3ballMty
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | Established. Jan 01, 2015 | SELF | AFM
Bio
Forcing hard drives and making turntables tremble, 3BALLMTY (pronounced: Tribal Monterrey) hails from the rocky
mountains of the Northern Sultana, a group that with its incomparable "tribal guarachero" style revolutionized the Latin
music scene and conquered stage after stage in Mexico, the United States and Europe.
Wandering through the flea markets of the city of Monterrey, Toy Hernández was a producer and musician better known as
Toy Selectah. He was discovering and collecting albums by these DJs/producers, and due to the unique sound of their
mixes and productions, he decides to meet them. Because of a natural empathy and almost cosmic connection with the
boys, he decides to back them up and become their music guru and producer starting at the end of 2009.
Today, 3BALLMTY has broken down cultural barriers, paradigms and genres. In a short time, the group has become the most
important exponent and genuine representative of the "Tribal generation". Its electronic mixes can play at a birthday party
or quinceñera in their native city, as well as at some underground venue in Germany, USA or Portugal.
3BALLMTY is comprised of Erick Rincon, DJ Otto and Sheeqo Beat, who, despite being young (between 21 and 23 years of
age), succeeded in appropriating the most demanding ears, as well as gaining credibility among renowned international
media specialized in dance and/or alternative music, such as the British newspaper The Guardian, The Fader, Vice,
Billboard magazine, and Rolling Stone, with a recent press mention in the New York Times.
The cultural phenomenon that 3BALLMTY has generated with their electronic blends of pre-Columbian, African music and
purely tropical Cumbia textures has been so strong that artists such as SHAKIRA, through her record company Sony Music,
asked the group to remix her song "Rabiosa". The group collaborated in the remix of Mexican singer PAULINA RUBIO’s single
“Me gustas tanto” ("I like you a lot”) and later teamed up with DADDY YANKEE to work on remixes like “Lovumba”.
3BALLMTY also recorded a remix of the song “Inténtalo” (“Try it”), as well as "Bailalo a lo loco" (“Dance it like crazy”) by
JOWELL & RANDY. Recently 3BALLMTY joined the most respected and most popular duo of the urban genre, JKING &
MAXIMAN, to record the music video for their new single “La noche está de fiesta (Hoy si que se bebe)” ("Party night (Let’s
drink today)"), for which they also participated as music producers.
Their debut album “INTÉNTALO”, which has been out for less than a year, topped the sales charts, earning a Gold Record in
Mexico and Platinum Record in the United States and Central America. “Inténtalo” was their first promotional single,
featuring prominent artists, such as banda singer EL BEBETO as well as the renowned composer AMÉRICA SIERRA. This song
led the group to milestone accomplishments, placing it on the music charts for 52 consecutive weeks, topping the lists at
first place in the Regional Mexican music charts on Billboard magazine and positioning them as the #1 most popular artists
on the Latin scene for more than 40 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Latin Chart.
3BALLMTY’s extraordinary success has surpassed the limits of the music industry, allowing the group to perform in diverse and
exclusive stages and showcase their unique beats. They have graced the stages of Premios Billboard of Mexican Music 2011
and 2012, Calibash 2012, Latin Billboard Awards 2012, Premios Juventud 2012 and of the Zocalo in Mexico City, sharing the
stage with some of the top Pop stars of this generation, including youth phenomenon JUSTIN BIEBER.
3BALLMTY released the promotional singles “Besos al aire” (“Kisses to the air”) and “Baile de amor” (“Love dance”) to radio
in Mexico and the United States, as well as videos that have been viewed around the world within just a few days of their
release date, registering millions of online views.
The creator of the tribal movement, 3BALLMTY has spread its innovative music sounds throughout Central and South
America, in addition to appearing at the 13th annual LATIN GRAMMY® Awards, performing with SKY BLU (LMFAO), earning
an award in the category "Best New Artist". Selected amongst iTunes ‘Best of 2012in the category “Best Latin Breakthrough
Album “Intentalo”.
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