Introduction
Marco Masís, artistically known as Tainy, is a Puerto Rican record producer and songwriter. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he entered the world of reggaeton with his work on Mas Flow 2.
Musical career
He has a puerto rican father and a Dominican mother. After meeting with Nely "El Arma Secreta", he gave Luny Tunes his demo. Luny liked what he heard and signed Tainy to his team. When Tainy was 15, Nely loaned him FL Studio XXL for producing. Tainy practiced with it for a whole year until he mastered it. The first assignment Tainy received from Luny, was to see if he really had what it took. Luny liked the first song he worked on so much that he ended up using it for Mas Flow 2.
Tainy co-produced (with Luny Tunes) the Los Benjamins album, producing 15 of the tracks. He has worked as a producer with Wisin & Yandel, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton, Wise & many more. In 2019, Tainy was featured in the song “Feel It Too” with Jessie Reyez and Tory Lanez.
Tainy's single "Nada" featuring Lauren Jauregui and C. Tangana was released on February 21, 2020. The song is from his debut solo EP Neon16 Tape: The Kids That Grew Up On Reggaeton.
He has received three Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Awards, which are annually awarded to songwriters, composers and music publishers of the year's most-performed songs in the BMI catalog, for Wisin & Yandel's "Abusadora" and "Pam Pam" and Ivy Queen's "La Vida Es Así".
Production discography
- 2005: Más Flow 2
- 2005: Motivando A La Yal: Special Edition
- 2005: Sangre Nueva
- 2005: La Moda
- 2006: Pa'l Mundo: Deluxe Edition
- 2006: Top of the Line
- 2006: Los Rompe Discotekas
- 2006: Luny Tunes & Tainy: Mas Flow: Los Benjamins
- 2006: The Bad Boy
- 2006: Los Vaqueros
- 2007: Luny Tunes & Tainy: Los Benjamins: La Continuación
- 2007: It's My Time
- 2007: Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres
- 2007: Sangre Nueva Special Edition
- 2007: The Perfect Melody
- 2007: El Cartel: The Big Boss
- 2007: Broke and Famous
- 2008: Semblante Urbano
- 2008: La Melodía de la Calle
- 2008: Los Extraterrestres: Otra Dimensión
- 2008: Talento de Barrio
- 2008: Luny Tunes Presents: Erre XI
- 2008: Masacre Musical
- 2008: El Fenómeno
- 2009: Down to Earth
- 2009: Welcome to the Jungle
- 2009: La Revolución
- 2009: The Last
- 2009: The Black Frequency - Los Yetzons
- 2009: La Melodia De La Calle: Updated
- 2009: La Evolución
- 2010: My World
- 2010: El Momento
- 2010: Drama Queen
- 2010: Los Verdaderos
- 2011: Los Vaqueros 2: El Regreso
- 2011: Musica + Alma + Sexo
- 2011: Formula, Vol. 1
- 2012: Líderes
- 2012: La Formula (album)
- 2013: Los Sucesores - J King & Maximan
- 2013: Geezy Boyz - De La Ghetto
- 2013: De Líder a Leyenda
- 2013: Sentimiento, Elegancia & Maldad
- 2014: Legacy
- 2014: El Regreso del Sobreviviente
- 2014: Love and Sex
- 2015: Legacy: De Líder a Leyenda Tour (EP)
- 2015:La Melodía de la Calle: 3rd Season
- 2015: The Last Don, Vol. 2
- 2015: La Artilleria Vol. 1
- 2015: Dangerous
- 2015: Revolucionario
- 2016: Alto Rango
- 2017: Update
- 2018: X100pre
- 2019: Hurt By You
Accolades
- Latin Grammy Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Abusadora" (by Wisin & Yandel) | Best Urban Song | Won | |
| 2018 | Vibras (by J Balvin) | Album of the Year | Nominated | |
| Best Urban Music Album | Won | |||
| 2019 | "Querer Mejor" (by Juanes featuring Alessia Cara) | Record of the Year | Pending | |
| Song of the Year | Pending | |||
| Montaner (by Ricardo Montaner) | Best Engineered Album | Pending |