Hector Carreon

Portugal. The Man, the American rock band, invited The Chamanas to do the Spanish version of their single "Purple Yellow Red and Blue". Carreon adapted the lyrics and it is one of the band’s most noteworthy songs.

Carreon has been the recipient of six Latin Grammy’s, three Grammy awards for engineering, and three Latin Grammy Nominations with artists like Natalia Lafourcade, and Snarky Puppy, Alex Campos, and Intocable.

In 2017 Carreon composed the songs for The Chamana’s second album NEA which is dedicated to his mother and brother who recently passed away. The songs "Masunea" and "Puerta" talk about death, love, longing, and unity.

In 2016 The Chamanas were nominated for a Latin Grammy as Best New Artist.

In 2016 The Chamanas were nominated for a Latin Grammy as Best New Artist.

In 2015 their first album, Once Once, won Best Pop Album at the Independent Music Awards (IMAS) in Mexico.

In 2014, Carreon and Manuel Calderon(Comanche Sound) kicked off The Chamanas. The band was a part-time project they focused on when they had free time from working in the recording studio. Their complementary talents made it a success— Manuel as the producer (and bass player) and Carreon as the songwriter (and guitar player). The band is also includes Paulina Reza (vocals) and Alejandro Bustillos (drums).

By 2011, Carreon earned his recording engineer certification at Los Angeles Recording Connection. He soon became an intern at the Sonic Ranch recording studio, and was officially employed there in 2012.

Codek was his first professional project (2007), an electro-pop duo that received national exposure. This was the first time Carreon was a singer, guitar player, and songwriter for a large project.

In 2005 he enrolled in El Paso Community College as a music major but later dropped out to focus on musical projects that he found more interesting.

Hector Carreon is a Mexican musician and songwriter. He was born on December 11, 1985, as Hector Jesus Carreon Zuñiga in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.