Sergio George
| Sergio George | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sergio George |
| Born | 1961 East Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Salsa, latin pop |
| Occupations | Pianist, arranger, producer, composer, musical director, A&R |
| Labels | RMM, Sony Discos, Sir George, WEA Latina, SGZ, La Calle, Top Stop Music |
Sergio George (born 1961) is a pianist and record producer, known for working with many famous performers of salsa music, although he has worked in other genres as well. He has worked with some of Latin music's most popular artists including India, Anaís, Marc Anthony, Tito Nieves, Víctor Manuelle, Frankie Negrón, Johnny Rivera, Ray Sepúlveda, Tito Puente, DLG, Orquesta de la Luz, Celia Cruz, La India, Jerry Rivera, Bacilos, among others.
[edit] Biography
George was born and raised in New York City, and attended the City College of New York. He was the main visionary behind the New York-based Latin label RMM Records & Video, between 1988 to 1995, arranging, producing, and directing dozens of recordings for that label. In early 2004, Sergio George and Latin recording executive George Zamora created SGZ Entertainment, in Miami, Florida, focusing on urban artists. SGZ is now partly owned by Univision Music Group. In August 2006, SGZ Entertainment became part of La Calle Records, a sublabel of Univision. During the 2008 Latin Grammy Awards, Sergio George won Producer of the Year for his work on "Historia De Taxi" by Ricardo Arjona featuring Marc Anthony, "La Vida Se Va" by Gloria Trevi, "Mi Mayor Sacrificio" by Tito Nieves featuring Marco Antonio Solís, "Quiero Decirte Que Te Amo" by DLG featuring Ness, "Toro Mata" by DLG featuring Napoles and Ness and the album El Cantante by Marc Anthony. In 2009, George founded Top Stop Music, and the first release was with Luis Enrique and his album, Ciclos which has topped the charts and garnered two Latin Grammy awards. At the end of 2009, in 2009 he hired Artist [Stephanie Marie Hanvey] as lead female Vocalist on the BKIDZ Album released in 2010 he signed Prince Royce, whose self-titled debut album was released early 2010.
Added to the label's roster is Loisaidas, a musical duo. They currently have released three singles including, "No Me Dejes", "Ayer", and the recently released "Porque Te Amo". Their self-titled debut album is scheduled to be released Dec 2010. They are from New York City's Lower East Side - hence the name Loisaidas - which is the Spanish slang term for "lower east siders." At the end of 2009, La India signed with Top Stop Music, having her first single released in early 2010, "Estupida" which quickly reached number one on the US Billboard Tropical Songs chart. Her album, Unica, was released by Top Stop Music on June 1, 2010. At the 11th Latin Grammy Awards, George received his second award for Producer of the Year, for his work on "Corazón Sin Cara", "Tu y Yo" and "Stand By Me" by Prince Royce, "Estúpida", "Si Él Te Habla De Mi", "Smile" and "Te Vas a Arrepentir" by La India.
