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Aventura
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Johnny Marines
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Aventura

El impacto formidable de Aventura se debe a la creación de la perfecta fusión: una combinación apetecible de la exótica cultura musical dominicana con el mosaico multicolor, pintoresco e inigualable de las calles neoyorquinas.

Que los muchachos "Santos" sean tan jovencitos no quiere decir que lo logrado no les haya costado múltiples sacrificios antes de su explosión comercial en el 2002.

Al principio, los fans conservadores de la bachata tradicional no aceptaron el sonido del grupo; durante años, ése difícil público bachatero los saludaba con un coro de "boos" o simplemente se rehusaba a reconocer su existencia.

En un ambiente dominado por las estrellas tradicionales tal como Anthony Santos y la nueva ola de cantantes románticos como Zacarías Ferreira, la música de Aventura fue radical.

Con el lanzamiento del sencillo "Obsesión" la juventud neoyorkina no sólo descubrió Aventura, sino que lo asimiló. Los jóvenes urbanos se sintieron fuertemente atraídos por el sonido revolucionario del grupo, de la misma manera que la juventud en otras épocas se enamoró del rock & roll.

Con la llegada de Aventura, la cara de la bachata cambió para siempre. Mientras la "aventuramanía" se propagaba como un incendio, ejecutivos de la música en Miami y Nueva York se reunían para discutir planes y estrategias para lanzar proyectos nuevos.

Si la "fiebre aventurera" en Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica ha sido considerada como un fenómeno, el impacto del grupo en Europa fue sobrenatural. Durante 16 semanas consecutivas, el sencillo "Obsesión" fue número uno en todos los listados de éxito: España, Holanda, Bélgica, Austria, Grecia, Slovenia, Israel, Slovakia, Francia, Rumania, entre muchos otros. En Francia, 20 días posteriores al lanzamiento del sencillo "Obsesión", el grupo había vendido 400 mil unidades, con 139 mil CDs completos de "We Broke The Rules" distribuidos. En Alemania, 150 mil CDs completos fueron repartidos el primer mes, y "Obsesión" de Aventura, en su versión original en español, fue número uno desplazando al número dos al grupo Third Wish (popular agrupación de R & B ubicado en Alemania).

En esencia, "Obsesión" llegó al corazón de Europa hasta el punto de ser grabado y comercializado en parodia por los "pitufos" en España y Alemania. Aventura se ha presentado en "Top of the pops", MTV Europa en España, Alemania, Italia y Francia, ha ganado los: Premios Casandra, Premios Lo Nuestro, Premios Juventud, Premios Billboard, Premios ASCAP y además en el 2007, fueron nominados a un GRAMMY® por su producción estelar, lanzada en diciembre del 2006, "K.O.B.", álbum certificado triple platino por la R.I.A.A.

El primero de septiembre del 2007 Aventura se presentó en Madison Square Garden Arena de la ciudad de Nueva York: un concierto memorable que resultó vendido en su totalidad a 360 grados. Aquel gran evento fue grabado para la historia en el DVD/banda sonora "Aventura Los Reyes de la Bachata Sold Out at Madison Square Garden". Posteriormente, y lanzado el 13 de noviembre del 2007, la producción ha vendido más de un cuarto de millón de unidades en Estados Unidos.

Bajo el sello discográfico Premium Latin Music, Aventura ha lanzado 6 producciones musicales: "Generation Next", "We Broke The Rules", "Love & Hate", "God´s Project", "KOB Live" y su más reciente álbum "The Last". Con más de 2.5 millones de discos vendidos, y éxitos incluyendo "Obsesión" "Cuando volverás", "Hermanita", "Ella y yo", "Un beso", "Los infieles" y "Mi corazoncito", entre muchos otros, Aventura sigue rompiendo las reglas con los nuevos éxitos "Up All 2 You", "Por Un Segundo" y "Su Veneno". El grupo ha recibido repetidos premios debido a su excelencia en la música, incluyendo cuatro Premios Lo Nuestro en en el 2008, y dos Premios Billboard. Varias veces ha sido el Artista del Mes en MiTrl 3.

