Sergio George
Sergio George Sergio George (born 1961) is an American pianist and record producer, known for working with many famous performers of salsa music, although he has worked in other genres as well. He has worked with some of Latin music’s most popular artists including India, Anaís, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Tito Nieves, Víctor Manuelle, Frankie Negrón, Johnny Rivera, Ray Sepúlveda, Tito Puente, DLG, Orquesta de la Luz, Ivy Queen, Celia Cruz, La India, Jerry Rivera, Bacilos, among others. Biography George, the son of Puerto Rican parents, was born and raised in New York City, and attended the City College of New York. He had started his professional career with Conjunto Caché and Conjunto Clásico in 1979, then moved on to session recordings and live performances during the 1980s. Starting in 1987, George was musical director for several album recordings, including being pianist for Grupo Star for their 1987 album “Grupo Star”, as well as the musical director for Johnny & Ray’s (later became Johnny Ray) first album “Mascarada” in early 1988 with vocalist Ray Sepulveda. During this period he was also a member of Grupo Baruc and their release of the album “Reeencuentro” in 1988. It was not until he became the producer of Tito Nieves’s first album “The Classic” for RMM in 1988 that his status as one of the most sought-after salsa producers was stamped. Thanks to the success of that record, he became the main visionary behind the New York-based Latin label RMM Records & Video, between 1988 to 1995, arranging, producing, and directing dozens of recordings for that label, working with artists like Jose Alberto ‘El Canario’, Johnny Rivera, Domingo Quinones, Tony Vega, Ray Sepulveda, Cheo Feliciano, Celia Cruz, La India and others.
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