The following collection of albums represent a collection of fucked business decisions, a few trashed relationships and a huge amount of late night recording sessions. These songs have been through every high and low the industry has to offer and finally get to see the digital light of day.
Showcasing a 10 year recording period that Joaquin and his producers experienced family deaths, friendships gone south and a couple births along the way. Managers came and went. Lawyers were hired and fired. Lawsuits threatened and dismissed. Some participants went to jail while others went to rehab (and a few left the state of California completely).
Joaquin was the #1 radio played artist in San Diego for over a year. At the time, he held the record for the fastest climbing single in station history at San Diego's Z90 and appeared in national commercials for Pepsi (Master P + Mary J. Blige). These 5 albums close out a decade of work and struggle that Joaquin and his producers poured into writing and recording together. Songs that serve as a recording yearbook and we hope you enjoy a few of the stories and beats.
– Myke Smith / October, 2012
LAST CALL
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Ace Santiago / Christina Santiago
Produced by Ace Santiago (BeatBlazer)
Additional production by Myke Smith
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
KOKO GIRL (OASIS MIX)
Lyrics by Joaquin / Kevin Coleman
Vocals by Joaquin
Produced by Kevin Coleman / Myke Smith
Mixed by Myke Smith
Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis
U KNOW
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin / Projectz
Produced by Myke Smith
Additional production by Ace Santiago
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
FOREVER AND EVER
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin / Syllable
Produced by Ace Santiago (BeatBlazer)
Additional production by Myke Smith
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
TELL ME GIRL - TEQUILA MIX
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Ace Santiago (BeatBlazer)
Additional production by Myke Smith
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
WON'T TELL - REMIX
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Kevin Coleman / Myke Smith
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
WANT YOU BACK
Lyrics by Ivan Shaw / Mar Tab / Ramon
Vocals by Joaquin
Produced by Myke Smith
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
OWE IT ALL
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Ace Santiago (BeatBlazer)
Additional production by Myke Smith
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
PUBLISHING
Joaquin Flores (Hafa Adai / BMI)
Myke Smith (Fluxwerk Music / BMI)
Kevin Coleman (BMI)
Ace Santiago (Beatblazer Music / BMI)
CREATIVE
Photography - Josh Lipking
www.joshlipking.com
Packaging Design - Myke Smith
www.selektionrecords.com
WHAT CAN I DO
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin / Projectz
Produced by KevC / Myke Smith
Guitars by Mitchell Sigman
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
GAVE YOU MY LOVE
Lyrics by - unknown -
Produced by - unknown -
Mastered by UAD
FLY AWAY
Lyrics / Joaquin
Vocals / Joaquin / Maile Malin
Produced by Ace Santiago (BeatBlazer)
Additional production by Myke Smith
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
SHOW ME THE WAY
Lyrics / Osunlade / Joaquin
Vocals / Joaquin / Osunlade
Produced by Osunlade
Mastered by UAD
STAY
Lyrics / Osunlade / Eric Roberson
Vocals / Joaquin / Eric Roberson
Produced by Osunlade
Mastered by UAD
DREAMIN’ OF
Lyrics / Osunlade / Joaquin
Vocals / Joaquin / Osunlade
Produced by Osunlade
Mastered by UAD
MEANT TO BE
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Ace Santiago (BeatBlazer)
Additional production by Myke Smith
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
ROLLIN’
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Guitars + Writing / Chris Callans
Guitars + Writing / Erin McKlain
Additional samples by Erin McKlain
Produced by Myke Smith
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
MICHELLE
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Ace Santiago / Joaquin
Mixed by Ace Santiago
Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis
PUBLISHING
Joaquin Flores (Hafa Adai / BMI)
Myke Smith (Fluxwerk Music / BMI)
Kevin Coleman (BMI)
Ace Santiago (Beatblazer Music / BMI)
Osunlade (Yoruba Music)
CREATIVE
Photography - Josh Lipking