Aventura está compuesto por Romeo (productor, cantante y compositor principal), Lenny Santos (productor musical, arreglista y guitarrista), Max Santos (bajista y rapero), y Henry Santos Jeter (cantante y compositor).

Anthony Romeo Santos nació el 21 de junio de 1981 en el Bronx, Nueva York, de madre puertorriqueña y padre dominicano. A los 12 años Romeo comenzó a cantar en el coro de la iglesia. Al mismo tiempo, comenzó sus amores con la bachata en una época mucho antes de la explosión comercial del género en Estados Unidos. Romeo es un compositor natural cuyas canciones iniciales reflejaban la tradición de bachateros de leyenda como Blas Durán. Con el pasar de los años, su estilo maduraba. Apoyado en ese conocimiento y creatividad sin fin, Romeo ha producido un sinnúmero de canciones caracterizadas por una extraordinaria belleza lírica. Sin duda, su voz dulce con un timbre de falsete inconfundible ha sido clave en el éxito del grupo.

No obstante, su concepto de compositor es fuera de serie: progresivo, poético y popular, Romeo es como una versión "Bronx" de Juan Luis Guerra. El artista desarrolla historias basadas en la realidad de sus experiencias en las calles del viejo Bronx, las cuales captan la imaginación de personas de cualquier estrato social, jóvenes y más adultos. Aparte de una cadena de éxitos de Aventura, Romeo ha compuesto éxitos para Thalía ("No, no, no"), Wisin & Yandel ("Noche de sexo"), El Torito ("Me voy"), Anthony "El Mayimbe" Santos ("Mátame").

Lenny Santos es el guitarrista y productor musical/arreglista de Aventura. Nacido en el Bronx el 24 de octubre de 1979, Lenny se enamoró de la música a los 15 años. Al igual que la mayoría de sus amigos, su música preferida siempre fue el hip-hop. Pero, como sus padres son dominicanos, el característico punteo del requinto salpicaba su ambiente casero día y noche. Lógicamente, Lenny comenzó a experimentar con los dos géneros musicales que más amaba, la bachata y el hip-hop. Es Lenny quién creó el sonido de Aventura; su excelencia y creatividad como productor se destacan a partir del primer compás en cualquier disco del grupo.

Max Santos, el bajista de Aventura, nació en el año 1982 en el South Bronx. Comenzó a tocar a los 12 años de edad cuando pidió prestado un bajo de su colegio. En la casa colaboraba con su hermano, Lenny experimentando ritmos a dúo con el bajo y la guitarra. Max siempre ha sido amante del rock y ha traído elementos de esa música al concepto del grupo.  Max es un rapero excelente y su canción "Dont Waste My Time" (Love & Hate) representa su debut comercial.

Henry Santos Jeter, cantante y compositor, nació el 15 de septiembre de 1979 en Moca, República Dominicana. Desde muy jovencito Henry fue fanático de la música. Cuando cumplió catorce años Henry y su familia se traslada a Nueva York donde el joven se concentraba en el mejoramiento de sus habilidades musicales. Subsecuentemente, se juntó con un grupo llamado "Los Teenagers" junto a su primo, Romeo, un grupo que luego cambiaría de nombre por Aventura. Henry es el cómico del grupo y complace a todos con sus travesuras espontáneas en la tarima. Al mismo tiempo, es un hombre de negocios involucrado en un sinnúmero de proyectos creativos.

Aventura is one of the most unique artists on the scene today. After well over a decade of sparring in the music business, these four young, dynamic guys with a seldom-seen chemistry continue to auto-produce soulful, original music that gleams with excellence.

Their nouveau sound fuses bachata (a guitar-based Dominican folkloric music sometimes called the "Dominican blues") with R & B, hip hop and other American pop styles and features bilingual lyrics. Lead singer and songwriter Romeo original songs are often deep, dealing with social issues. Even when they tackle timeless themes, such as romance and heartbreak, Romeo?s approach always comes from a different angle.

