Jan Carlo DeFan Kristal (born December 26, 1977 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Fundación Abbywho (Abbywho Foundation), Former CEO and co-founder of Silverlight Records, CEO of Abbywho Music & Abbywho Records, producer, director, musician and author as well as lead guitarist for the Mexican rock band ELAN.
Jan Carlo began to play the guitar at age 5 and started recording at age 10 in a makeshift...
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Jan Carlo DeFan Kristal (born December 26, 1977 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico), is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Fundación Abbywho (Abbywho Foundation), Former CEO and co-founder of Silverlight Records, CEO of Abbywho Music & Abbywho Records, producer, director, musician and author as well as lead guitarist for the Mexican rock band ELAN.
Jan Carlo began to play the guitar at age 5 and started recording at age 10 in a makeshift studio he constructed with help from his father, made from old cassette and 1/4 inch "reel to reel" tape machines.
Jan Carlo grew up listening to his parents vinyl collection and then, trying to make records that sounded like them. At sixteen he began working as a record company scout and opened up his first production and management company with his younger sister Elan.
At 17, he became an A&R; scout for Warner Bros. Records Mexico, becoming the youngest A&R; executive in company’s history.
Jan Carlo became an A&R; executive at Warner Bros....
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