Flow Music | |
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Parent company | Universal Music Group |
Founded | 1996[1] |
Founder | DJ Nelson |
Distributor(s) | Universal Music Latino |
Genre | Reggaeton |
Country of origin | Puerto Rico |
Flow Music is a Puerto Rican record label founded by DJ Nelson specializing in the reggaeton genre.
Flow La Discoteka 3 (Dj Nelson & Onellflow)
Las Guanábanas were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo from Villas de Loíza, northeast Puerto Rico. Their names are Georgie and Joelito.
Zion & Lennox was a Puerto Rican music duo from Carolina, Puerto Rico. In 2004, Zion & Lennox released their first studio album titled Motivando a la Yal under White Lion Records. After their first album, Zion & Lennox decided to start their own label, Baby Records Inc. The duo is made up of Félix Ortiz (Zion) and Gabriel Pizarro (Lennox). Zion & Lennox are considered to be the pioneers of romantic reggaeton.
Julio Voltio is a Puerto Rican (former) singer and rapper. An early pioneer of reggaetón—a modern genre of Latin music originating primarily in Panamá and Puerto Rico, with sonic roots in Jamaican dancehall and American hip hop—Voltio officially retired from the music industry in 2014, having converted to Christianity.
VI Music is a Puerto Rican record label specializing in the reggaeton genre, founded by reggaeton producers Mario VI, Álex Gárgolas and Juan Vidal. The record label came to prominence after securing a joint venture with Universal Music Latino and Machete Music. Their albums include gold and platinum productions such as "The Last Don" and "King of Kings" by Don Omar, Barrio Fino by Daddy Yankee, "A la Reconquista" and "La Historia Live" by Héctor & Tito, "Los MVP" by Angel & Khriz and "Sin Límite" by Magnate & Valentino among many others. During the height of their popularity, VI Music had some of the most successful reggaeton acts signed to their label. The company has not released an album since 2009 after most of their artists left or had their contracts sold to Universal Music Latino, most notably Don Omar. Álex Gárgolas left the company and went on to discover and manage Farruko during his first international successes. Mario VI currently hosts his own radio show "La Jungla" in Puerto Rico alongside legendary radio personality El Coyote.
Maicol & Manuel were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo. They have their origins in the first wave of reggaeton artists as early as 1991. The duo have released countless songs on many various artists compilations. They worked with DJ Eric Industry and DJ Negro. In addition they have recorded and released albums such as Yakaleo and El Desquite.
Nelson Díaz Martinez, known professionally as DJ Nelson is a Puerto Rican DJ and record producer who played a significant role in the development and popularization of reggaeton. He first made a name for himself as part of the Noise, a club-centered collective that was spawned in 1994. The Noise—composed of DJs, MCs, producers, and club coordinators—hosted a long-lasting series of club nights in San Juan that were vital to the development and popularization of reggaeton. DJ Nelson earned credit as one of the top Noise DJs, and he also served as a producer and arranger for the collective's music.
Flow la Discoteka is the first album by DJ Nelson released in october 12 of 2004. It was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year.
Norgie Noriega Montes is a reggaeton producer and singer known for making No. 1 hits in reggaeton along with reggaeton producers Luny Tunes. He also CEO of Noriega Music Publishing.
Luny Tunes Presents La Mision 4: The Take Over is a compilation album featuring various artists from the reggaeton genre and presented by Luny Tunes. It was released on November 9, 2004. Although there were previous "La Mision" albums, Luny Tunes bought the right to use the name and continued the series with the La Mision 4.
Contra la Corriente is the debut production album by reggaeton producer Noriega after releasing the previous year Mas Flow with Luny Tunes. Many of reggaeton biggest stars were included on the album including Alexis & Fido, Tito "El Bambino", Zion & Lennox and Ivy Queen.
Luny Tunes are a two-part producing group featuring Francisco Saldaña (Luny) and Víctor Cabrera (Tunes), which have produced many songs. Following is an incomplete list of almost every song they have produced.
Ñejo & Dálmata, also known as Ñejo y Dálmata, are a reggaeton duo from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ñejo was born June 20, 1975 & Dálmata was born February 27, 1979. They had worked together in collaborations with other reggaeton artists before they released their duo album Broke & Famous in 2007 which peaked at 8 on the 'Billboard Latin Rhythms Albums Chart" and at 9 on the "Top Heatseekers Chart", as well as a number of their singles also charting on Billboard.
"Pasarela" is a 2007 single by Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Dalmata from DJ Nelson's second compilation album Flow la Discoteka 2. It was released in February 2007 by Universal Music Group and was produced by DJ Nelson, Marioso, DJ Unique and DJ Memo. The song features a unique reggaeton sound incorporating sounds from Mexican mariachi. Dalmata was practically unknown in the reggaeton scene before the release of this song, which brought him international fame.
Nova & Jory were a reggaeton duo. Nova was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and Jory was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico. They started their career in 2003 and were signed to Loud Music at the time of their split. Their debut and only album Mucha Calidad, which after a couple setbacks and push dates, was officially released on July 12, 2011. In October 2012 they announced they had split amicably. Both artists are now pursuing independent solo careers.
Wibal & Alex are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo, consisting of José Rivera (Wibal) and José Díaz (Alex). The song "La Nena del Caserío" is one of the best known of the duet.
Javid David Álvarez Fernández, known professionally as J Álvarez, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter.
Noriega is a reggaeton producer alongside Luny Tunes. The following is an incomplete list of almost every song he has produced.