Urban music has been a part of Latin pop for several years, so it is not unusual to see such a group. PicusThree consisting of brothers Luigi (15), Anthony (13) y Dominic (8) Castillo.
They started as YouTubers with the Uruguayan Fede Vigevani in 2019, gaining great popularity on social networks, during that time they would make their first musical project called Vecibandastarting off on the right foot in the world of entertainment.
In 2021, they started “professionally” after signing with Universal and being known from that moment as Picus with their first song, “Tan Bonita.”
These Mexicans label themselves as an urban children’s band, and emphasize: “Picus is a very fun project, very colorful and full of clean songs, with many beautiful lyrics and suitable for all ages.”
The singers performed twice on October 13 at the Caupolicán, with sold-out concerts that showed their influence and growth in Chile. In this space they promoted their second album EvolutionLP is an x-ray family friendly from the Mexican scene, with corridos, electronic forts, urban pop and reggaeton.
Picus
—How was the Chilean community? Tell us…
—Luigi: The truth is that it was very good, they behaved very well, a lot of energy and we sang some songs.
—And guys, since you are so young, how was life as a musician for you?
—Luigi: The truth is that it was very nice, thanks to this we were able to live with many people who are also in the middle, meet the fans, and be able to travel. Now that we are in Chile, we did two Caupolicán theaters that were sold outit’s crazy, but we’re always grateful and we’ll always do our best to transmit that energy and have a good time.
—Good luck for the success so far from their home country…
—Anthony: Yes, it is very nice that we are here, after three years in the race, and very grateful to all the people of Chile.
—What have you done in Chile, guys? Did they eat anything?
—Luigi: We have tried the empanadas, a bit of the meat, and the choripán.
—Anthony: Lots of food, but we don’t know much about the culture. We haven’t gone that far, we’ve been to the hotel.
“One of the urban artists that we like the most and have always inspired us is J Balvin“
Picus
—His music covers various things in the urban genre. What are your influences?
—Luigi: J Balvin is one of our favorite urban artists and has always inspired us. We always mention it because we love how colorful it is, right there.
—Anthony: He is one of our inspirations. But we also like many other artists, like Ozuna, Maluma, and many others.
—They talk to me about Balvin, and of course, there is something about him with them looks. Reminds me of his time Glow o Colors.
—Luigi: Yes, we have always been inspired by him from the beginning. In fact, two months ago we had a chance to meet him, we hung out a bit, we talked, and he even started following us. We were very happy.
—What about J Balvin? what did he say to them?
—Anthony: He told us to keep breaking it and that he was going to check on us to see how it goes. And anything, it’s very cool. My respect for him.
“He’s proud to be in Mexico and to be able to do different kinds of genres”
—Mexico also has an urban scene that is quite exploding. How do you see the Mexican scene? What Mexico has done for urban music is something to be proud of, right?
—Luigi: Yes, he is proud to be Mexican and to be able to do different types of genre. In the album we just made we were very versatile because we included songs from different genres that have become very fashionable in Mexico, such as Mexican reggaeton. But we adapt all the songs so that they have beautiful lyrics and no rudeness.
—Anthony: We are very proud to be in Mexico and that our country is breaking with corridos tumbados, with reggaetón mexa. It is very nice to be a part of this.
—Finally, guys, each of you tell me your favorite song from the group and why…
—Luigi: My favorite song is “Jordan Fly” because it talks a lot about career and life. That, personally, I like a lot.
—Anthony: I love “Cachín” because I think it transmits a very good vibe and is very fun.
—Dominic: My “FBI” is because I like the sound of it.
