FreestyleMania.com: Celebrating 25 Years

FreestyleMania.com: Celebrating 25 Years

Nu Image Bio & Album Profile

THE LATIN VOCALIST DANCE/FREESTYLE MUSIC TRIO, NU IMAGE CONSIST OF TONYG., TYREE HERNANDEZ, VICTOR ZAPATA.

THE GROUP WAS FORMED BACK IN 1990 , WHEN MEMBERS TYREE HERNANDEZ, AND TONY G. GOT TOGETHER AND BEGAN COLLABORATING THEIR IDEAS IN THE RECORDING STUDIO.

BOTH OF PATERSON NJ, PUT TOGETHER A GROUP ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS LATIN IMAGE. THE GROUP WENT INTO THE STUDIO TO RECORD THEIR FIRST SONG “TEARS IN MY EYES” THE TRACK WAS PERFORMED LOCALLY, RECEIVING GREAT EXCEPTANCE.

AFTER PERFORMING A NUMBER OF LOCAL VENUES, THE GROUP WAS BOOKED BY AN ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION TEAM KNOWN AS RAW ENT.

RAW ENTERTAINMENT CONSISTED OF BERT RAMOS,AND BILLY MORELLO. THE GROUP WAS APPROACHED BY MORELLO, AND RAMOS WITH A MANAGEMENT DEAL, WHICH LATIN IMAGE EXCEPTED. SHORTLY AFTER BILLY MORELLO, LEFT THE MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND BERT RAMOS ALONG WITH MARVIN FLORES MANAGED THE GROUP UNDER SPOTLIGHT ENT.

THE GROUP BECAUSE OF MARKETING REASONS NEEDED A NAME CHANGE, SO TONY G. AND TYREE THOUGHT BECAUSE OF THE RECENT CHANGES AT THE TIME THAT NU IMAGE WOULD BE THE NAME TO GO WITH. THE GROUP SHORTLY AFTER THAT, MADE THEIR WAY TO THE STUDIO TO RE RECORD “TEARS IN MY EYES” THE SONG WAS RELEASED ON FUNKY RECORDS IN EARLY 1992 .

ALTHOUGH THE RECORD DID WELL FOR THE GROUP, THE TIME FOR FREESTYLE MUSIC ITSELF WAS NOT DOING TO WELL, AS FAR AS RETAIL AND RADIO. “TEARS IN MY EYES” DID GET TO HIT THE AIRWAVES OF NY, NJ, CT. WITH HOT 97.5 ‘s MIX DANCE SHOWS WITH GLEN FRESCA SPINNIN THE TRACK IN NY YORK FIRST.

THE TRACK ALSO RECEIVED ATTENTION IN THE MID WEST, WEST COAST CANADA, AND EUROPE. THE GROUP PUT OUT ANOTHER LONG OVER DUE TRACK “SOUNDS OF LOVE” IN 1995. AFTER THAT RELEASE TYREE AND TONY G. TOOK A BREAK TO PUT THEIR MUSIC IN PERSPECTIVE.

TYREE WENT ON TO WORK IN DIFFERENT PROJECTS WHILE TONY G. DEVELOP MORE OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS ASPECT WHICH THE GROUP WAS LACKING.

TONY G. BEGAN WORKING WITH A YOUNG CAT NAMED VICTOR ZAPATA WHICH HE TOOK UNDER HIS WING, VICTOR DEVELOPED INTO A VOCALIST IN HIS OWN.

THE TWO TOGETHER ALONG WITH UP AND COMING PRODUCER POMPEO MESSANO JR WORKED TOGETHER IN PRODUCING AND SINGING ON STYLINFREE VOL# 2 1999 FREESTYLE FINALE, FOR LATIF MERCADO, OF LA ENTERTAINMENT.

IN 2002 TONY G. ASKED VICTOR TO JOIN NU IMAGE VICTOR ACCEPTED AND NOT TO LONG AFTER THAT TYREE WAS BACK AND DOWN TO DO IT ALL AGAIN. NOW OLDER AND WISER TO THE GAME THE GROUP PUT THEIR SKILLS TOGETHER AND BEGAN WORKING ON THE NU IMAGE ALBUM. THE GROUP WAS SIGNED BY ARIA RECORDS AND CEO POMPEO MESSANO.

THE FIRST SINGLE OFF THE ALBUM WILL BE A TRACK INTITLED “I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU” PRODUCED BY POMPEO MESSANO, AND NU IMAGE, AND WRITTEN BY TONY G. AND POMPEO MESSANO. THE ALBUM WILL CONSIST OF A FREESTYLE/DANCE WITH A COUPLE OF SURPRISES AND YES THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF “TEARS IN MY EYES ” WILL BE ON THE ALBUM.

THE ALBUM WAS SET FOR RELEASE SUMMER 2002 AND WAS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF PAYUP ENTERTAINMENT HEADED BY ELIS PACHECO. SINCE THEN, THE GROUP HAD ENJOYED SUCCESS WITH MANY HITS. SEE BELOW THEIR MUSIC.

THE ALBUM 2004 – Order Now!!! A Double CD set with 19 original tracks and 7 Bonus slammin remixes , by European remixer/producer Riccardo Piparo of Italy, Patrice Enjelvin and Da Edit Junkies France, Pompeo Messano , Joey (MAZ) Malzone and Ivan (MATE) Cheverez.
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PREVIEW SAMPLES
BLACK MAGIC WOMAN
FORBIDDEN LOVE
I WILL GO ON WITHOUT YOU
ITS YOU
MY HEART
WHAT I HAVE FOUND
YOU ARE WORTH
YOU ARE MY ANGEL
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
IF YOU WANNA FREAK
They’re Back!!! – Preview Samples
MOVE ON- Nu Image 2005
THE WAY U WANT IT Nu Image 2005
WHAT U WANNA DO Nu Image 2005
NEVER Nu Image 2005.
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