The superproducer Tainy has been a driving force behind reggaeton’s evolution since he was a 14-year-old kid, making tracks for some of the most famous stars in the genre. Now, he’s taking his decades of expertise in the industry and teaming up with music exec Lex Borrero for a new Netflix show called La Firma, which he hopes will uncover the next big thing in Latin music.
Tainy and Borrero have experience surfacing new talent: They’re the creators behind the label and artist incubator Neon16. Through Neon...
Tainy and Borrero have experience surfacing new talent: They’re the creators behind the label and artist incubator Neon16. Through Neon...
- 3/9/2022
- by Julyssa Lopez
- Rollingstone.com
If you’re looking to make a reggaeton hit in 2020, you can start by calling Marco “Tainy” Masís. Over the past 15 years, the producer has fashioned arty, chart-topping tracks for the genre’s biggest stars — from J Balvin and Bad Bunny to Wisin & Yandel — as well as spilling over to the Angloverse with Justin Bieber’s recent ambient-r&b cut, “Habitual.”
Now, Tainy has his sights set on solo stardom with his forward-thinking debut Ep, The Kids That Grew Up on Reggaeton. In seven tracks, he outlines the shape of...
Now, Tainy has his sights set on solo stardom with his forward-thinking debut Ep, The Kids That Grew Up on Reggaeton. In seven tracks, he outlines the shape of...
- 5/22/2020
- by Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
Marco “Tainy” Masís first made a name for himself producing reggaeton classics alongside his mentors, the legendary duo Luny Tunes. Eventually, he’d play a critical role in the making of Grammy-nominated hits by Latin pop titans like J Balvin and Bad Bunny.
But this Friday, the acclaimed Puerto Rican producer arrives as an artist with his debut Ep, The Kids Who Grew Up on Reggaeton, released via his boutique label NEON16 and Roc Nation Records.
With the release of The Kids Who Grew Up on Reggaeton, Tainy ushers in...
But this Friday, the acclaimed Puerto Rican producer arrives as an artist with his debut Ep, The Kids Who Grew Up on Reggaeton, released via his boutique label NEON16 and Roc Nation Records.
With the release of The Kids Who Grew Up on Reggaeton, Tainy ushers in...
- 3/13/2020
- by Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
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