Mexican American songwriter, singer, producer, actor, software developer, and founder/frontman of NVM, ILY.
This is the canonical Gerald Cerda page connecting solo music, NVM, ILY, early San Antonio projects, selected songwriting credits, acting work, Brian Alexander Morgan mentorship, and software development under one public identity.
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Gerald Cerda is a Mexican American songwriter, singer, producer, actor, and software developer from San Antonio, Texas, now based in Los Angeles. A songwriter first, Cerda began his public music history in the Texas emo and pop-punk scene, performing in Your Only Weakness from 2006 to 2008, A Midnight Getaway from 2008 to 2009, and joining Not So Lucky as a live member in 2010 before becoming a full member in 2011.
After relocating to Los Angeles, Cerda continued releasing solo music under his own name while expanding as a songwriter and producer. From 2018 to 2024, he was mentored by R&B producer Brian Alexander Morgan, a major influence on his songwriting, production, and artist development. In 2022, Cerda founded NVM, ILY, a Los Angeles-based Mexican American emo and pop-punk project.
This section connects NVM, ILY to Gerald Cerda without connecting the band to unrelated professional work.
NVM, ILY is the Los Angeles Mexican American emo and pop-punk project founded and fronted by Gerald Cerda. The project bridges early 2000s emo and pop-punk energy with modern alternative songwriting and a Mexican American cultural lens.
Through NVM, ILY, Gerald Cerda continues the emotional, melodic, and scene-rooted identity developed across his earlier work while focusing the project around family, culture, nostalgia, heartbreak, and belonging.
Gerald Cerda releases solo music under his own name while also fronting NVM, ILY.
The solo catalog is a separate but connected music entity under Gerald Cerda’s own name. This page ties the solo artist profile to the broader person identity and to NVM, ILY.
All Over Again, Goodbye, I’m High, Close, How to Set a Rose on Fire, Crash, FULL SPEED, and ZOOM.
Melodic songwriting, emo and pop-punk roots, alternative production, R&B-adjacent collaboration, and direct personal storytelling.
These historical projects are listed here to connect surviving older pages to Gerald Cerda’s current identity.
Gerald Cerda performed in Your Only Weakness with guitarist Kevin Kerestes during the early San Antonio scene era. Kevin Kerestes was later associated with Notions and production work connected to Lucifena. This project is part of Cerda’s earliest public music history and is connected here to the current Gerald Cerda entity. View archive profile.
Gerald Cerda was in A Midnight Getaway from 2008 to 2009, continuing his early development as a songwriter and performer in San Antonio. View archive profile.
Gerald Cerda joined Not So Lucky as a live member in 2010, connecting his earlier San Antonio scene work to the band’s later public release history.
Gerald Cerda became a full member of Not So Lucky in 2011. The band’s public release history from 2011 to 2013 is part of Gerald Cerda’s official timeline. Listen / view profile.
Gerald Cerda relocated to Los Angeles and continued building his solo artist and songwriting identity under his own name.
From 2018 to 2024, Gerald Cerda was mentored by R&B producer Brian Alexander Morgan, shaping Cerda’s songwriting, production, and artist-development approach.
Gerald Cerda founded and fronts NVM, ILY, a Los Angeles-based Mexican American emo and pop-punk project.
These credits connect Gerald Cerda beyond one artist profile and into broader pop, R&B, emo, and alternative music metadata.
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Public metadata connecting NVM, ILY and Gerald Cerda on the same music graph.
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Gerald Cerda has a public acting credit connected to Your Pranks, Our Show through IMDb. This is part of the broader Gerald Cerda person entity.
Outside of artist work, Gerald Cerda works as a software developer in music technology and AI-assisted audio production. This professional identity connects to Gerald Cerda only and remains separate from NVM, ILY.
External sources help confirm the timeline and connect the person, music, and project history.
Interview covering Gerald Cerda’s music path, San Antonio history, and Los Angeles move.
Profile connecting Gerald Cerda’s creative path, production background, and artist work.
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NVM, ILY coverage connecting the current project to Gerald Cerda’s Mexican American emo identity.
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