Andrés Torres (producer)

Andrés Torres (born 1987) is a Colombian record producer and musician, best known for producing the 2017 song "Despacito" by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee.

Andrés Torres
Born	Andrés Torres 1987 Bogotá, Colombia
Alma mater	Pontifical Xavierian University Musicians Institute
Occupation	Record producer musician
Musical career
Instruments	Drums piano guitar
Years active	2012–present

Torres made his professional debut in 2012 as an assistant engineer after playing drums in four bands during his teenage years.[1] Shortly after that, he won a scholarship for drummers at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles and produced his first album thanks to Colombian producer Andrés Saavedra.[1] Through Saavedra, Torres met Argentine producer and engineer Sebastian Krys –recipient of five Grammy Awards– who became his mentor and helped him to work with Spanish singer David Bisbal and Argentine singer Noel Schajris.[1]

Discography

Albums

Main personnel

Year	Title	Artist	Producer	Engineer	Songwriter	Musician
2014	Verte Nacer[2]	Noel Schajris	Co-producer	No	No	No
	Tú y Yo[3]	David Bisbal	No	Yes	No	Drums
	Al Son De Mi Corazón[4]	Gusi	No	Yes	No	Drums
2015	Sirope	Alejandro Sanz	No	Yes	No	Drums
	Welcome to Babylon[5]	Disciples of Babylon	Yes	No	No	Drums
2016	Buenaventura[6]	La Santa Cecilia	No	Yes	Yes	Drums
2017	Extended Play Yatra[2]	Sebastián Yatra	Yes	No	Yes	No
	The Rise and Fall of Babylon[7]	Disciples of Babylon	Yes	No	No	No
2018	Rosa[2]	Cami	No	No	No	Drums
	Quiero Volver[8]	Tini	Yes	Yes	Yes	Guitar Ukulele
	Balas Perdidas[2]	Morat	Yes	Yes	Yes	Drums Guitar Keyboard
2019	Vida[9]	Luis Fonsi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Guitar
	Fantasía[10]	Sebastián Yatra	Yes	Yes	Yes	Drums Guitar Keyboard
2020	Tini Tini Tini[2]	Tini	Yes	Yes	Yes	Guitar Programming

Other

Year	Title	Artist	Producer	Engineer	Songwriter	Musician
2015	Manuel Medrano[2]	Manuel Medrano	No	No	No	Drums
2016	Inesperado[2]	Anahí	Yes	Yes	Yes	Drums Piano Synthesizer
2017	Mantra[2]	Sebastián Yatra	Yes	No	Yes	No
2018	Agustín[2]	Fonseca	Yes	Yes	Yes	Guitar Ukulele Keyboard
2019	¿Dónde Bailarán Las Niñas?[11]	Ximena Sariñana	Yes	Yes	Yes	Guitar

Singles

Year	Title	Artists	Producer	Engineer	Songwriter	Musician
2015	"Un Zombie a la Intemperie"	Alejandro Sanz	No	Yes	No	Drums
2017	"Despacito"	Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee	Yes	Yes	No	Guitar
	"Robarte Un Beso"	Carlos Vives and Sebastián Yatra	Yes	Yes	Yes	Guitar Ukulele
	"Échame La Culpa"	Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato	Yes	Yes	Yes	Guitar
2018	"Calypso"	Luis Fonsi and Stefflon Don	Yes	Yes	Yes	Guitar
	"Imposible"	Luis Fonsi and Ozuna	Yes	Yes	Yes	Guitar
2019	"Runaway"	Sebastián Yatra, Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha featuring Jonas Brothers	Yes	Un­known	Yes	No

Awards and nominations

Latin Grammy Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2015	Sirope (by Alejandro Sanz)	Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album	Won	[12]
2017	"Despacito" (by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee)	Record of the Year	Won	[12]
2018	Andrés Torres & Mauricio Rengifo	Producer of the Year	Nominated	[13]
	"Robarte Un Beso" (by Carlos Vives featuring Sebastián Yatra)	Song of the Year	Nominated
	"Cásate Conmigo" (by Silvestre Dangond featuring Nicky Jam)	Best Tropical Song	Nominated
	"Simples Corazones" (by Fonseca)		Nominated
2019	Andrés Torres & Mauricio Rengifo	Producer of the Year	Nominated	[14]
	Vida (by Luis Fonsi)	Album of the Year	Nominated
	Fantasía (by Sebastián Yatra)		Nominated
	"La Plata" (by Juanes featuring Lalo Ebratt)	Record of the Year	Nominated
	"Cobarde" (by Ximena Sariñana)		Nominated
	"Un Año" (by Sebastián Yatra featuring Reik)	Song of the Year	Nominated

References

1. "Historias de músicos: Andrés Torres, un baterista colombiano tronando en LA" (in Spanish). Shock.co. April 15, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
2. "Credits for Andrés Torres". Tidal. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
3. "David Bisbal – Tú y Yo (2014, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
4. "Gusi – Al Son De Mi Corazón (2014, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
5. "Disciples of Babylon – Biography". DisciplesOfBabylon.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
6. "La Santa Cecilia – Buenaventura (2016, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
7. "Disciples of Babylon Unveil Release Date, Artwork & tracklist for 'The Rise and Fall of Babylon' Album". DisciplesOfBabylon.com. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
8. "Tini – Quiero Volver (2018, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
9. "Vida – Luis Fonsi – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
10. "Andrés Torres – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
11. "¿Dónde Bailarán las Niñas? – Ximena Sariñana – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
12. "Past Winners Search: Andrés Torres". The Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
13. "The Latin Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. – 19th Latin Grammy Awards" (PDF). The Latin Recording Academy. September 20, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
14. "The Latin Academy Of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. – Final Nominations – 20th Latin Geammy Awards" (PDF). The Latin Recording Academy. September 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.