3BallMTY (pronounced "Tribal

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") is a Mexican pop DJ group from the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The "DJ Collective" (the name its members have formally given themselves) was formed in 2009 by two teenage DJs – Sergio Zavala (DJ Sheeqo Beat), and Alberto Presenda (DJ Otto). The name "3Ball" comes from the Spanish word "tribal", which refers to the culture of guaracha tribal music popular in many Spanish-speaking countries around the world.

History

2009: Formation of 3BallMTY

In August 2009, teenage Monterrey disc jockey Erick Rincon joined up with fellow DJs Sergio Zavala and Alberto Presenda. Quite fitting to their synthy, techno-inspired sound, the three DJs met through the internet. The trio had a vision of combining two fundamental facets of the music industry – production and performance. Rincon has cited Between 2009 and 2010, the group became known as 3BallMTY, and set out to lay a new foundation for "latino electronica", which 3Ball has introduced that year. In December 2010, they were invited to the Worldtronics festival being held in Germany. It was the first time the group traveled outside Mexico. In 2011, the group signed a record contract with label Latin Power Music, a division of

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. On December 6, they released their debut album, ''Intentalo'', which features collaborations with artists such as Smoky, America Sierra, El Bebeto, Morenito, Favela, Milkman and Horacio Palencia.

2010–2013: ''Intentalo'', Latin Music Awards, touring

3Ball MTY rose to prominence in 2012 when their single "Inténtalo", taken from their first studio album of the same name, featuring El Bebeto and America Sierra reached No.1 on the ''Billboard'' Latin Songs chart for two non-consecutive weeks. The song was performed live by the group at the 2012 ceremony of the ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards. On February 4, 2012, they began their first tour of

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. On October 18, 2012, 3Ball MTY and Gerardo Ortiz dominated the ''Billboard'' Mexican Music Awards. At the second annual music awards 3Ball MTY received 9 awards with some of those including New Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year, Duo or Group; Song Artist of the Year and Digital Download Artist of the Year. On November 15, 2012, 3Ball MTY won the

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for

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. In 2013, they released a new single "

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" featuring

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. It premiered on September 10, 2013 on

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. It is featured on the

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and

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versions of '' Need for Speed Rivals''.

2014–2015: ''Globall'', and touring

On March 24, 2014, 3Ball MTY released their second studio album "Globall" with various artist on the albums; such as Belinda,

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, Gerardo Ortiz, Cowboy Troy, Las Cumbia Girls, and Jotdog.

2016–2017: Erick Rincon's departure, "Bailar Contigo" single

On July 5, 2016, it has been announced by both members that Erick Rincon decided to leave the group to venture off on individual projects. It was also revealed that he was struggling in keeping up with both individual projects and group projects. The same year the group released the single "Bailar Contigo" featuring Chyno Miranda and El Jova, and performed at various concerts.

2018–2019: Various singles and collaborations, touring

On November 2, 2018, 3BallMTY released the single "Tequila" featuring Chayin Rubio. On March 14–15, 2019, 3BallMTY attended the SXSW 2019 in

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, alongside Voz de Mando, Vanessa Zamora, and Agrupacion Carino.

2020–present: "Ferrari" single, ''SOMOS'', other projects

During the month of January, "Intentalo" was on ''Billboards top 100 placing at 38. On January 29, 2020, 3BallMTY released the single "Ferrari" featuring Morenito de Fuego. The following month, 3BallMTY released their third studio album ''SOMOS'' with promotions after the release date.

Members

Current Members: * Alberto Presenda (DJ Otto) — Born on November 5, 1992, Cunduacán,

(Age ) * Sergio Zavala (DJ Sheeqo) — Born on March 7, 1992,

(Age ) Former Members: * Erick Rincon — Born on August 17, 1993,

(Age )

Discography

Albums

Singles

Remixes

* 2012:

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- Phat Brahms (3Ball MTY Remix)

Videography

Awards and nominations

Premios Juventud (2012)

Premios Billboard de la Música Regional Mexicana (2012)

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:3BallMTY Musical groups established in 2009 Mexican pop music groups Musical groups from Monterrey Latin Grammy Award winners Universal Music Latin Entertainment artists Electronic dance music duos Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist Mexican electronic musical groups 2009 establishments in Mexico