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Three years ago, Francisco Saldana and Victor Cabrera worked at Harvard University, (Luny) as a chef and (Tunes) as a dishwasher. Meanwhile, they were both dreaming of making music.


Today, this production team has become the most successful musical producers of the reggaeton genre, collaborating with every artist in the reggeton world creating unprecedented hits for each one.


Some of their current hits are Bumper (Voltio), Gasolina, Lo que Paso Paso (Daddy Yankee), Guasa Guasa, Al Natural (Tego Calderon), Rakata (Wisin y Yandell), They have also worked with R Kelly on his Reloaded album creating the track and producing Burn It Up as well as up and coming collaborations for Ricky Martin's next album and Sean Paul.


Francisco Saldana, (Luny) is the youngest of three children with two sisters. He was born in the Dominican Republic on June 23, 1979. His parents are Dominican as well. Left his native land to live his teenage years alongside his mother and sisters. Residing in Puerto Rico Luny grew up listening underground Puerto Rican rap. Then moved to Peabody MA, to finish high school where he met Tunes, and then to Harvard University to work as a chef, inviting Tunes to work with him as a dishwasher. Luny was still dreaming of making music, alongside Tunes. They got an invitation to do so back in Puerto Rico and he brought Tunes along with him, leaving the stability of Harvard University behind, never looking back.


Victor Cabrera, (Tunes) was also born in the Dominican Republic. On April 12, 1981. Decided to come to Puerto Rico for the first time and with his heart on his hand hoping to reach his goals. Tunes is the master of the melodies and complements with Luny to create new ideas and projects. The first exponent of the genre that worked with the dynamic duo was Ivy Queen; the most recent one was Daddy Yankee, with Barrio Fino. The innovative sound of Luny Tunes has by now been utilized by great artists such as Baby Rasta y Gringo, Hector & Tito, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Wisin & Yandell, Victor Manuel, Angel Lopez, Angel & Chriz, and many more.


During their careers Luny Tunes have received many acknowledgements and awards; it was not until 2004 that their career took a turn, when they won two of the internationally recognized "Billboard Latin Music Awards", one for Best Duo, and the other one for Best Tropical Album of the Year, Mas Flow. Luny Tunes were also the winners of the people's Choice Reggae ton Awards, for Best Producers of the Year, and platinum and gold awards with their album "La Trayectoria de Luny Tunes" and many others.


They have not only realized their dream of making music, but they also became successful entrepreneurs.


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Reggaeton: Contracts replace handshakes as genre explodes (1393 words)
LunyTunes are signed to Universal Music Latino under a distribution and manufacturing deal for their own label, Mas Flow Music.
Their songs have been appearing on the Billboard Latin charts for two years, but they created publishing companies with affiliations to ASCAP and BMI just three months ago, and they are currently negotiating a deal with a major publisher.
Going forward, she says, everybody is clear on what percentage they are going to get, and contracts are signed for every song that LunyTunes and their team work on, with every split determined beforehand.
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Reggaetón at crossover crossroads (893 words)
During the past three decades, hip-hop has shifted focus from the party (using fun-loving, almost nonsensical rhyming words) to the paycheck (the accumulation of status symbols like expensive jewelry, fast cars and beautiful women).
The West Coast is next in the music's groundswell of popularity, according to Chavez.
Albums by Don Omar and LunyTunes and Baby Ranks (along with a few reggaetón compilations) also have dominated the Latino charts.
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