Armando

Most viewed single Something Else is the first track in a collection of amplified poems called Someday’s Not Coming. The collection has been amplified into a four-part indie soul, R&B EP through Ai. Something Else is my most viewed YouTube single and has been viewed 2,878 times and has many likes and comments. It made sense to use this song as the pilot for a collaboration with Musivseral with…

They’re coming for the artists first. Then they’re coming for you. And So, It Ends is a searing poetic chronicle of authoritarianism’s rise, the complicity it breeds, and the cold silence that follows collapse. Armando Heredia moves from fracture to fallout across five acts, giving voice to the monsters we make, the deals we strike with power, and the gaslighting that passes for politics. These…

In the ever-evolving landscape of If We Were A Band, the sonic backdrop is just as critical as the spoken word. With the release of the new three-track EP, 808’s and Grave Mistakes, the stylistic pendulum swings away from the acoustic, Americana-roots protest of Pass It Down and the punk-infused chaos of The Autocrat Experiment, landing squarely in the stark, punchy nostalgia of the 2000s-era 808…

There are times when art must stop polite conversation and start screaming. We are living in one of those times. Stepping into this breach is Amplified Poetry, a visceral new project that forces a head-on collision between the raw, skeletal energy of punk rock and the intellectual precision of spoken word. At the helm of this experiment is author and performer Armando Heredia. This isn’t just…

Release Date: February 14, 2026 Life in the barrio is often a shuffle between “gray death and explosions of life.” It is a place where survival is a daily grind, and hope often comes in the form of a two-dollar slip of paper. On February 14, 2026, I am proud to release my latest project, “The Lottery.” This isn’t just a song, and it isn’t just a story. It is the next evolution of the MusicScape…

This Christmas, Experience the Ultimate MusicScape Storyline.Debuting Christmas Day, 2025 What happens when the desperate hunger for viral fame collides with the cold, lethal reality of covert warfare? This Christmas, ArmandoCreative, LLC invites you to unwrap a dark, sonic thriller unlike anything you’ve heard before. Introducing MusicScape Storyline Presents: The Prank, a groundbreaking…

Beyond the Page & Past the Speaker: Experiencing the Duality of The Abuelo by Armando Heredia In the quiet, mist-shrouded hollows of Tennessee, an old man tends his land. His name is Abuelo, a gentle grandfather whose world is one of simple routines and hard-won peace. Two thousand miles and a lifetime away, in the neon-soaked underworld stretching from Argentina to Tijuana, a legend…

These poems will be streaming as Amplified Poetry on YouTube beginning October 20th. Click here for the YouTube Playlist. Subscribe and click the bell to get notified of each new video. Armando Heredia’s “America Somehow” is not merely a collection of poems; it is a visceral, thematic symphony of disillusionment, a stark X-ray of the American body politic at a moment of profound fracture. This…

From Weary Striver to Beloved Heir: A Look at “Nine Out Of Ten” by Armando Heredia Are you tired of feeling like a “nine out of ten” is never good enough? In a world of performative faith, Armando Heredia’s new book, Nine Out Of Ten: Poems, Liturgy and Prayer, offers a profound antidote: the message that your honest effort is a beautiful offering, made complete by God’s grace. This powerful…

We often use art to escape the world, but the most powerful art holds a mirror to it, forcing us to confront the uncomfortable truths we’d rather ignore. Armando Heredia’s piercing poetry collection, The System Says, does exactly that. Through three distinct but thematically linked poems—”Dirty Filthy Heart,” “How Upper Echelon of You,” and “What they want”—Heredia conducts a searing critique of…

You don’t just read the poems in Armando Heredia’s The Dominant Strain; you feel them in your bones. They are not gentle verses for quiet contemplation. They are a confrontation, a “bone saw” as the foreword warns, cutting through the comfortable lies we tell ourselves about purity, nation, and identity. This collection is a visceral, howling testament to the resilience of the human spirit…

We’ve all been there: the friend who gets the late-night call, the one who bears witness to the slow-motion unraveling of a first great love. There’s a unique pain in watching someone you care for navigate heartbreak—a vicarious ache that resonates with our own buried memories. This is the fertile ground from which Armando Heredia’s poignant collection, Vicarious, grows. These poems are not…

In a world that constantly shouts offers at us—more success, more status, more stuff—it’s a radical act to choose quiet. It’s even more radical to suggest that the ultimate prize isn’t found in the hustle, but in the hushed, steadfast commitment to another person. This is the profound and moving territory explored by Armando Heredia in his collection of poems, You and Me. More than just verses…