ManualdeRuido

Manual de Ruido We Don’t Exist. But We Make Noise.

The four members of Manual de Ruido — two men and two women with long, curly hair — pose on a stone wall overlooking a Mediterranean harbor at sunset, with sailboats, palm trees and the city behind them.
Nicolás, Lucía, Vera and Mateo. Fictional characters; image created for the visual universe of Manual de Ruido.

01

Biography

Manual de Ruido is a fictional Spanish-language indie-rock band born from a simple idea: What if four characters who don’t exist could tell stories about things that happen to all of us?

Nicolás, Lucía, Vera, and Mateo have names, personalities, contradictions, and a shared history. They aren’t flesh-and-blood musicians. They’re characters created to inhabit a musical universe of their own.

The songs, however, explore very real experiences.

  • Families that change.
  • Conversations we never had.
  • Love that arrives at precisely the wrong moment.
  • People who seem to know exactly what they’re doing.
  • All those seemingly insignificant moments that eventually come to define a life.

Their sound moves between Spanish indie rock, Latin American alternative rock, melodic guitars, and experimental arrangements. Their music is developed through a human-directed creative process supported by artificial intelligence.

Manual de Ruido doesn’t pretend to be a conventional band. Its members are fictional characters, and its visual universe is an artistic creation.

But a song doesn’t need a traditional band behind it to evoke authentic emotions.

The band members are imaginary. The stories could be yours.

The four members of Manual de Ruido sitting on stone steps at sunset, with the Sagrada Família in the distance. From left: Lucía holding a bass, Mateo holding drumsticks, Nicolás in the foreground, and Vera.
From left: Lucía, Mateo, Nicolás and Vera, in Barcelona.

02 — Members

The four

  1. 01 / 04

    NicolásValera

    Role
    Lead vocals & guitar
    Age
    28
    Fictional origin
    Murcia, Spain

    Nicolás is the band’s principal songwriter and lyricist. Observant, wry, and unexpectedly sentimental, he finds extraordinary stories in seemingly insignificant situations. His deep, expressive, slightly grainy voice is central to the band’s musical identity.

  2. 02 / 04

    LucíaFerrer

    Role
    Bass & backing vocals
    Age
    26
    Fictional origin
    Valencia, Spain

    Lucía brings the melodic basslines and rhythmic instincts that give the songs their momentum. Confident, curious, and direct, she’s often the one who challenges overly complicated arrangements and brings the music back to what matters.

  3. 03 / 04

    VeraSalcedo

    Role
    Keyboards & synthesizers
    Age
    27
    Fictional origin
    Bogotá, Colombia

    Vera is the band’s sonic explorer. Her analog synthesizers, electric pianos, organs, and unexpected harmonies bring depth and an experimental dimension to the music. She’s thoughtful, imaginative, and possesses a surprisingly dry sense of humor.

  4. 04 / 04

    MateoRivas

    Role
    Drums & percussion
    Age
    25
    Fictional origin
    Caracas, Venezuela

    Mateo brings energy, spontaneity, and an instinctive sense of rhythm. His arrangements balance precision with expressive imperfections, giving the songs an organic feel. Sociable and irreverent, he brings humor into the creative process.

03 — Debut album ·

Cover of “La Extraordinaria Vida Corriente”: an apartment building at night, its lit windows showing neighbors going about everyday life; “Manual de Ruido” in the top left corner.

La Extraordinaria Vida Corriente

Their debut album, La Extraordinaria Vida Corriente (The Extraordinary Ordinary Life), explores everything that seems insignificant until we discover it was what mattered most.

Because life doesn’t always need an explanation. Sometimes it just needs a little noise.

See the album Read the lyrics

04 — Transparency

How We Create

Manual de Ruido is a fictional music project developed through human creative direction and artificial intelligence tools. Its members, biographies, and images belong to an imagined narrative universe. The music and stories are designed to connect with genuine human experiences.