Playing any number of concerts in popular venues around Medellin, Colombia, we quickly managed to gather an audience that followed us from bar to bar, from party to party. In 2016, and looking to stretch our wings a little, Los Briosos (first band name) started writing our own songs, along the same lines as the New Wave and Synthpop bands that we had become known for, and included them in our gigs to great acclaim. However, it became glaringly evident that the band’s name, while hilarious in Spanish, wasn’t really made to be taken seriously (not unlike some of its members). And so, after a visit to a shopping mall in Medellin, and a photo that will never, ever see the light, the members at that time decided to change the band’s name for Sweet Machines. Our story is just beginning. With Marcel (SoundSystem) Villamil on vocals, Juan Camilo Henao on drums, T.J. Donner on keyboards, Alex Penagos on guitar, and Diego Layos on bass, we are writing songs and developing ideas to take a stage near you by storm. Right now, we are launching our first single “Take Me Higher”: An anthem full of synthesizers, glittering guitars and soaring vocals that will take you back to the time of leg warmers and hot pink t-shirts, while giving you hope that the future might be better.