1. Max Santos rose to global fame as the co-founder of the bachata group Aventura.
16 Facts About Max Santos
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Max Santos brought bass techniques from rock songs he would play as a kid.
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Max Santos was born in 1982 in The Bronx, New York City, to Dominican parents.
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Max Santos grew up in the South Bronx neighborhood in the Bronx.
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Max Santos began playing bass at age 12, after borrowing an instrument at school.
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Max Santos loves rock music and brought a touch of this genre to Aventura's sound.
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Max Santos is the creator and owner of his record label Max Santos Musick.
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Max Santos has signed many underground Latin urban artists to this label.
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Max Santos appeared on Romeo's latest album, Utopia, recording Inmortal by Aventura.
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Max Santos was the bass player, rapper and musical arranger for Aventura.
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Max Santos was the first Bachata bass player to incorporate melodies, slides, bass slapping, among other techniques into Aventura's sound.
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Max Santos has been working on his Rap career professionally since 2007.
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Max Santos has co-signed Latin urban artists such as Mozart La Para, El Soprano and Milka La Mas Dura.
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Max Santos has released music in both the underground and mainstream market.
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Max Santos has released Rap influenced Bachata songs such as Loco de Amor which he produced alongside his brother Lenny.
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Max Santos left the group to pursue to focus on his rap career.