Tainy

Tainy
Marcos Efraín Masís Fernández (born August 9, 1989), known professionally as Tainy, is a Puerto Rican record producer and songwriter. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he entered the world of reggaeton with his work on Mas Flow 2.
Leading a new wave of Latin music for over a decade, Tainy has been the producer of some of the biggest reggaeton hits. A repeated Grammy and BMI Award winner, Tainy has produced for countless artists, including reggaeton pioneers like Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar and others. Recently, he has contributed to global hits like "I Like It" by Cardi B featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin and "No Es Justo" by Balvin featuring Zion & Lennox.
Tainy produced Oasis with Bad Bunny and Balvin, which dominated global charts and help Tainy position himself as the number one Latin producer on the Billboard charts for 27 consecutive weeks. Tainy also collaborated with Bad Bunny on the song "Callaíta" which had massive success. He released his global hit "Adicto" alongside Anuel AA and Ozuna which went on to receive multiple Platinum and Gold certification in eight countries and accumulated over 450 million streams and 550 million views on YouTube. Tainy produced the 2019 hit "China" by Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, and Karol G featuring Ozuna and J Balvin that peaked at number one in 6 countries and reached the top 10 in nine others.
Tainy has produced songs like Lauren Jauregui's debut Latin single "Lento", "Feel It Too" featuring Jessie Reyez and Tory Lanez and Justin Bieber's "Habitual". He released his debut EP titled Neon16 Tape: The Kids That Grew Up on Reggaeton which consists of tracks with several other artists. The single "Nada" featuring Jauregui and C. Tangana was released on February 21, 2020.
Life and career
Marcos Efraín Masís Fernández was born on August 9, 1989, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to a Puerto Rican father and Dominican mother, María Fernández. He has a younger brother, Michael Bryan, who is also a record producer, who goes by the stage name "Mvsis". Masís affirmed in an interview that he used to hear Juan Luis Guerra in his childhood, and that over time he began taking interest in classic rock and rap, also inspiring in R&B artists and producers like Timbaland and The Neptunes.
After meeting with producer Nely "el Arma Secreta", who he met at a local church, Masís gave duo Luny Tunes a demo he made. Luny liked the demo and signed Masís to his team. When Masís was 15, Nely loaned him FL Studio XXL for producing. Masís practiced for a year until he learned. To test Tainy's potential, Luny had him work on a song. Luny ended up liking the song and used it for his album, Mas Flow 2.
Tainy and Luny produced the Los Benjamins album, producing 15 of the tracks. He has worked as a producer with Wisin & Yandel, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton, Wise and many more.
Neon16
In 2019, Tainy and music executive Lex Borrero teamed up to launch a company called Neon16. Described as a "multifaceted talent incubator", Neon16's label side has partnered with Interscope Records and currently have on their roster Puerto Rican artist Álvaro Díaz and Colombian artist Dylan Fuentes. Tainy stated:To create Neon16 is a dream come true. I know Lex feels the same way. It gives our team a chance to continue to build and also shift the current state of our music.Borrero said, "Our motto is 'Fear nothing, impact everything'. We want to work with talents who are willing to take creative risks in order to make a lasting impact. Tainy is the definition of our motto, he has been pushing the sounds of Latin music since the beginning of his legendary career."
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Extended plays
Singles
Other charted songs
Production discography
2005: Más Flow 2
2005: Motivando A La Yal: Special Edition
2005: Sangre Nueva
2005: La Moda
2006: Pa'l Mundo: Deluxe Edition
2006: Top of the Line
2006: Los Rompe Discotekas
2006: Luny Tunes & Tainy: Mas Flow: Los Benjamins
2006: The Bad Boy
2006: Los Vaqueros
2007: Luny Tunes & Tainy: Los Benjamins: La Continuación
2007: It's My Time
2007: Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres
2007: Sangre Nueva Special Edition
2007: The Perfect Melody
2007: El Cartel: The Big Boss
2007: Broke and Famous
2008: Semblante Urbano
2008: La Melodía de la Calle
2008: Los Extraterrestres: Otra Dimensión
2008: Talento de Barrio
2008: Luny Tunes Presents: Erre XI
2008: Masacre Musical
2008: El Fenómeno
2009: Down to Earth
2009: Welcome to the Jungle
2009: La Revolución
2009: The Last
2009: The Black Frequency - Los Yetzons
2009: La Melodia De La Calle: Updated
2009: La Evolución
2010: My World
2010: El Momento
2010: Drama Queen
2010: Los Verdaderos
2011: Los Vaqueros 2: El Regreso
2011: Música + Alma + Sexo
2011: Formula, Vol. 1
2012: Líderes
2012: La Fórmula
2013: Los Sucesores - J King & Maximan
2013: Geezy Boyz - De La Ghetto
2013: De Líder a Leyenda
2013: Sentimiento, Elegancia & Maldad
2014: Legacy
2014: El Regreso del Sobreviviente
2014: Love & Sex
2015: Legacy: De Líder a Leyenda Tour (EP)
2015: La Melodía de la Calle: 3rd Season
2015: The Last Don, Vol. 2
2015: La Artilleria Vol. 1
2015: Dangerous
2015: Revolucionario
2016: Alto Rango
2017: Update
2018: X 100pre
2019: Hurt by You
2019: Oasis
2020: The Kids That Grew Up on Reggaeton
2020: YHLQMDLG
2020: Emmanuel
2020: Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)
2021: De Una Vez
2021: Baila Conmigo
2021: Los Dioses
2021: Timelezz
2021: Las Leyendas Nunca Mueren
2022: Motomami
2022: Un Verano Sin Ti
Awards and nominations
He has received three Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Awards, which are annually awarded to songwriters, composers and music publishers of the year's most-performed songs in the BMI catalog, for Wisin & Yandel's "Abusadora" and "Pam Pam" and Ivy Queen's "La Vida Es Así".
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References
1989 births
Grammy Award winners
Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year winners
Latin Grammy Award winners
Latin music songwriters
Living people
People from San Juan, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians
Reggaeton record producers
Machete Music artists
Interscope Records artists
Roc Nation artists