Because the Santos boys are so young, it seems incredible that they struggled for eight years before exploding on the scene in the summer of 2002. Bachata?s conservative base was not accepting of their signature sound; for years the traditional audience either "booed" them off the stage or refused to acknowledge them. After all, on a scene dominated by traditionalist stars such as Anthony "El Mayimbe" Santos and rising romantic minstrels such as Zacarías Ferreira, Aventura?s music was truly radical.However, in summer of 2002, the song "Obsesión" hit the airwaves and "Aventura-mania" was born.

Loyal fans from the group?s Bronx neighborhood ran with the innovative sounds of their local band, and the fanaticism soon spread across the tri-state area, into the Northeast and across the country. If Aventura fever in the US and Latin America is a phenomenon, the band?s impact in Europe has been utterly astounding. For 16 straight weeks the single "Obsesión" charted number 1 in Italy; the album "We Broke The Rules" topped the charts for months as well. From there Aventura charted number one in Spain, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Greece, Slovenia, Rumania, among others. In France, 20 days after release 400,000 singles had been distributed with 139,000 CDs.

In Germany, "Obsesión" by Aventura held the number one spot with more than 200,000 CDs sold, while a cover version of "Obsesión" by German pop group Third Wish, held the number two position. The song spread through Poland, Russia, Slovakia and Israel, to name a few.  "Obsesión" had penetrated the mainstream European market to the point that the "Smurfs" in Germany and Spain have created a parody of the song for inclusion in a future "Smurfs" record release.In April, 2005 Aventura released GOD?S PROJECT, its 4th studio production.

It continues to be one of Sony?s most important sellers having sold in excess of 500,000; for nearly two years it remained number one in sales on the Billboard Tropical Chart and in the top ten in Latin Albums. This album is a successful experiment in blending world cultures, hip-hop, R & B and bachata -it features UN CHI CHI which contains a sample of an Indian pop song performed by the Queen of Bollywood, Asha Bhosle; "Un Beso" which is flamenco-bachata; Yuly Terrero of Goodfellas Enterprise produced an urban style video for "Un Beso" as well as for "Ella y Yo" a reggaeton-bachata featuring the performances of Don Omar. Dominican producer great Juan Basanta produced a mini-movie video for the hit single, "La Boda".

Aventura?s fifth album "KOB Live" (Kings of Bachata) was released on 12/19/2006 and has sold 460,000 units as of May, 2008. The album is an elegant three disc project -two audio discs (containing 5 new studio songs, the best - of international performances and comedic skits by Aventura?s members) and a video component with excerpts from the sold-out concerts at Madison Square Garden and Altos de Chavón (La Romana, Dominican Republic) as well as the studio video "Los infieles" directed by Jessy Terrero and a potpourri of B-roll footage to delight fans).

KOB features a number of industry personalities including Don Omar, a Miri Ben-Ari (The Hip Hop Violinist who has performed with artists such as Alicia Keyes, JayZ and many others) and Luis Jiménez from El Vacilón de la Mañana, to name a few. The lead single, "Los infieles" hit number one across the country, soon to enjoy similar success in Europe where it debuts on 12/19 as well. The second single, "Mi corazoncito" had a more significant impact; it won multi awards at Premio Lo Nuestro, Billboard Latin Awards, Premios Juventud, Monitor Latino and received an ASCAP Award for Song of the year.  On September 1, 2007 Aventura performed at the Madison Square Garden Arena. The show featured a number of guests artists including El Torito, Don Omar, Miri Ben-Ari, Olga Tañón, Wisin & Yandel and Anthony Santos "El Mayimbe". The DVD, released on 11/13/07, has sold in excess of 270,000 units, unprecedented for a tropical DVD containing no new material.

Since the year 2003, Aventura has been a consistent award winner. However, 2008 was unprecedented because Aventura has not released a studio album since God?s Project in 2005. At Premios lo Nuestro 2008 the group took four awards: Album of the Year (KOB Live), Duo or Group, Song of the Year ("Mi corazoncito"), Tropical Artist. "Mi Corazoncito" took Song of the Year and Tropical Airplay at the Billboard Awards.  The band has been nominated in four categories for Premio Juventud 2008: Voice of the Moment, Favorite Concert (KOB Live), Best Tropical Artist, Favorite Ringtone ("Un beso").

