Salon Acapulco

Salon Acapulco Biography

Salón Acapulco, led by Iñigo Vontier, is one of the Mexican electronic music projects with the greatest national and international presence. It was formed in 2011 with the intention of taking classics from the 70s, 80s and 90s and incorporating electronic elements into them to make them dancefloor hits. In 2012 they released Music For Tan People I, a compilation of edits that included what would become their first hit: Everybody Salsa by Modern Romance. That same year they also released their first original tracks: Aire, Atardecer and Astronauta on their own label, Mix Le Fun and on Electrique Music, with remixes by renowned international artists such as Acid Washed. In 2013 they released the track Al Ritmo del Verano on the first Doritos record club compilation, which in turn is part of their first album Fandango, to be released in February 2015. In 2014 they unveiled the Live format of the project with musicians on stage and live visuals, as well as continuing to make edits to classics such as Tequila, Ugaloo and Locomía. In October of this year they presented Gin & Coconuts, the second single from their material, which features the collaboration of Caloncho on vocals. A set from Salón Acapulco transports you to a party full of girls in bikinis, champagne and martinis. During their career they have performed at important parties and festivals such as Rhonda at Coachella, No shirts No Shoes at the Standard Downtown in L.A., Wanderlust in Paris, East in Stockholm, Hellow Fest in Monterrey, Colombia, Uruguay, Marseille and many more.