Considered a great producer, composer and even one of the best exponents of the urban genre of all time Tony Feliciano Rivera, better known by his stage name Tony Dize, is an artist of Puerto Rican descent who was born in Boston.
At the age of 10, his family decided to move to the south of Puerto Rico, where he was first introduced to the musical sounds of that land that caught his attention and he began to take refuge in music at such a young age. During his educational development on the island, he showed interest in sports, especially basketball, so he decided to learn more about physical education.
How did he become known in the music industry? It was not until 2003, that his first musical opportunity arose, participating in the production Blin Blin Vol. 1, where he made a musical collaboration with the duo Wisin y Yandel titled “No Pierdas Tiempo”. This collaboration opened the way for him to work with other colleagues in the genre.
His musical career began to rise with the song “Quizás”, which is part of the album ‘Wisin y Yandel Presentan: Los Vaqueros’, released in 2006 and featured collaborations with great urban artists. The song was one of the album’s biggest hits, and made him a force in reggaeton.
Two years later, Tony Dize achieved an important step in his career: the release of his debut album titled “La melodía de la Calle” (2008) under the WY Records label. The album managed to enter one of the most important charts of Billboard magazine, the Billboard 200 chart and also positioned in the Top 10 of Top Latin Albums. The hit “Permítame” featuring Yandel is included in this project that launched the artist to conquer the music industry as a solo artist.
For Tony, 2009 was a pivotal year in his career. He made a big change by signing with a new record label, Pina Records. In this new facet he released his second musical production “La Melodía de la Calle: Updated”. The album reached #1 in sales the week of its release and his biggest hit “El Doctorado”, opened many doors internationally and quickly conquered the radio charts and set a new record in his musical history by entering the Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart.
As an artist Tony Dize considers himself to be quite open and always gives the opportunity to his partners for the creativity of his albums. During 10 years of career he has worked with the best DJs of the genre such as Luny Tunes, Naldo, Urba y Monserrate, Notty, and Noriega.
This year 2015, Tony is preparing for the big release of his third studio album titled ‘Duele el Amor’. The new musical proposal contains 17 songs and includes the artist’s most recent tracks such as: “Prometo Olvidarte”, “No Pretendo Enamorarte”, “Ruleta Rusa” and “Duele el Amor”. These singles have been strongly positioned in the radio charts. The production contains a variety of urban music songs with romantic lyrics and even some very danceable songs for nightclubs. The album will be available in April.
For Tony Dize, music has been an inspiration all his life and he is always grateful to his audience, to whom he promises to continue making good music, especially with the new album ‘Duele el Amor’.