The members of Aventura are Romeo (lead singer and featured composer), Lenny Santos (musical producer and guitarist), Max "Mikey" Santos (bassist and rap artist) and Henry Santos Jeter (singer and composer).

Romeo, lead singer and featured composer, was born on June 21st, 1981 in the Bronx, New York to a Puerto Rican mother and a Dominican father. At twelve years of age Romeo became a member of the church choir. Around the same time, he commenced his love affair with Bachata, long before the style became so explosively popular. A natural songwriter, Romeo?s early compositions were steeped in the tradition of legendary artists such as Blas Duran.

Undoubtedly Romeo?s sweet, soulful voice has played a key role in the group?s success. However, Romeo?s songwriting is exemplary -progressive, poetic and down-to-earth; he is a Bronx version of Juan Luis Guerra. Spinning tales of the tough reality of growing up in the concrete jungle, Romeo?s tunes captivate audiences from all walks of life, young and old.  In 2006, Romeo took an ASCAP award in tropical music for his megahit song "Obsesión" and another yet in the American market in Pop - the first time a Hispanic writer has won an ASCAP award in the American market.

In 2007, Romeo took the Billboard Composer of the Year Award over such legendary writers as Marco Antonio Solís and Joan Sebastian. In 2008 he was nominated once again in this prestigious category. Frankie J?s cover version of "Obsesión" was #1 across the country in all markets for 22 weeks; this recording earned Romeo ASCAP awards in Latin and Pop.  He has also penned hits for artists such as Wisin & Yandel ("Noche de sexo"), Thalía ("No, no, no"), El Torito ("Me voy") and Anthony "El Mayimbe" Santos ("Mátame").

Lenny Santos is the group?s guitarist and musical producer/arranger. Born in the Bronx, New York on October 24th, 1979 Lenny fell in love with music at age 15. Like most kids his age, his music of choice was hip hop.  However, with Dominican parents, Bachata was a permanent household staple - the soulful twang of the "requinto" always in the background, day and night. It was only logical that Lenny would experiment by blending his two favorite musical styles - bachata and hip hop. It is Lenny who created unique the Aventura sound; his excellence and creativity as a producer are evident from the first bar of any tune on Aventura?s albums. Lenny?s approach to bachata has been imitated by young, aspiring guitarists, as well as professionals who have added elements of his signature style to their own productions.

Lenny is an active musical producer in his own right, having signed and produced his own group "Huellas de tiempo"; he is also the musical producer for Sony artist "Optima" among others.

Max "Mikey" Agende Santos, the band?s bass player, was born in 1982 in the South Bronx. He started playing at 12 years of age, borrowing a bass at school. At home he collaborated with his brother Lenny experimenting with rhythms in duo, bass and guitar. Max was always a rock lover and thus brings elements of rock into Aventura?s sound. Max is also an excellent rap artist and is featured on the album "Love & Hate" on a track entitled "Don?t Waste My Time" and with Nina Sky on the GOD?S PROJECT track "You?re Lying". Mikey and Lenny are preparing a solo hip hop project and hope to arrange for its release later this year.

Henry Santos Jeter, singer and composer, was born on September 15, 1979 in Moca, Dominican Republic. As a youngster Henry was already a diehard music fanatic. He moved with his family to New York at age 14, where he continued to develop his musical skills. He subsequently joined a band called Los Teenagers with his cousin Romeo, a group which later morphed into Aventura. Henry is the group?s comedian, delighting the audience with spontaneous antics on stage. He is also a hard working business person with a myriad of creative projects on the front burner, including an excellent bachata group, The Hustleheartz.

Disco Año
Generation Next 1999
We Broke The Rules 2002
Love & Have 2003
God´s Project 2005
K.O.B. Live 2006
Sold Out At Madison Square Garden 2007
The Last 2009

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