Chino Moreno
Background information
Birth name	Camilo Wong Moreno
Born	June 20, 1973 Sacramento, California, USA
Genre(s)	Experimental rock Alternative metal Trip-hop Dream pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals Guitar
Years active	1988-
Label(s)	Warner Music Maverick Records
Associated acts	Deftones Team Sleep

Chino Moreno (born Camilo Wong Moreno June 20, 1973) is an American musician. He is the lead singer and back-up guitarist in Deftones and Team Sleep. Moreno was born in Sacramento, California to a Mexican father and a Mexican/Irish/Native American/Chinese mother;^[1] the latter being the origin of his Spanish nickname Chino (a nickname given to Latinos with Asian features), which means "Chinese" in Spanish. He was the third of five children. He is married, his wife's name is Celeste. They have two sons: Kristian and Jakobi. The Deftones were quite close with the stepson of Max Cavalera of Sepultura and Soulfly, Dana Wells, and when he died, Chino Moreno was one of the pallbearers at his funeral. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (480 × 640 pixel, file size: 153 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California County Sacramento Government  - Mayor Heather Fargo Area  - City  99. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Experimental rock or Avant rock is a type of art music based on rock and roll which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, and/or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique. ... Alternative metal is an eclectic form of rock music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dream pop is a type of alternative rock that originated in the early 1980s when bands like Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, and A.R. Kane (to whom the term has been attributed) began twisting New Wave melodies into sonic, echoing textures and mumbled vocals. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... See also: other events of 1988 Musical groups established in 1988 Record labels established in 1988 list of years in music 1980s in music // Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ... Maverick Recording Company, is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Team Sleep is an experimental dream / ambient rock group led by singer/guitarist Chino Moreno, better known for fronting Sacramento band Deftones. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Team Sleep is an experimental dream / ambient rock group led by singer/guitarist Chino Moreno, better known for fronting Sacramento band Deftones. ... Location of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California County Sacramento Government  - Mayor Heather Fargo Area  - City  99. ... Mayas at San Juan Chamula, Chiapas Mexico has defined itself, in the second article of its constitution, as a pluricultural nation, in recognition of the diverse ethnic groups that constitute it. ... // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ... Chino may refer to Chino, Nagano, a city in Nagano, Japan. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Max Cavalera was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the metal band Sepultura, before forming Soulfly in the late 1990s. ... Sepultura is a Brazilian thrash metal band, formed in 1984. ... Soulfly is a groove metal band started by Max Cavalera in 1997 after his decision to leave Sepultura. ...

In relation to his often ambiguous yet image-heavy poetic lyrics, Moreno quotes: "[Sometimes] my lyrics don't deal with specific topics. I write down on paper the feelings of the moment, it's not easy to explain the contents of the lyrics or give a logical sense to the words. What I write is also a reaction to the music we make, so the Deftones' sound is not pop, it doesn't communicate happy feelings. Paradoxically my favorite songs of the album talk about love, in a clearly different view."^[1] Despite this, Chino has been known to write songs about social issues such as racism, prostitution, urban violence, and drugs. However, even these songs can be rather vague and cryptic. Poetry (ancient Greek: poieo = create) is an art form in which human language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or instead of, its notional and semantic content. ... Although the term social is a crucial category in social science and often used in public discourse, its meaning is often vague, suggesting that it is a fuzzy concept. ... Racism is a belief or concept that inherent differences between people (such as those upon which the concept of race is based) determine cultural or individual achievement, and may involve the idea that ones own race is superior. ... Whore redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions related to taking a psychoactive drug or performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect. ...

