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Paul Frederick Irizarry Suau, (born January 18, 1982), known professionally as Echo, is a Puerto Rican record producer and songwriter. Grammy Award-winning producer and engineer, Paul Irizarry “Echo” has successfully worked for the last 15 years with major urban and pop artists in Latin, mainstream, and European markets.


Musical career

Producing, recording and/or mixing songs and albums for the likes of such artists as:
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, Pitbull, London Symphony Orchestra,
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, Nicole Scherzinger (Pussycat Dolls), Alek Syntek, Paulina Rubio,
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Don Omar William Omar Landrón Rivera (born February 10, 1979), known professionally as Don Omar, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is also known as the " King of Reggaeton" by music critics and fans alike. The ...
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Vico C Luis Armando Lozada Cruz (born September 8, 1971), known by his stage name Vico C, is an Puerto Rican rapper, singer and record producer. Regarded as the founding father of reggaeton, Vico C has played an influential role in the development of ...
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, Thalia, Nina Sky,
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, Voltio,
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, FLEX, Beenie Man,
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, Orishas, Jazze Pha,
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, Lil Silvio & El Vega, Kevin Florez, Twista, Abraham,
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, Ariana Puello (Spain), La Mala (Spain), Ojos de Brujo (Spain), PUYA, La Secta, Crooked Steelo, La India,
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, Hector “El Father”, y Giovanni Hidalgo to name a few. Echo's experience and expert knowledge and taste for music have allowed him the opportunity to work in different musical genres and tendencies, ranging from Pop, R&B, Hip Hop, Reggaeton and Christian Music. One of the top professionals in the industry, respected for his talent and accomplishments, known as a leader and pioneer of the Latin urban and reggaeton movement. Echo has received three Latin Grammy Awards, the first two for, as producer and engineer, on 2004 Vico C's (EMI Int'l) 2003 album "
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" and the other in 2005 with Daddy Yankee's (UMG) 2004 album "
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". Echo has been nominated for over ten Grammy Awards including Record of the Year. In 2006 Echo became the first producer to ever record the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) for an urban project, directing a 73-piece full orchestra recording on a hip hop arrangement at Abbey Roads Studios, London for the FREE TEMPO (Sony/BMG) project. Responsible for creating career-making hits for the biggest artists in the urban market like Wisin & Yandel, Tego Calderón, Don Omar, Vico C, Daddy Yankee, Tempo, Ivy Queen and many others. Movies like “
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3, 4, 5, and 6 sequel”, “ Talento de Barrio”, TV shows “Shark” (HBO), " The L Word (HBO)", games like “
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” as well as advertisement campaigns for Nike, Popular Mortgage, KIA Motors and many others have featured Echo's music and work. As an accomplished businessman, he currently owns and operates a state of the art recording and production facility in San Juan, Puerto Rico, called THE LAB STUDIOS. From there he leads a world known production team consisting of a handful of young and talented engineers, songwriters, and producers who work with Echo making hits and creating classics on a daily basis. Currently working on new releases by Tego Calderón, De La Ghetto, J King & Maximan, Pitbull and others. Recently, he has been nominated for the 2020 Latin Grammy Awards for the production of the song "Muchacha" by
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Discography

* Echo Presenta: Invasion (2007)


Productions Record Labels

* 2002: ''Reggaeton Sex Crew'' * 2004: '' Clase Aparte'' * 2004: ''
Barrio Fino ''Barrio Fino'' (; ) is the third studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee, released on July 13, 2004, in the United States by VI Music and El Cartel Records and internationally by Machete Music and Polydor Records. Released two years ...
'' * 2004: ''
En Honor A La Verdad ''En Honor a la Verdad'' is the sixth studio album by Puerto Rican singer Vico C. It was released on November 4, 2003, in the United States and Puerto Rico and November 18, 2003, by EMI Latin worldwide. The album incorporates aggressive sounds ...
'' * 2005: '' Los Bandoleros'' * 2005: '' Desahogo'' * 2006: '' Los Bandoleros Reloaded'' * 2006: '' Top of the Line'' * 2007: '' El Cartel III: The Big Boss'' * 2007: '' Top of the Line: El Internacional'' * 2007: ''La Iglesia de la Calle'' *2008: Los 4 Fantastikos: Los Presidentes *2008: ''Mi Primer Capitulo'' * 2009: '' El Príncipe'' * 2009: '' El Principe: Ghost Edition'' * 2009: '' IDon'' * 2009: '' Free Tempo'' * 2009: ''Mi Primer Capitulo: Edición Especial'' * 2010: ''Por experiencias Propias'' * 2010: ''Los SuperHeroes'' * 2013: ''Free Music'' * 2015: ''
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'' * 2015: '' Los Reyes Del Rap''


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Echo Living people Puerto Rican people of Basque descent Puerto Rican reggaeton musicians Reggaeton record producers Place of birth missing (living people) 1982 births