Antonio Hernández, better known as Toy Selectah, is a DJ, producer and Mexican musician. He began his career as a member of the group Control Machete and has collaborated with artists such as MIA,

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Celso Piña Celso Piña Arvizu (April 6, 1953 – August 21, 2019) was a Mexican singer, composer and accordionist, mainly in the genre of cumbia, being one of the most important musicians in the style of "cumbia rebajada". Piña was a pioneer in the mixtu ...

, among many others.

Musical career

Originally known as "Toy" or "DJ Toy" as a member of Control Machete, he adopted the stage name Toy Selectah in 2008. Under this name, he has collaborated with other artists in both the production and arranging of songs, as well as performing original music and live

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es. His style encompasses the fusion of a wide variety of Latin American subgenres such as Mexican cumbia with hip hop and electronic music. He was the artistic director of the sub-label Machete Music of Universal Music Group, which influenced the worldwide distribution of reggaeton and is the owner of the Sones del Mexside label. He founded the project Compass with Camilo Lara of the Mexican Institute of Sound.

Discography

In collaboration

* ''Compass'' (2016)

Collaborations

* 2001 – "Cumbia sobre el río" by Celso Piña (producer)

References

{{Authority control Living people Mexican record producers Mexican DJs Mexican musicians Year of birth missing (living people)