Mexican band Azúl Violeta was formed in 1988 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, by Hugo Rodríguez and César López. Mixing funk and soul, these Latin rockers were able to convince EMI, which signed them up in 1994, releasing America, produced in England by Richard Blair. That record was promoted with a Latin America and U.S. tour. In 1996, Azúl Violeta built an improvised recording studio inside an abandoned Jalisco's theatre to make the following album. The result was Globoscopio, which was presented live all over Mexico. In May 1998, César López decided to leave the band. Later the remaining Azúl Violeta's members released Mini Multi. ~ Drago Bonacich