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Luny Tunes, From Mas Flow to Los Benjamins

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By Quinee Butler, Reggaetonline.net

June 12, 2006

L-U-N-Y and T-U-N-E-S, when spelled appropriately form the names of two of the biggest producers in Reggaeton. Luny and Tunes are the producers of the song that pushed Reggaeton into the lime light, ‘Gasolina,’ which is the biggest hit on Daddy Yankee’s Bario Fino album. “Gasolina was the break through album for Reggaeton in the U.S.,” stated Tunes with pride. “Luny and I worked on that track for like a month. We try to make sure that every track that we produce is the best that we can do. This track showed just that and everyone likes it.”

The first track that Luny Tunes ever produced was for Ivy Queen. It was the first track that came out of the Luny Tunes and Noriega collaboration. Since then Luny and Tunes have worked with some of the best in the industry. When asked who their favorite artists are to work with, Luny replied, “Every artist has a different style. We get along with everyone. We like everybody. It’s hard to decide on one favorite because all the artists are unique.” It is this positive attitude that has artists standing in line in hopes to be included in Luny and Tunes next production, “Los Benjamins.”

When it comes to the albums produced by Luny and Tunes, you can bet fans will faithfully buy every album because of the quality and professionalism of their work. “We like to keep Reggaeton up to date,” Luny told Reggaetonline.net’s Princesa earlier this summer. “We always look for different things to do to keep it fresh. When we came from Massachusetts we already had an idea of what we wanted to do with Reggaeton. Tunes also added that, “We not only listen to music as producers, but also as avid fans. We said from the beginning if we were producers we would do this or we would change that. Once we got our chance that is exactly what we did.”

There was some confusion earlier this year when Luny and Tunes decided not to work on an album called Millennium. “Millennium was a project that we worked on briefly, but we decided that we just wanted to work on our own project, Los Benjamins instead.” However with all the hype and anticipation of a new album from the Luny Tunes camp, no fan wanted to hear that Millennium was not the next big Luny Tunes project. To set the record straight, “Millennium is not the same album as Los Benjamins they were two totally separate projects,” stated Luny.

So far "Los Benjamins" has sold over 1,000,000 in pre-sale, and it’s not even set to come out until the end of July or August. This album will set the stage for Luny and Tunes to actually introduce their talented protégé, Tainy. “When I first listened to his work I thought he was good," said Luny when asked how he discovered Tainy. “Then he continued to come to the studios and work with us; and he worked really hard. In the end he helped produce the Sangre Nueva CD. He is one of the most talented kids I have ever met.” Luny and Tunes have an ear for talent, and they make sure they have the best producing team available. “Right now we have Tainy, Thilo, Nales (the Puerto RIcan pronunciation of the english word Knowledge), Under Age, George, Willy and Coffee, who is a DJ we are working with." These are the men working behind the scenes at Mas Flow Inc. *Note to the ladies, this is one of the best looking and hardest working group of producers around.

Luny Tunes has produced record selling albums since they began. “‘Mas flow’ was one of our biggest CDs. It had everyone in it from Tego to Daddy Yankee. That album was the first one that really threw Yankee into the spotlight He had the same style and powering his song ‘Cojela Que Va Sin Jockey’ as ‘Gasolina, recalled Luny. “‘La Trayectoria’ was the biggest album we did. It had new songs as well as our best hits. Then came ‘King of Beats’, which included a contest to find the best new artists. Fans bought the CD made a song to the beats we provided. ‘Sangre Nueva’ was a product of the winners of the ‘King of Beats’ contest.”

The last big success from Luny Tunes was “Mas Flow II.” “‘Mas flow II is one on the biggest selling records in Reggaeton behind Daddy Yankee’s ‘Bario Fino.’ Some of the biggest hits today came from that Album. You have ‘Mayor Que Yo,’ ‘Rakata’ and ‘Mirame,’said Luny as he named just a few of the hits from the album. “When I ask people which song they like the most, ‘Gasolina’ or ‘Mayor Que Yo’, they choose ‘Mayor Que Yo’ hands down. This song features artists like, Wisin Y Yandel, Daddy Yankee, Baby Ranks, and Tony Tun Tun. “A lot of older people like ‘Mayor Que Yo’ as well. So many people ask ‘When are you going to make another one?’” Luny and Tunes went back and forth about the different versions of ‘Mayor Que Yo, then replied with a laugh, “Wisin and Yandel already came out with ‘Mayor Que Yo II’. I don’t think we could possible make a remake to the remake of that song now. There are so many ‘Mayor Que Yo’s,’ we could make an album just for that one song!”

Even Luny and Tunes are able to laugh and joke about the success and longevity of one song in such a short period of time. Never-the-less, if it’s a “Mayor Que Yo, the CD” or “Los Benjamins”, fans know that Luny and Tunes won’t let them down. In this case, fans are glad it’s “Los Benjamins” and have visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads as if they were to get an early Christmas present courtesy of Mas Flow Incorporated this year!

For more updates on "Los Benjamins" please go to http://masflowinc.net/
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