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ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS
About Juan & Nelson Entertainment
The label commenced as a humble “ma &
pa” retail record store in Corona Queens,
NY, where they sold LPs and cassettes. With
the passing of time the brothers were ap-
proached by artists looking for a way to
record and release their music. “We made
records and nobody bought them – only
two that we bought ourselves! But we kept
on trying. Finally we signed Ramon Orlando
Valoy and everything went really well. From
there we signed los Toros Band, La Artilleria,
Proyecto Uno, Alex Bueno among other art-
ists. Today, 35 years later, we are still bet- great success in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia
ting on new talent,” explained Nelson.
The company, previously known as J & N Re-
cords, has recorded more than 25,000 songs;
they have released dozens of platinum and
golden records with many millions of copies
sold throughout the world; there have been
innumerable international hits, as well as
recognition in the industry by The Grammys
(both American and Latin), Billboard, ASCAP,
BMI, to name a few. Without the shadow of
a doubt, J & N has written a large chapter
in the history of Latin Music over the past 3
decades.
Within J & N’s many successes and hits are
classic artists that broke all normal industry
rules with amazing success. “We had such a
major hit with “Cachamba” by Kinito Mendez,
where we sold more than a million units- for
that particular era in the mid 90s, this was
an unprecedented feat. And with Proyecto
Uno we had a landmark hit with “El tiburon,”
which continues to this day as a top seller
for synchronization,” states Juan Hidalgo.
Juan’s sense of satisfaction is connected to
the company’s legacy, which he will be able
to pass down to the new generation.
Brothers Juan & Nelson have produced art-
ists such as Frank Reyes, Monchy & Alexan-
dra, Zacarías Ferreira, Raulín Rodríguez,
Alex Bueno, Tito Rojas, Johnny Ventura, Mily
Quezada, Willie Rosario, Kinito Méndez,
Fernandito Villalona, Los Hermanos Rosario,
Rikarena, La Máquina, Puerto Rican Power,
among many, many others. In addition, they
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were the precursors in innovating Urban Mu-
sic in Puerto Rico, where they recorded Vico
C, Fransheska, Lisa M and Falo during the
90s.
“At one time we had offices in New York, San-
to Domingo, Colombia, Puerto Rico and Mi-
ami. We represented Fonovisa in Latin Amer-
ica, and this was very interesting because
of the amazing splash made by their artists
at the time – Enrique Iglesias, Marco Antonio
Solis, Cristian Castro and Noelia, who had
and Venezuela. Unlike the old days, in to-
day’s market we have access to all of those
territories, and beyond, via Internet,” states
Nelson. Nelson believes the most important
prize is to remain in business.
After a brief period of separation, Juan &
Nelson never abandoned the music business
– in spite of the fact that Juan relocated to
Puerto Rico and Nelson remained in New York.
Later they changed again. Juan moved to
Miami and Nelson to the Dominican Repub-
lic to produce and A & R music. During the
trajectory of the company, J & N has owned
and successfully run 3 RUMBA radio stations
in the DR, as well as one of the best local
recording studios, EMCA. The company also
acquired historic catalogues including Mu-
sical Productions and Remo Records – and
administrates other, including Discorona.
The brothers’ relationships, experience, in-
tuition and knowledge of disparate markets
have put them where they are today – the in-
die label with the most grandiose trajectory
in the Latin market and with more hits than
any other in a spectrum of musical genres.
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