Luian Malavé Nieves (born September 29, 1990), better known as DJ Luian, is a Puerto Rican record producer, songwriter and DJ. He is recognized for working with artists such as Anuel AA, Arcángel, Bad Bunny, J Balvin, Don Omar, among others. In 2015, he founded along with Puerto Rican producer duo Mambo Kingz the record label Hear This Music.
In 2016, DJ Luian began working with Puerto Rican producers and songwriters Edgar Semper and Xavier Semper, better known as Puerto Rican producer duo Mambo Kingz. The first release under their record label Hear This Music was the single "La Ocasión" with American rapper De La Ghetto featuring Arcángel and Puerto Rican rappers and singers Ozuna and Anuel AA. In July of the same year, DJ Luian signed Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny who was the first artist to sign a record deal with the company. Bad Bunny's first release under Hear This Music was the remix of the song "Diles" with Ozuna and Farruko, featuring Arcángel and Ñengo Flow on August 26, 2016.
On January 19, 2018, DJ Luian and Mambo Kingz released "Solita", a collaboration with Ozuna featuring Bad Bunny, Wisin and Almighty. On November 6, 2018, they released the single "Bubalú" featuring Anuel AA and American singers Prince Royce and Becky G. The song was certified with 21× Platinum by RIAA. In December 2018, after having released his debut album X 100pre, Bad Bunny announced that he would no longer work with the record label.
In 2019, DJ Luian and Mambo Kingz collaborated with Anuel AA, Darell, Nicky Jam and Brytiago on the song Verte Ir, which has earned a double-diamond certification by RIAA. Later, another collaboration featuring Anuel AA, Karol G and Arcángel titled "Tú No Amas" came out. They also handled the production and songwriting of 13 songs from Becky G's studio album Mala Santa.
In 2021, DJ Luian appeared in Anuel AA and Ozuna's collaborative album Los Dioses as producer and songwriter of the songs "Contra el Mundo" and "Perfecto". Later, he released the single "Aloha" featuring Maluma, Beéle, Rauw Alejandro and Darell.
In 2023, DJ Luian and Mambo Kingz began working with Anuel AA in collaboration between record labels Hear This Music and Real Hasta la Muerte. On March 2, 2023, they released the single "Más Rica Que Ayer". After its success, they released another single titled "Mejor Que Yo". The song debuted at number 86 at the Billboard Hot 100 chart, which was DJ Luian and Mambo Kingz' first entry on the chart. Later, they worked on Anuel AA's unreleased (later cancelled) extended play Rompecorazones. On October 13, 2024, the producer duo featured on Anuel AA's single "OA" with Quevedo and Maluma.
In 2024, Hear This Music released two singles - "Mil Palabras" with Jay Wheeler, Natti Natasha and Luar la L and "Razones" with Ozuna and Anuel AA.
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