Jay de la Cueva

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Jay de la Cueva
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Jay de la Cueva in October 2007
Background information
Birth nameJavier Fernando de la Cueva Rosales
Born (1978-01-05) January 5, 1978 (age 47)
Origin Mexico City, Mexico [1]
Genres Pop rock, glam rock, glam metal, alternative rock, electronica, pop metal, glam metal
OccupationsSinger, record producer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums

Javier Fernando de la Cueva Rosales (born January 5, 1978), known professionally as Jay de la Cuevaor Bryan Amadeus Moderatto is a Mexican model, actor, producer, singer, bassist, drummer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. He has participated in several bands throughout his career, including Micro Chips, Fobia, Molotov and Moderatto. [2]

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Career

Jay de la Cueva's professional musical carrer began with the children's rock group Micro Chips, where he played bass. He later joined Victimas del Dr. Cerebro for about a year and a half, [3] before joining Los Odio! and, later, founding Molotov with Micky Huidobro and Tito Fuentes. [4] In 1995, Jay de la Cueva left Molotov to join the band Fobia. [2]

In 1999, Jay de la Cueva joined the electronic band Titán. [5] He is also a member of the supergroup Mexrrissey. [6]

From 2001 to 2023, Jay de la Cueva, under the artistic persona Bryan Amadeus Moderatto, was the founding member and lead guitarist of Moderatto. [7]

In 2024, Jay de la Cueva released his first solo album, the self-titled Jay de la Cueva.

Bands

References

  1. Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 Bonacich, Drago. "Biography: Fobia". AMG . Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  3. Salinas, Ivan (March 1, 2025). "A conversation with Victimas del Dr. Cerebro". Daily Sundial. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  4. "Jay de la Cueva". Bunker Producciones | Crack Producciones (in Spanish). Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  5. Martínez, Alonso (November 6, 2023). "Titán, el monstruo de tres cabezas: "Nos consideran muertos aunque nunca nos hemos ido"". El País México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  6. X (May 9, 2015). "Mexrrissey: The phenomenon that created a Mexican supergroup". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  7. Cano, Natalia (August 2, 2023). "Jay de la Cueva Says Farewell to Moderatto After 24 Years". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2025.