Paulo Simeón is a Cuban-American record producer, television producer, creative director, artist manager and art director, known for his work with artists such as Aymée Nuviola, Paola Guanche, Maía, Fanny Lu, Chucho Valdés, Alexander Abreu, Paula Arenas, Majida Issa and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, among others. Some of the albums he has produced have won awards and nominations in events such as the Latin Grammy and Grammy Awards.
Paulo Simeón | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Havana, Cuba |
| Genres | Latin jazz, timba, tropical fusion, cuban traditional music |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer, record producer, creative director, art director, artist manager |
| Years active | 2010-present |
Biography
editSimeón was born in Havana, Cuba. After working as creative, distribution and marketing director at Univision Communications,[1][2] he became president of Worldwide Entertainment and Productions Inc. Simeón is the manager of artists Aymée Nuviola and Paola Guanche,[3] and has been in charge of the record production of albums like En la intimidad, First Class to Havana, Como anillo al dedo and A Journey to Cuban Music by Aymée Nuviola; Añorado encuentro by Lourdes Nuviola and Viento y tiempo by Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymée Nuviola.[4]
In 2021 he produced Nuviola's album Sin salsa no hay paraíso with the participation of the Colombian singers Fanny Lu, Maía, Majida Issa and Paula Arenas.[5][6][7] According to Nuviola, Simeón was in charge of "looking for the songs that were appropriate according to their popularity and affinity with my style as a singer". The album was accompanied by several video clips that were created and directed by Simeón.[8]
Some of the albums he has produced have won awards and nominations, including a Latin Grammy Award for Como anillo al dedo, a Grammy Award for the album A Journey Through Cuban Music and Grammy nominations for Viento y tiempo and Sin salsa no hay paraíso, among others.[9][10][11]
Personal life
editSimeón met Cuban singer and actress Aymée Nuviola in 2010 and married her a year later.[12] The couple is currently based in Miami, Florida.[13][14] Simeon has three daughters: Olivia, Zoey and Lolys, and his hobbies include golf, swimming, judo, baseball and painting.[15]
Discography
edit| Year | Album | Artist(s) | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | En la intimidad | Aymeé Nuviola | Producer | [16] |
| 2014 | First Class to Havana | Producer, creative director, photography | [17] | |
| 2015 | Añorado encuentro | Lourdes Nuviola | Producer, art designer | |
| 2016 | El regreso a La Habana | Aymeé Nuviola | Producer, photography | [18] |
| 2017 | Como anillo al dedo | Producer | [19] | |
| 2019 | A Journey Through Cuban Music | [20] | ||
| 2020 | Viento y tiempo | Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Aymeé Nuviola | Producer, art designer | [21] |
| 2021 | Sin salsa no hay paraíso | Aymeé Nuviola, Majida Issa, Fanny Lu, Maía, Paula Arenas | [22] | |
| Skyline | Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Gonzalo Rubalcaba | Cover designer |
Awards
editSimeón participated in the production of the following award-winning works:
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PromaxBDA Awards | Best marketing campaign | Univision on Demand | Won | [23] |
| 2014 | Latin Grammy Awards | Best Salsa Album | First Class to Havana | Nominated | [24] |
| 2015 | Grammy Awards | Best Tropical Latin Album | Won | [25] | |
| 2017 | Latin Grammy Awards | Best Tropical Fusion Album | Como anillo al dedo | Won | [26] |
| 2019 | Grammy Awards | Best Tropical Latin Album | A Journey Through Cuban Music | Won | [25] |
| 2020 | Best Latin Jazz Album | Viento y tiempo | Nominated | [25] | |
| 2021 | Best Tropical Latin Album | Sin salsa no hay paraíso | Nominated | [10] |
References
edit- ^ "Aymee Nuviola recuerda a Celia Cruz y se impone como la sonera del mundo". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Premios Promax 2015" (PDF). Promax (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Debuta la cantante Paula Guanche". Diario Las Américas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ Peris, Guillermo. "Mi hermana y yo comenzamos a cantar desde niñas como dúo y esto se convirtió en algo vitalicio". Diario Siglo XXI (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "En el tercer sencillo de su homenaje a Colombia, Aymée Nuviola se une a Maía". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Aimee Nuviola canta ahora con Maía en su homenaje a Colombia". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2021-08-09. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Panoramas de junio en la música y cultura iberoamericana". Indie Hoy (in Spanish). 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Aymée Nuviola le canta a Colombia en su nuevo disco". El Nuevo Herald (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Aymée Nuviola y Gonzalo Rubalcaba nominados a los Grammy 2021". ADN Cuba (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ a b Feijoo, Bolivar (3 December 2021). "AYMÉE NUVIOLA nuevamente nominada al Grammy". Wow La Revista (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ "Aymeé Nuviola recibió su cuarta nominación al Grammy antes de su presentación en Sobe Jazz Festival". Billboard (in Spanish). 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Aymée Nuviola celebra aniversario de boda junto a su esposo Paulo Simeón". CiberCuba (in Spanish). 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Aymee Nuviola y su esposo dieron positivo al Covid-19". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Famosas parejas multirraciales celebran su amor y cuentan sus historias". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Conversando con Paulo Simeón". YouTube (in Spanish). 20 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Aymée Nuviola en la intimidad". Suena Cubano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Aymee Nuviola – First Class To Havana". Solar Latin Club. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Aymee Nuviola – El Regreso A La Habana (2016, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Aymee Nuviola llega como anillo al dedo a los sonidos urbanos". Diario Las Américas (in Spanish). 11 July 2017. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Aymée Nuviola: un feliz viaje a través de la música cubana". Cubanos Famosos (in Spanish). 30 May 2019. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Viento y Tiempo, lo nuevo de Gonzalo Rubalcaba y Aymée Nuviola". Nota Clave (in Spanish). 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Este es un álbum dedicado a Colombia". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "2012 PromaxBDA Promotion & Marketing North American Awards Winner List". Promax. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Aymée Nuviola aspira a un Latin Grammy por "First Class to Havana"". Mega Latina (in Spanish). 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ a b c "Aymee Nuviola". GRAMMY.com. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Como anillo al dedo - Aymee Nuviola". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2021-09-08.