ACL Live at The Moody Theater
Loud and Live Presents
Jay Wheeler
Trappii Tour
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DateSunday October 27, 2024 8:00 PM
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On SaleOn Sale Now
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Ticket Pricing$50.99 - $160.99
José Ángel López Martínez, best known as Jay Wheeler, was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico on April 25th, 1994. Known as the “urban genre’s favorite voice”, Wheeler is the new urban music superstar.
6 years ago, Wheeler entered a recording studio for the first time, where his first song “Ahora Estoy Mejor” was born. From that moment on, the studio became his second home and music, his way of living.
What makes Jay Wheeler so different is the romanticism that imprints on each of his lyrics. He is a faithful admirer of urban genre pioneers such as Daddy Yankee, Wisin and Yandel, and Bad Bunny, but his unique style does not compare with any other current performer.
He toured Puerto Rico performing live shows and concerts, but the most important one to highlight was the one at City of Ponce at the Las Justas concert, where an enlivened audience made Jay burst into tears by singing his songs, and his honest and sincere reaction went viral. That sublime moment changed his life forever.
Renowned producer and pioneer of reggaeton Dj Nelson was one of many thousands to watch Jay's emotional reaction at Las Justas stage. Dj Nelson saw an organic talent and decided to sponsor him with his prestigious record label Flow Music and Dynamic Records.
Wheeler’s first album was Platonico The album consisted of 13 songs produced by Dj Nelson and composed by Jay Wheeler, including a very special song called Otra Noche Mas, featuring urban superstar Farruko, one of his greatest childhood idols.
In 2020, Jay Wheeler released his second studio album "Platonicos", which featured musical collabs with Dalex, Myke Towers, Miky Woodz, Alex Rose, Farruko, and others. This album peaked #13 in the Top 100 of popularity in Spain, and two of his songs “Me enamoré” and “La curiosidad” obtained RIAA certifications as platinum and 3X platinum, respectively.
The song “La curiosidad” feat Myke Towers was a total hit, accumulating more than 760 million streams, obtained triple platinum certification by RIAA, triple-platinum certification in Spain, peaked #21 in Spotify's global ranking, among other achievements.
In his first year of official artistic presence, Jay Wheeler was invited to important award ceremonies such as Billboard Latin Music Awards and Premios Juventud, and he also obtained two nominations for Premios Tu Música Urbano 2020 and his first nomination to Premio Lo Nuestro 2021 as “best new artist”.
Wheeler still celebrates the tremendous success of “La curiosidad” remixes. This ambitious project brought together the “urban music royalty” in two remixes: La Curiosidad (Red Grand Prix Remix) [feat. Becky G, Arcangel, Zion & Lennox, Brray & De La Ghetto] by Jay Wheeler, Myke Towers & DJ Nelson, and La Curiosidad (Blue Grand Prix Remix) [feat. Jhay Cortez, Rauw Alejandro, Lunay & Kendo Kaponi] by Jay Wheeler, Myke Towers & DJ Nelson.
Both remixes became a global trend on YouTube on the day of their release. The official video for “Blue Remix” has more than 26 million views on YouTube and “Red Remix” has more than 8 million.
In August 2021, Jay Wheeler made history by collaborating with American rap superstar Tyla Yaweh with the song “Take my life”, a song completely in English that opened new doors in Jay Wheeler's artistic career.
By the end of 2021, Jay Wheeler had one of the best news in his career so far: 2 Latin Grammy nominations in the categories of Best Urban Song and Best Reggaeton Performance for the worldwide success “La Curiosidad” feat Myke Towers.
Starting the first quarter of 2022, Jay Wheeler announced the release of his third solo album “El amor y yo”. The album consists of 12 songs produced by reggaeton pioneer Dj Nelson and Luis Suárez, and the composition of Jay Wheeler himself along with Marval and Santo Niño, under the roof of Dynamic Records and Flow Music.
In August 2022 Jay Wheeler launched “Emociones”, his fifth album and his most complex in terms of composition, creation, and exposure. Alongside his label Dynamic Records are notable reggaeton producers such as Flow Music, Botlok, Dirty, and Yeziell Yeziell. On this occasion, “La Voz Favorita” surprised his fans with his musical versatility, yet never losing the romantic essence he’s known for. And important "featuring’s" are part of the production with consolidated and emerging artists like El Alfa, Mora, Jhayco, Noreh, Lyanno, Izaak, Reik, Chris Lebron, Conep and a very romantic song with his fiancé Zhamira Zambrana.
Today, Jay Wheeler continues to be focused on giving his best to his fans, promoting his most recent album, the most important one in his career to date, titled “Emociones.” After four sold out shows at the iconic Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot he is ready to repeat his success in his “Emociones World Tour” in the United States, Latin America and Europe starting February 2023.
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