Naldo

Naldo (Stage name of Arnaldo Santos, born November 11, 1975). Puerto Rican producer, singer and songwriter. Original from Comerío, a town located in the central area of ​​Puerto Rico. Naldo is one of the most complete and versatile artists in the reggaeton industry.  He has earned the respect of all his colleagues due to his long career and his desire to constantly improve his sound. He is considered one of the principal protagonists in the rise of Latin Urban Music throughout the world. The producer is so accomplished that he has been invited to participate in many of the most successful albums of the genre such as “Barrio Fino” (Daddy Yankee), “Pa'l Mundo” (Wisin & Yandel), “The Bad Boy” (Hector "El Father"), and other important collaborations as “Real. . . Live” by (Ednita Nazario), among many others.

Naldo, began his musical career at the age of 14 in a rock band called, "Sahara de ahí", where he continued to tour with various rock groups throughout the island until he decided to create his own rock band known as "Pique". As he was developing his Rock abilities, he discovered the Reggaeton genre through the duo of Dominican producer’s Luny Tunes. It is there where he stood out as a music producer, composer and arranger combining stringed instruments such as the guitar with electronic beats and keyboards. It is then that Héctor "El Father" chose him as a backup singer after his separation with Tito "El Bambino", who Naldo also helped and advised to seek his own path and create his own album. Back then, Naldo wanted to continue to pioneer an evolving genre by showcasing brand new artists on his album "Sangre Nueva", an album that reached number three on the Billboard Latin Albums chart.

Naldo also created the "King of the Beat" contest: where he spent two years listening to demos of different young people with aspirations to become rappers; in order to discover new talents. These up and coming artists were sponsored by various reggaeton icons, among them the duo Wisin y Yandel. Wisin supported Franco "El Gorila" and Yandel his brother Gadiel, thus creating the duo Gadiel and Lobo. On the other hand, Héctor “El Father”, supported Yomo; Daddy Yankee supported Tommy Viera, Tego Calderón to Abrante & Kaiko and Zion to Arcángel & De La Ghetto.

In 2006, Naldo's career took a big turn with the release of the album Sangre Nueva Special Edition, which included solo releases such as: "Voy" and "Que se Retiro" which were liked by the public. At the same time, the song “No Quiere Novio” by the artist Ñejo, was a worldwide success including the remix which included Tego Calderón’s participation. In addition to his achievements as a singer, composer and arranger, Naldo served as an actor in the film "La Último Noche" produced by Vicente Castro and Jorge Luis Ramos, where he received very good reviews.

In 2009 Naldo released his first solo album “Lagrimas de Sangre” where he presented the first urban rock song with the duo Jowell and Randy. The song " Ya no Existe Detalles " was a success in different parts of the world such as Italy and France. After this, Naldo began working as a producer again, releasing the album “Sangre Nueva 2”, with the Vene Music label. Naldo was also a producer on Don Omar's “King of Kings” album.

Naldo won his first award, a Latin Grammy, as the producer of Miguelito's album, which he won for best children's album in 2008. Over the next several years, he continued to work as a producer for several new artists. In 2017 he released the song “Yo Soy Yo” by Ozuna with Pirulo, which was also very successful in Puerto Rico and the US. In addition, he began to work with new talents in their careers as "influencers" and it is at that time that he produced the song "Krayola de Kinder” by the influencer Joshua Pauta featuring Wiso G. This song was a success throughout Puerto Rico.

Naldo has stood out in working with numerous artists such as: Don Omar, Héctor "El Father", Zion and Lennox, Wisin y Yandel, Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderón, Ednita Nazario, Tito "El Bambino", Miguelito, Ozuna, among others. Naldo, has shown excellent performance as chief producer during all these years and has managed to bring success to many of the producers who dominate the genre today. Among them: Gaby Music, Dj Luian, Rome, Nelly “El Arma Secreta”, Tainy and Nesty "La Mente Maestra."

At the moment, Naldo is working on Don Omar's new album where he was hired to be the Production Manager for all his projects. Aside from this, he collaborates as a songwriter and producer on all of Don Omar’s material.  In addition, he is starting a new project of Sangre Nueva that he hopes to release in the year 2022 including all new Latin Urban artists with growing fan bases.