• Press Release

    8/28/96 Tejas Records is proud to announce the signing of Tejano sensation Elida y Avante.

    "A major goal for the band was to achieve artistic freedom. It took tremendous risks to break out on our own but we recorded an album and pressed the first radio single ourselves. I approached Tejas Records this past week after considering many other labels. We were almonst immediately able to come to an agreement that the band is thrilled with. ELIDA Y AVANTE and Tejas is a team and in that spirit we are going to work together to take "ALGO ENTERO" to the top of the charts." Manager Nikki Sandoval

    ELIDA Y AVANTE exploded ono the scene with "ATREVETE". Hit singels like "LUNA LLENA" have become Tejano music favorites. Elida was nominated as "Tejano Entertainer of The Year 1996". Noel is "Tejano Bass Player of the year" and Jamie is "Tejano Drummer of the Year". This year Elida was the recipient of one of Billboard Magazine's most pretigious awards the "Revelacion Del Ano". After climbing the charts, winning many pretigious awards and receiving universal respect, ELIDA Y AVANTE is ready to hit the streets promoting their exciting new record, "ALGO ENTERO". They plan to take their careers to a new level with their own hard work and the hard work and innovative new promotion and marketing efforts from Tejas Records.

    "When you listen to "ALGO ENTERO" you'll hear how very special it is. When we play the songs live we get phenomenal response. We put everything on the line for these new songs and Tejas Records was the label that understood that best. I can't tell you how good we feel because suddenly everything is in place." Elida Reyna

    Tejas is now working on 2 Full Length Videos, CD-ROMs, WWW Internet Marketing, Promotional Concerts, Merchandise Tie-In Promotions, Major Product Endorsements, a Complete Line of Imprinted Merchandise and much more. Tejas has every intention to talke ELIDA Y AVANTE to the very top of the entertainment industry. ELIDA Y AVANTE has always had the talent, now they have the organization.

    Record industry insiders feel that "Algo Entero" will be one of the hottest selling Tejano albums for Christmas of 1996.