Jefre Cantu-Ledesma


Jefre Cantu-Ledesma is a multi-instrumentalist, member of several bands and co-founder of the Root Strata record label based out of San Francisco, California. Cantu-Ledesma got his start in the band Tarentel. He was one of the founding members and is still a primary figure in the band's line-up. In addition, Cantu-Ledesma is, and has been, involved in a slew of other musical projects. His label, Root Strata, is highly regarded by the drone/ambient music community and has an extensive catalog that includes artists such as Tarentel, Grouper, Yellow Swans, Charalambides, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Oneohtrix Point Never, Barn Owl, Starving Weirdos, Gregg Kowalsky, and more.
Jefre currently lives in Germany.

Discography (by project)

Tarentel

Primary solo project, primarily ambient/drone music
Ambient solo project
Harsh noise project of Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and Jim Redd
Project of Brad Rose and John Twells with contributions by Gregg Kowalsky, Jed Bindeman, and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
Kraut/psyche rock band
A heavily synthesizer based and largely improvisational group featuring Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Danny Paul Grody, and Trevor Montgomery
Collaborative project between Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and Trevor Montgomery
Collaborative project between Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and Tony Cross
Collaborative project between Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and Liz Harris
Collaborative project between Félicia Atkinson and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma