IAmChino

Jose Garcia (born March 29, 1986), better known as IAmChino, is a renowned Cuban-American music producer, DJ, and artist known for his groundbreaking contributions to the Latin music scene. He was born on January 27, 1983, in Havana, Cuba, and later relocated to the United States.[1][2]

He got his first big break in 2005, after he met Pitbull's manager, Mike Calderón. Calderón was impressed by IamChino's skills, which included the ability to get the crowd on its feet and his accessibility, taste, and athletic mixing skills. IAmChino expressed his own desire to be part of Calderón's team. The meeting led to the his DJ'ing at high-profile private events and he started getting attention. Later, he was asked to run the decks at large parties, festivals, and concerts. He began collaborating with several artists and officially joined Pitbull's crew in 2011[3]

He made his debut in the music industry with "Ay Mi Dios" in 2016,[4] featuring Pitbull and Yandel, which became very popular across Latin America topping Billboard's Latin Airplay chart.[5][6] In 2017, he released his first album Todo El Tiempo, in which he collaborated with Major Lazer, Akon, Farruko, and other popular names in Latin music.[7] Since then, he has released several albums and hit singles. In 2021, he co-produced Pepas, which scaled the Billboard charts in a short duration.[8][9]

In 2018 Chino collaborated with Daddy Yankee to release “La Rompe Corazones”. The single was a hit reaching number 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart. He also released “Mala Mia” featuring Maluma and “Sola” with Becky G under his label D'Leon Records/Sony Music Latin. He also collaborated with Jacob Forever for the song “Hasta Que Se Seque El Malecon” which has been streamed over 150 million times on Spotify alone.[10] His discography also includes albums such as Legacy (2018), La Nueva Religion (2020), and El Futuro (2021). [11]

The album titled 'The Most Winning,' produced and performed by the artist, received notable attention from various digital streaming platforms. It was featured on playlists like Spotify's 'New York City New Music Friday,' Billboard's playlist, 'New Music Worldwide,' and Apple Music's 'New Music Daily Cover.'[12][13][14][15]

The Miami-based artist, who is signed to Mr. 305 Inc. and has been DJ’ing for Pitbull since 2005, says the single was destined to become a crowd favorite. “It’s a song that has a good melody and the lyrics are about love, which allows people to relate to the track. The sound is very different. It’s a mixture of different cultures, sounds. You hear beats from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba in there”.[16]

• Discoteca (2022)[17][18][19]
• Pepas (2021)[20][21]
• El Incomprendido (2021)[22]