[1] The Pinker Tones was founded by Barcelona natives[2] Salvador Rey and Alex Llovet, who perform under the stage names Mister Furia and Professor Manso, respectively.

[3] The group's music is an eclectic mix of pop, funk, soul, bossa nova, break beat, swing, lounge, and psychedelia.

The Pinker Tones signed a deal with UK label Outstanding Records to release their debut album worldwide under a new name The BCN Connection.

This featured a lineup of artists that includes The Submarines, Kinky, Nortec Collective, PJ Rose, Zeta Bosio of Soda Stereo and Mexican Institute of Sound.

They also had an A&E television special, performed on KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic", had a song featured on the hit ABC sitcom "Ugly Betty," and saw heavy video play on networks like MTVU, MTV Tr3́s, mun2, and LATV.

The Pinker Tones also made a major splash at the 2007 South by Southwest, where they performed five shows in only 36 hours, including the Vans Warped Tour showcase.

Later in the year, they wowed the audience at KCRW's Sounds Eclectic Evening at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles alongside artists like The Shins, Lily Allen, Cold War Kids and Rodrigo and Gabriela.

The Pinker Tones single "Karma Hunters" was also selected by national bilingual youth network Mun2 as the theme song for its popular reality show The Chicas Project also with "Beyond Nostalgia".