Cuco

experimental

1. Omar Banos, born on June 26, 1998, also known as Cuco, is a Mexican-American singer-songwriter and record producer originating from Hawthorne, California. Cuco's initial musical endeavors commenced at the age of eight, when he practiced trumpet, guitar, keyboard, drums, bass guitar, mellophone, and French horn. In high school, he played in the marching band as well as the jazz band. After graduating, Banos uploaded a slide guitar cover of Sleep Walk by Santo & Johnny to YouTube. He began producing and releasing songs from his parents' home and releasing them onto Bandcamp and SoundCloud. In January 2015, Banos released his first EP on Bandcamp, titled Heavy Trip. In the same year, Banos had released his first song, Yeah on SoundCloud under the moniker of Heavy Trip. He then switched to Cuco, which was a nickname given to him by his mother as a child. Transitioning from his psychedelic music phase as Heavy Trip between 2014 and 2015, he embarked on a creative shift, leaning into more pop-influenced compositions. His music is often classified under the genres of bedroom pop and alternative dream pop, characterized by synths, 808s, and washed-out analog sounds. By the age of 18, Banos had self-produced his first mixtape Wannabewithu in 2016, after teaching himself how to use Ableton Live. Cuco released his second mixtape, Songs4u in 2017 when he started playing at clubs in Southern California, selling out his first two venues. Cuco released his first single Lo Que Siento ...