Danny
Mejia (lead
singer) July
23, 1985 "Cancer"
born and raised
in the Bronx.
Mother from
La Romana, Dominican
Republic father
from D.R. Steven
Tejada (singer/choro
- A new addition
to xtreme for
the next album)
November 25,
1985 "Sagittarius"
born in uptown
Manhattan and
raised in the
Bronx. Mother
and Father from
Dominican Republic.
Xtreme
was created
and formed by
2 Strong Entertainment.
The Xtreme creation
started in 2003
with Dre from
2 Strong Entertainment’s
discovery of
Danny Mejia
(lead singer),
who as a young
seventeen year
old song writer
displayed tremendous
talent and passion
for music. After
countless of
auditions and
practices, Xtreme
was completed
in February
of 2004 with
Steven Tejada
to complete
the Xtreme creation.
Xtreme
is the self-titled
debut of New
York City's
hottest Bachata
sensation. This
album is released
by SGZ Entertainment,
owned by George
Zamora and Sergio
George, producer
for hitmakers
Marc Anthony,
La India, Tito
Nieves and more.
The album is
distributed
by Sony Discos.
The CD was recorded
in studios in
New York and
Dominican Republic.
The 11 track
CD features
the original
compositions
and soulful
vocal styling
of Danny "D"
Mejia, and Steve
"Styles"
Tejada, two
young New York
Dominicans with
a passion for
both the "tipico"
sounds of their
Motherland,
as well as the
contemporary
R&B they
grew up listening
to on the streets
of Manhattan.
Their gift for
composition
and interpretation
reveals a musical
maturity beyond
their years.
XTREME The CD
also features
a special guest
appearance by
Salsa icon Tito
Nieves on "
Me Cambiaste
La Vida".
Tito's velvety
smooth vocal
delivery blends
in perfectly
with Danny &
Steve.
The
first single
"Te Extraño"
climbed the
charts, and
quickly became
a club favorite
and was the
summer's hottest
Bachata release.
As
Urban Bachata’s
most successful
duo, XTREME
has established
themselves as
a musical force
within the Latin
Music Industry.
Since 2007,
they have had
5 top ten hits
including the
#1 song “Shorty
Shorty,”
sold over 300,000
albums, received
over 35 million
hits on the
Internet, while
continuing to
tour extensively
across the United
States and Europe.
In
2009, their
mun2 reality
show “Xtreme:
On the Verge”
was among the
top-rated new
shows for the
bilingual network
owned by Telemundo/NBC
Universal. Their
latest release
“Chapter
Dos: On the
Verge”
features songs
inspired and
showcased on
the television
show including
“Baby,
Baby”
and “Vuelve.”
XTREME’s
Chapter Dos
debuted at 1
on the Billboard
and ITUNES Latino
Charts and delivers
on the promise
of their earlier
hits and expands
the duo’s
sound further
into the realm
of pop/bachata
fusion. Produced
by XTREME and
executive-produced
by Ben DeJesus,
Chapter Dos
has already
stirred up buzz
in the Latin
music industry
with a Latin
Billboard nomination
for Tropical
Album of the
Year. The story
begins in the
Bronx. At the
age of 17, Danny
D began showcasing
his lyrical
and musical
talent as the
founding member
of XTREME.
In
2003, Steve
Styles joined
Danny D after
countless auditions
and practices.
Both raised
by immigrant
Dominican parents,
Danny D, was
born and raised
in the Bronx,
while Steve
Styles landed
in the Bronx
after being
born in uptown
Manhattan. Always
living both
urban and Latin
culture, they
felt motivated
to mesh the
romantic beats
that American
Latinos were
listening to
with the traditional
love songs of
their parents’
madre patria.
Fusing their
passion for
the "tipico"
bachata sounds
of the Dominican
Republic with
the R&B
and urban sounds
they grew up
listening to
on the streets
of New York
City, the multi-platinum
duo XTREME thrives
between two
cultures, exploring
mainstream U.S.
pop while staying
true to their
Dominican roots.
Their
previous album
Haciendo Historia,
sold over 200,000
copies and catapulted
the group to
a new level
of success with
three hit songs
(“Shorty
Shorty,”
“Adonde
Se Fue,”
& “No
Me Digas Que
No” featuring
Adrienne of
the Cheetah
Girls). Building
on their first
hit, “Te
Extraño,”
Historia found
Danny D and
Steve Styles
diving in to
all stages of
production.
“No Me
Digas Que No”
would go on
to receive a
2009 Latin Billboard
nod for Hot
Latin Song/Vocal
Collaboration
and a 2009 Premio
Lo Nuestro nomination
for Best Group.
Along
with recording
albums and shooting
numerous music
videos, XTREME
has also appeared
on several of
the biggest
TV programs
in Latin America
and US, including
multiple appearances
on Sabado Gigante
and Despierta
America. The
group continues
to tour extensively
and has appeared
all across the
US and internationally,
bringing their
music to their
loyal and ever-growing
fanbase. Says
Danny D, “Just
like our fan
base, we are
constantly evolving
and incorporating
new sounds and
hot concepts
into our music.
We write for
our fans everywhere.”
That drive and
their natural
talent have
made XTREME
a household
name in Latin
music and will
help them continue
on the path
to success.
Says Steve Styles,
“We want
to help pave
the way for
the evolution
of Bachata as
we know it.”
Xtreme
