Tommy Torres
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tomas Torres Carrasquillo |
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November 25, 1971 Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States |
| Genres | Latin Pop, Rock en Espanol |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, music producer |
| Instruments | Voice, Guitar, Piano, Cuatro |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Latina |
| Associated acts | Ricky Martin, Ednita Nazario, Draco Rosa, Ricardo Arjona, Jesse & Joy, Alejandro Sanz, Alicia Keys, Eros Ramazotti, Tego Calderón, Marta Sanchez, Son by Four, MDO, Juan Luis Guerra, Ruben Blades, Jaci Velasquez |
| Website | tommytorres |
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Gibson Hummingbird Gibson Chet Atkins SST Taylor 814-CE |
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Tomas Torres Carrasquillo (born November 25, 1971 in Santurce), known artistically as Tommy Torres, is a Puerto Rican producer, singer, and songwriter. Named "#1 Hot Latin Tracks Producer" of 2007 by Billboard Magazine and Composer of the Year at 2010 ASCAP's Latin Music Awards, Torres has written and produced songs for many artists such as Ricardo Arjona, Ednita Nazario, Alejandro Sanz, Alicia Keys, and Ricky Martin.
Born in the Santurce district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Torres learned to play the violin and keyboards at a young age. He started composing when he was in high school. He then enrolled in Berklee College of Music where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a dual major of "Music Production & Engineering"and "Commercial Arranging". Torres lived in New York City for a while working as a studio assistant at the famed Sony Music Studios and later moved to Miami, Florida in 1998.
His first recorded composition was "No Puedo Olvidar" by pop group MDO in 1999. The song made it to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. That same year, another one of his compositions, "Llegar A Ti" was recorded by Christian artist Jaci Velasquez and quickly climbed to the No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, earning him an ASCAP Song of the Year award. In 2001, his production of "Cuando Seas Mia" by group Son By Four also made it to the No. 1 spot on Billboard.
His work on "Acustico" by Ednita Nazario as co-producer, songwriter, and featured artist, earned his first Latin Grammy Awards nomination in 2002. Later that year, he produced the critically acclaimed "Encuentro" featuring singer-songwriter's Juan Luis Guerra, Ruben Blades, and Draco Rosa. In 2003 he produced Ricky Martin's "Almas del Silencio", an album that included songwriting collaborations with artists Franco de Vita, Ricardo Arjona, Alejandro Sanz, and Juanes. The album broke the Soundscan one week sales record for an all-Spanish album. The single "Tal Vez" topped the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks for 12 weeks. The song, written by Franco de Vita with musical arrangements and production by Torres, went on to win "Song of the Year" at that 2003's Latin Grammy Awards. The album also gave 3 additional No. 1 singles. Later that year Torres produced the album "Por Ti" by Ednita Nazario. Both Nazario's "Por Ti" and Martin's "Almas del Silencio" went on to win Best Pop Album Awards (Female/Male) at 2004's Billboard Latin Music Awards earning Tommy his first nomination for Producer of the Year at the Billboard Latin Music Awards.
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