Tony Succar’s Latin Music Will Brighten Your Day!

It’s Time to Dance!!!! When a smile can light up an entire theater.  When your friends are successful and loving life.  When hard work brings incredible success, and when positivity and joy permeate everything you do, then the Universe will surely be kind to you. And we couldn’t be happier for Tony Succar! He burst onto the stage at the Latin Grammys in 2018 and 2019, winning for Best Tropical Album for “Mas de Mi,” and Producer of the Year! Tony is the youngest person ever to be awarded in both categories! Host Cirina Catania talks with the vibrant and fun Tony Succar, whose talents stem from a passion for music gifted to him early in life and a lot of non-stop hard work. He was born in Lima, Peru and immigrated with his family at the age of three to Miami, Florida. His mom and dad were musicians and remain a big influence in his life. Tony began his formal musical education on piano and then moved to percussion and producing where he has become a beacon to others in the world of salsa, jazz, pop and afro-latino inspired music. For more information about our amazing sponsor, Other World Computing, go to MacSales.com or OWCDigital.com, where you’ll find hardware and software solutions and tutorial videos that will get you up and running in no time. For more about our host, filmmaker, tech maven and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Cirina Catania, visit cirinacatania.com. If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and tell all your friends about us! We love our listeners. And, if you have ideas for segments, write to [email protected]. Cirina is always up for new ideas! In This Episode * 01:00 - Cirina introduces Tony Succar, who won the best tropical album for Mas De Mi. He won producer of the year in 2018 and 2019. Tony is the youngest person ever to be awarded in both categories.* 03:55 - Tony reminisces his formative years in Lima, Peru, where he was raised around music at an early age.* 09:45 - Tony talks about different kinds of music and which genre he favors.* 12:09 - Cirina asks Tony what his life was like growing up with his immigrant family.* 17:35 - Tony shares why he decided to pursue college and a master's degree.* 23:14 - Cirina asks Tony for his advice to young musicians on whether to pursue their music or their education.* 25:57 - Tony talks about the Michael Jackson album he produced called Unity.* 30:58 - Tony talks about the OWC equipment he uses for his studio.* 36:42 - Tony shares the instruments that he uses when he plays percussion.* 38:31 - Tony shares his three tips to musicians so that they can reach their goals and dreams.* 44:43 - Cirina and Tony encourage listeners to check out his website and follow him on his social media pages (Instagram, Tiktok, Youtube, LinkedIn) to get updates about his latest projects. Jump to Links and Resources Transcript I am here with Tony Succar and we are going to have a great conversation.