During the making of Deftones' White Pony, Chino began work on a side project, Team Sleep. Chino's influences range from such bands as The Cure, The Smiths, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Helmet, Faith No More, Kool Keith, Bad Brains, Linkin Park, Hum and Weezer, and claims that Deftones' latest album (Saturday Night Wrist) is more of a compromise between all of the members' influences, ranging from their brutal and brooding heavy signature seen on Adrenaline, Around the Fur and Deftones to the more melodic sound heard on White Pony. White Pony is Deftones third album, released in 2000. ... In popular music, a side-project is a project undertaken by one (or several) person already known for their involvement in another band. ... Team Sleep is an experimental dream / ambient rock group led by singer/guitarist Chino Moreno, better known for fronting Sacramento band Deftones. ... The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, Sussex in 1976. ... The Smiths were an English rock group active from 1982 to 1987. ... Duran Duran is an English Synth pop/pop/rock band notable for a long series of popular singles and vivid music videos. ... Depeche Mode is a band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Helmet is an African funk band formed in Guinea-Bissau by George W. Bush (vocals/dildo) with Pinochet (dildo), Osama Bin Laden (dildo) and Saddam Hussein (dildo) in September 11, 2001. ... Faith No More was an experimental alternative rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982 and disbanded in 1998. ... Keith Matthew Thornton (born c. ... Bad Brains are an American punk rock band, originally formed in Washington, D.C. in 1979 . ... Linkin Park is a band from Agoura Hills, California. ... Hum are a space rock/Alternative Rock band from Champaign, Illinois. ... Weezer are an American Grammy-nominated rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... -1... Adrenaline is Deftones debut album, released in 1995 through Maverick Records. ... Around the Fur is Deftones second major label album, released in 1997. ... Deftones is the Deftones self-titled fourth album. ... White Pony is Deftones third album, released in 2000. ...

Collaborations

• "Wicked" - Ice Cube cover from Life Is Peachy by Korn (1996)
• "Will To Die" - from In This Defiance by Strife (1997)
• "First Commandment" - from Soulfly by Soulfly (1998)
• "Bender" - from Home by Sevendust, credited as "Pony One" (1999)
• "(Rock) Superstar" - from Skull and Bones by Cypress Hill (2000)
• "Danger Girl" - from Tried + True by Tinfed (2000)
• "Pain" - from Primitive by Soulfly (2000)
• "Things!" - from Hesher by Hesher (2001)
• "Ashamed" - from Never A Dull Moment by Tommy Lee (2002)
• "The Hours" - from White People by Handsome Boy Modeling School (2004)
• "Paralytic" and "Crashing Down" - from Vices by Dead Poetic (2006)
• "Zombie Eaters" - Faith No More cover from The Undercover Sessions by Ill Niño (2006)
• "Fistful of Nothing" - Runs Astray by Atomic Six (2007)
• "Vengeance is Mine" - from Droid by Droid (2007)

Chino also featured in the low-budget video for the song "Carpe Diem" by fellow Sacramento hardcore act Will Haven. OShea Jackson (born June 15, 1969) known by his stage name Ice Cube is an American rapper, actor and film director. ... Life Is Peachy is Korns second album. ... This article is about the band. ... Strife is a hardcore/metal band from Los Angeles, California. ... Soulfly is the first LP by nu-metal band Soulfly released in 1998 (1998 in music) through Roadrunner Records. ... Soulfly is a groove metal band started by Max Cavalera in 1997 after his decision to leave Sepultura. ... Home is the second album by American hard rock band Sevendust. ... This article is about the popular music group. ... Skull & Bones is the fifth studio album by the rap group Cypress Hill. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Tried + True is the third and last album by Sacramento based band Tinfed. ... Tinfed was an electronic rock band from California that consisted of Rey Osburn (vocals, guitar), Eric Stenman (guitar), Matt McCord (percussion), and Rick Verrett (bass). ... Primitive was the second LP by thrash metal band Soulfly released in 2000 (2000 in music) through Roadrunner Records. ... The term white people (also whites or white race) has been defined as being a member of a group or race characterized by light pigmentation of the skin and to a human group having light-colored skin, especially of European ancestry. ... Handsome Boy Modeling School is a hip-hop collaboration between Dan the Automator and Prince Paul, producer of influential rap trio De La Soul. ... Vices is the third full-length album by Christian Hard Rock band Dead Poetic. ... Dead Poetic is a Christian hard rock band hailing from Dayton, Ohio. ... Faith No More was an experimental alternative rock group that formed in San Francisco, California in 1982 and disbanded in 1998. ... The Undercover Sessions is the name of Ill Niños upcoming 5 track EP to be released November 7, 2006. ... Ill Niño is a six-piece latin metal American band from New Jersey in the USA. // Ill Niño formed in late 1999 when they were originally called El Niño, after the weather phenomenon. ... Droid is the self-titled debut album from groove metal band Droid. ... Droid are an American groove metal/thrash metal band with death metal influences from Long Beach, California. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Will Haven is a metal band from Sacramento, California, USA. // In 1995, Will Haven, named after a fictional, self-created character, formed and released a six-track demo. ...

References

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External links

• Deftones Official Website
• Team Sleep Official Site
• Team Sleep Semi-Official Site