From Monterrey to Houston, Nsqk makes music for people who move between worlds

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Set us as preferred Nsqk can hear the connection between Radiohead and Willie Colón.To the Mexican singer-producer, both know when to let the instruments speak as much as the verses.It’s a fitting observation from an artist whose music moves between electronic production, R&B melodies, rap and distorted guitars.

Born Rodrigo Torres de la Garza in Monterrey and raised partly in Texas, the 28-year-old Nsqk — pronounced “Nesquik” — grew up navigating two countries and the expectations that come with belonging to both.“I grew up in Houston,” he says.“I understand what it’s like to be a second-generation Mexican growing up in the States.” That experience, he explains, helps him connect with collaborators who also know what it means to feel as if they exist between worlds.His audience has grown well beyond the underground following he garnered in his early experiments with electronic production.

After releasing his albums “Roy” (2022) and “ATP” (2024), he sold out two consecutive shows at Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes in 2025.A date this January at the city’s Estadio GNP Seguros marks another leap in his scale.In his Oct.

15 album release, “Mosca,” Nsqk is joined by the Chicano experimentalist Jean Dawson on the guitar-driven “Dientes de Fierro,” while indie icon Julieta Venegas lends her silky vocals and synth melodies to “Estar Así Siempre.” Additional cameos include folk balladeers like Pedro Tovar of Eslabón Armado and Kevin Kaarl, with longtime Gorillaz collaborator Stephen Sedgwick handling the mixes.De Los spoke to Nsqk ahead of his upcoming U.S.tour — which includes a performance at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw fest on Sunday in L.A.’s Dodger Stadium.

He spoke candidly about letting his music breathe, finding common ground in the studio and why Mexi...