From Bubblegum to Sky
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From Bubblegum to Sky is an indie pop solo project created by Mario Ishii Hernandez of Ciao Bella. From Bubblegum to Sky's debut album Me and Amy and the Two French Boys was released in 2000 under the Eenie Meenie Records label. His second album, Nothing Sadder Than Lonely Queen was released on the same label in 2004. His third and most recent album A Soft Kill will be released on June 3rd 2008.
On December 12, 2005, Hernandez announced that he will no longer use the From Bubblegum to Sky moniker and start anew as Seiko and Salome, the names of his parents. However, as of March 2007, Hernandez seems to dropped the new moniker in favor of using From Bubblegum to Sky once again.
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[edit] Mario Ishii Hernandez
Mario Ishii Hernandez was born in El Paso, Texas but spent most of the first decade of his life living in Japan. While growing up in Japan he was heavily influenced by Japanese pop. When he came back to the United States he immediately opened up to the pop music the Western hemisphere had to offer. He started Teeny Records while high school; the band later became Teeny Hi-Fi and finally Ciao Bella. Their 1997 LP "1" was acclaimed in retro-pop circles before the band split up. Hernandez then began recording as From Bubblegum to Sky.
One of Hernandez's Japanese music influences is Pink Lady while his major American music influences include David Bowie and The Beatles.
While Hernandez's music is usually very simple pop compositions with simple and accessible melodies, his lyrics are known to be dark and bitter (in an interview [1], he himself describes his lyrics as "shallow and hateful"). This distinction between the lyrics and music has been mentioned frequently by critics.
Mario Hernandez has stated that he prefers the band-like name "From Bubblegum to Sky" over his own name because even though it is a solo project, the experience is similar to having a band. He added it would be unsettling to see his own name on his music.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Me and Amy and the Two French Boys (2000)
- Nothing Sadder Than Lonely Queen (2004)
- A Soft Kill (2008)
[edit] Singles
- "Hello Hello Hi" (1999) 7" single
