Samper

Juan Felipe Samper (Born in Cali, Colombia. September 23, 1985) better known as "SAMPER" is a musician, songwriter, Colombian pop rock singer winner of 2 Premios Shock, 1 Premios Nuestra Tierra and Latin Grammy nominee.

Samper was born September 23, 1985, in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Son of Francisco Samper (publicist) and Beatriz Perez (business woman).

He has 3 younger sisters, Maria, Cayetana and Eloisa.

The two youngest from his father's second marriage.

Throughout his childhood and adolescence he was a member of various musical group.

He studied in Cali's musical conservatory conservatorio musical de Cali as a small boy and was also a member of the choir in his school.

He was also part of "Misi" "Misi" (a musical theatre academy) and was part of various music ensembles of jazz, rock and punk during his school years mainly playing the drums.

At the end of high school years he founded the music band "Atabake" one of the pioneers of the "tropipop" musical genre in which he played drums and also sang a couple of songs.

"Atabake" is remembered for songs like "Manuelita" and "A la media noche" both which were radio hits in Colombia.

While he was in "Atabake" his time was also shared with his studies of musical production in Universidad de los Andes.

He became a member of the famous Colombian band "Sin Animo de Lucro" with which he obtained many international nominations and recognitions such as a nomination for the Latin Grammys and 2 "Premios Shock" awards among others.

Samper is currently working his career as a solo artist and has released singles in Central America and of course in his home country Colombia.

Sin Ánimo De Lucro

In year 2006 he became a member of Sin Animo de Lucro as lead singer and lead guitarist.

The "master en parranda" tour presented shows in almost all of the Colombian territory, which led them to become one of the most important and significant bands in Colombia and they became one of the most renowned musicians in the "Tropipop" genre.

Their song "El parrandero" became a party anthem not only in Colombia but in several Latin American countries as well.

In 2009 the band recorded their second studio album ¨Todo pasa por algo" in Miami's "Criteria/The Hit Factory" studios and produced by several Latin Grammy, Grammy and ASCAP awards winner "Andrés Castro¨ (Carlos Vives, Reyli, ChocquibTown).

They were awarded a "Gold record" in Colombia and 1 "Premio shock" for "best tropical pop band", a nomination for the "Premios 40 principales España" as "best Colombian pop band" and another nomination for the Latin Grammy for "Best Tropical Contemporary Album".

All of this gave them international recognition and they toured in countries such as Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Chile, Argentina and US amongst others.

"Sin Animo de Lucro" was sponsored and became image for some brands in Colombia like Tigo (Mobile), Totto (Accessories, Outwear), Chicles X-time (Chewing gum) and Aguardiente Nectar (Colombian Liquor).

In 2011 "Sin Animo De lucro" separates

"SAMPER" is his name as a solo artist.

His music has an immense influence from British Rock which was induced by his father since he was a young boy but off course mixed with his Latino roots.

In June 2013 he released his first single ´Volver a empezar¨ produced by Jorge Holguin ¨Pyngwi¨ “Pyngwi”.

A song written towards the social reinsertion for the armed conflict in Colombia.

The song hit the top of the juvenile radio charts in Bogota and managed to stay in the top 20 in "Fantastica Radio" and "La Meg"a.

Later that year he received a nomination as" best new artist" in the Premios Shock de la música.

His second single release "Como te voy a olvidar" is a song co-written with Argentinian producer, writer "Ditto Reschinga" and his former bandmates of "Sin Animo De Lucro" (Santiago Hernández and Camilo Rivera).

It was produced by famous composer, musician, sound engineer, record Label manager and 4 time Grammy Award producer Bernardo Ossa (Thalia, David Bisbal, Andres Cepeda, Fonseca) and Fernando ¨Toby¨ Tobon former member of Ekhymosis and also Juanes guitarist.

In this song he mixes andean sounds, "cumbia" and Pop.

This song also had a remix called "Chucu-chucu version" co-produced by "Santiago Hernandez" and Samper himself.

In 2014 he won a premio nuestra tierra RCN.

In 2015 SAMPER released "No te vuelvo a perder".

A classic rock ballad coproduced by him and "Tony Rijos" the renowned musical arranger and director for Ricardo Arjona and Prince Royce among others.

It also features the participation of famous Latin musicians such as Guillermo Vadalá (Fito Páez), Michel Ferré (Lauryn Hill), Otto Ávalos (Ricardo Arjona) and Rodrigo Duarte.

Recorded in Buenos Aires, Mexico, D.F, Miami and Bogota, mixed by "Bob St John" American producer for band Extreme and their famous song More Than Words.

In 2016's "Todo se puede arreglar", SAMPER produced once again with “Pyngwi”.

This song features a classic rock sound and speaks about not giving up.

Mixed by Jeff Juliano (John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Paramore, Train...).