut album~ The Nandos. With more original music on the way~ he now spends every weekend playing SHOWS and private events throughout the Southern California area. 

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