Boy Wonder (producer)
| Boy Wonder | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Manuel Alejandro Ruiz |
| Also known as | Chosen Few Urbano |
| Born |
May 17, 1978 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | Long Island City, Queens, U.S. |
| Genres | Merengue, Reggaeton, Latin pop, Urban |
| Occupation(s) | Producer |
| Instruments | Mixer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Chosen Few Emerald Entertainment, Inc. |
| Associated acts |
Fuego De La Ghetto Pitbull J Balvin Nicky Jam Maluma Daddy Yankee J Alvarez |
| Website | chosenfewurbano |
Manuel Alejandro Ruiz (born May 17) better known by his stage names Boy WonderChosen Few is an American multi-platinum award winning producer, and CEO of his record label Chosen Few Emerald Entertainment, Inc. He was born to a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Long Island City, Queens, where he became interested in music. He has worked with J Balvin, Farruko, Daddy Yankee, Wisin y Yandel, & Pitbull.
Boy Wonder has made documentaries, compilation albums, soundtracks, and individual Chosen Few artists albums; mostly in the reggaeton and Latin/Urbano Tropical musical genres.
In 2003 Boy Wonder's first project, Chosen Few: El Documental, highlighted the underground Reggaeton movement showcasing the overall sense of the culture with footage of packed concert halls, interviews with top artists of the genre, and much more. Chosen Few El Documental (CD / DVD) Won the 2004 Latin Billboard Award for Best Latin Compilation of the Year and went multi-platinum certified by the RIAA, which included the hit "Reggaeton Latino" by Don Omar, which been documented as the 2nd biggest crossover track in reggaeton history (2nd to Daddy Yankee "Gasolina"). "Reggaeton Latino" spent 44 weeks on the Billboard charts.
In 2005 together with Chencho from reggaeton duo Plan B they both came up with the idea for an underground compilation album (El Draft 2005) created for a competition to find the next reggaeton star. The winner of the talent search was reggaeton duo RKM y KenY but the compilation album also launched the careers of Jowell y Randy and the unknown Fuego with his song "Me Gustan Todas." Boy Wonder signed Fuego to his Chosen Few label upon seeing his underlying talent. Adding Fuego to Chosen Few's lineup of artists including LDA who appeared on the "Reggaeton Latino" Remix and were the first reggaeton male/female duo, Reychesta "Secret Weapon" formerly of the group Tres Coronas, and Puerto Rican a Puerto Rican singer Getto.
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