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About Music Producer Kanos, When you think of Power House Producers, Kanos is that producer that comes to the minds of many in New York City and Miami. His passion for music reveals itself on every track he produced & engineers. Kanos injects unique creativity and style in all his musical projects striving for sound perfection every time. Kanos known to family & friends as José Peña Jr., was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. At the age of two, his parents José & Daisy Peña were forced to leave the Island and come back to The United States in search of financial stability, leaving him & his sister (Deiry) behind to be raised by their great grandparents in a barrio known as Villa Francica. Once back in the U.S., his parents settled in The Bronx hustling daily to send cash back to his grandparents so that both his sister (Deiry) and him could be well taking care of. It was both his parents’ unyielding determination and sacrifice which taught Kanos that hard work was necessary in life to succeed. To distract himself from the stark reality that his parents were many miles away, Kanos gravitated to the culture and sound of Hip-Hop falling in love with it in the process, at a very early age. During that time, there were very few differences in the Hip-Hop culture in the Island compared to the U.S. In fact, while in Island; Kanos often partook in the culture by break dancing to Hip-Hop luminaries such as Run DMC, Fat Boys, Afrika Bambaataa, Public Enemy, NWA, LL Cool J and the great late Michael Jackson. According to Kanos, "Where I'm from, Villa Francica Hip-Hop was in style then and it still is today, from the Boom Boxes in the corners, to the grimy boom out the trunk of our cars, we've contributed to keeping Hip-Hop alive in DR for a little over 2 decades”. Years later, around the age of ten, Kanos came to the U.S where his love of music continued to grow prompting him to dive deeper within the music industry. Today, José Peña better known to his peers as Kanos / King Jr., is a well respected businessman; he is the founder and president of the Solo Entertainment Group which is home to Solo Records, Solo X Designs, Solo Creators & Solo Ent News. In the process of developing the Solo Entertainment Group Kanos had to partners’ with other great minds of the game like Mauricio Martinez (Executive VP and Co founder of Solo Creators), Roy Castro (VP of Artist and Repertoire), Maurice Hodge (VP of Promotions), Deiry Josephine (VP of Marketing) and the entrepreneur himself Mr. Terry King (VP of Artist Development). Kanos not only oversees the Solo Entertainment Group operations but he also works as a music producer & engineer himself. Kanos finds himself living in a time where Latin music has flourished, becoming very popular all over the world. This twist in music business has made things possible for such heavyweights in the music business today. His intent is to capitalize on this new era in the music business and grow his legacy through great music under his Solo Entertainment Group umbrella. Kanos has been featured on a great number of mix tapes and has worked on many projects alongside other great producers and engineers like Dennis Nieves (D’Manace Music), Roy Tabaré (Sony Music Group), Jason Claro (Hitmen Records) in Miami, Terry King (Kingyomas Production), Producer M2 (Solo Records and Solo Creators), Tony Hasbun (The Tony Hasbun Co.) in New York, as well as many producers in his homeland, Dominican Republic. Kanos is a hustling businessman that keeps himself relevant in New York City and Miami by splitting his time between the two cities. He is often praised as one of Hip-Hop's finest street beat makers and as a one of the must crazy engineers behind the mixing and editing board, often calls “Magic Fingers”. As a producer, engineer, composer and artist himself, Kanos is dedicated to the development of all the areas within his Solo Organization, which include Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop & Urban Latin music. Kanos does not do it for the love of money or to become a celebrity in the business, he does it for the love of music and to embrace his roots within. Although production occupies much of his time, he never stays far from his family and heritage. His name “Kanos” is an abbreviation for "Dominicanos" and it is always a subject in his music. "Some do it for the fame; others do it for the cash, while only a few of us do it for the love. My music comes from the heart. I believe that, if you put your mind and heart into something, everything else is going to come with it".