Veronica Meza

Singer/songwriter Veronica Meza is currently promoting her single, “Amor Como El Mio” (Love Like Mine) which was produced by Abraham Quintanilla and Grammy-award winning producer Brian “Red” Moore. “Amor Como El Mio”, written by the singer herself, is a catchy tejano- style cumbia and is the first single off of her much anticipated album El Perfume De Tu Piel (The Scent of Your Skin) set to be released later this year. In addition, the album contains another song which was also produced by Quintanilla and Moore and arranged by Ricky Vela, who has worked with artists such as Selena and is the composer behind her smash hit, “No Me Queda Mas”.

El Perfume De Tu Piel contains 11 radio-friendly songs, four of which were written and co-produced by Veronica. The remaining songs on the album were written and produced by the very talented songwriter, arranger and producer, Andres Velez who has worked with artists such as Carolina Sabino in his native Colombia. The album can be described as Grupero/Tropical/Pop as it contains elements of cumbia, salsa, pop ballads and even a merengue tune.

Veronica Meza was born in El Salvador but because of the adversities facing her country during the early-mid 80’s, her family decided to move to Toronto. Having shown no signs of musical interest during her childhood years, it wasn’t until the age of thirteen that Veronica discovered she had a talent for singing when to her surprise, was given an award for Excellency in Vocal Music by her Grade 7 music teacher. Her very first gig was at her family’s restaurant where she would entertain customers with her renditions of Selena and Grupo Limite songs. She soon began performing in various events across the city and even entered and won two singing competitions. From then on, she was a regular in festivals and was featured in various local radio shows, newspaper articles and television shows. Soon thereafter, she joined her first band, Grupo Kaliente whom she performed regularly with and had even earned a loyal following in the surrounding cities. After the band members went their separate ways, Veronica continued working in the music scene in Toronto and soon was accepted into the Humber College Music Program where she explored Jazz, R&B and Latin Jazz. It was there that Veronica explored composition and arranging and worked with many of Canada’s top musicians such as Juno-Nominee Nancy Walker, Shannon Gunn, Trish Colter, Dave Stilwell, Lisa Martinelli and Luis Mario Ochoa to name a few. In addition, Veronica has performed and collaborated with various bands and artists such as Grupo Mapale, La Mezcla, Alex Bello, and sang back-ups for salsa singer Kevin Ceballo. In 2007 , Veronica formed her band, Veronica & The Latino Beat and performed in various events such as Salsa on St. Clair, one of Toronto’s most popular events, where she was featured as the closing act and performed infront of thousands of people.

With the release of her first album, Veronica hopes to captivate the hearts of thousands more to come!