www.joshlipking.com
Packaging Design - Myke Smith
www.selektionrecords.com
PACK MY BAGS
Lyrics / Joaquin / Ivan Shaw
Lyrics / Mar Tab / Ramon / KevC
Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Myke Smith
Additional production by KevC
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
HANDS OF TIME
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Myke Smith / KevC
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
ONE DAY
Lyrics / Richard Ashcroft
Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Myke Smith
Mixed and mastered by Myke Smith
DAY LATE
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Myke Smith / KevC
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
SOMETIMES I WONDER
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Ace Santiago (BeatBlazer)
w/ additional samples by Myke Smith
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
SHE’S GONE
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Kevin Coleman / Myke Smith
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
MEET ME AT THE BAY
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
and Osunlade
Produced by Osunlade
Mixed and Mastered with UAD
TOP OF THE WORLD
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Guitar + Writing / Bill Pfordresher
Produced by Myke Smith
Mixed and Mastered by Myke Smith
NO ONE
Lyrics / Joaquin / Chris Benson
Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Myke Smith / KevC
Mixed by Myke Smith
Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis
PUBLISHING
Joaquin Flores (Hafa Adai / BMI)
Myke Smith (Fluxwerk Music / BMI)
Kevin Coleman (BMI)
Ace Santiago (Beatblazer Music / BMI)
Osunlade (Yoruba Music / BMI)
CREATIVE
Photography
www.joshlipking.com
www.stevenpereira.com
Packaging Design - Myke Smith
www.selektionrecords.com
BABY IT'S YOU
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Guitars / Chris Callans
Mixed and mastered by Myke Smith
FAMILY
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Guitars + Lyrics / David Pless
Mixed and mastered by Myke Smith
THROW IT ALL AWAY
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin / Bill Pfordresher
Guitars / Bill Pfordresher
Mixed and mastered by Myke Smith
HANDS OF TIME
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Guitars / Phil Sheeran
Mixed and mastered by Myke Smith
ALTERNATIVE
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin / Osunlade
Guitars / Osunlade
Mastered by UAD
PUBLISHING
Joaquin Flores (Hafa Adai / BMI)
Myke Smith (Fluxwerk Music / BMI)
Bill Pfordresher (unknown)
Chris Callans (unknown)
David Pless (unknown)
CREATIVE
Photography - Josh Lipking
www.joshlipking.com
Packaging Design - Myke Smith
www.selektionrecords.com
KOKO GIRL
Lyrics + Vocals by Joaquin / Eternal
Produced by Kevin Coleman / Myke Smith
Mixed and mastered by Myke Smith
BE THE ONE (R&B MIX)
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin / Osunlade
Produced by Osunlade
Mastered by UAD
MAMMA USED TO (Demo)
Written by Junior Giscombe
Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Osunlade
Mastered by UAD
PLAYERS PARADISE
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by DJ Don
Additional melody sampling
from La Isla Bonita (Madona)
Mastered by UAD
DAY LATE
Written by Joaquin / Phil Sheeran
Myke Smith / Kevin Coleman
Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Myke Smith / Kevin Coleman
Guitars by Phil Sheeran
Mixed by Myke Smith / Mitchell Sigman
at Soundcastle Studios
Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis
MEET HONESTY (Demo)
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Ace Santiago (Beatblazer)
Mastered by UAD HELLA L.A.
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Unknown
Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis
BE THE ONE
Lyrics + Vocals / Joaquin / Osunlade
Produced by Osunlade
Mastered by UAD
WARM SUMMER DAYS
Written by Kevin Coleman
Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Kevin Coleman / Myke Smith
Mixed and mastered by Myke Smith
WON’T TELL
Lyrics / Joaquin / Kevin Coleman
Vocals / Joaquin
Produced by Kevin Coleman / Myke Smith
Mixed by Myke Smith
Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis
PUBLISHING
Joaquin Flores (Hafa Adai / BMI)
Ace Santiago (Beatblazer Music / BMI)
Myke Smith (Fluxwerk Music / BMI)
Kevin Coleman (BMI)
Osunlade (Yoruba Music / BMI)
CREATIVE
Photography
www.joshlipking.com
www.stevenpereira.com
Packaging Design - Myke Smith
www.selektionrecords.com