Johnny Marines


Johnny Marines an American music executive from the Lower East Side of New York City whose clients include the Latin American group Aventura and Romeo Santos.

Biography

He is of Dominican descent and went to Seward Park Campus

Music career

Johnny met Romeo, lead singer/songwriter and co-producer of Aventura, in 2002 and initially performed security functions for them. A trust developed between the two, and in 2003 Johnny became the group's personal manager. Largely due to Johnny's efforts, Aventura in its storied career amassed a Latin Grammy nomination in 2007 for the album K.O.B. Live, over 25 Premio Lo Nuestro Awards, over 20 Latin Billboard Music Awards, over 15 Premio Juventud Awards, and an MTV VMA for Latin Artist of the Year.
Romeo Santos launched his solo career in 2011, with the critically acclaimed "Formula Vol. 1", which is multi-platinum and had five #1 hits. Romeo won the Billboard Award for the Latin Album of the year, MTV VMA Award as Best Latino Music Artist, 2 Premio Juventud Awards, 3 Latin Billboard Awards including Album of the Year, and was nominated for an Alma Award as Favorite Male Music Artist and an American Grammy for Best Tropical Album. His Formula Vol. 1 Tour was sold out domestically and internationally, visiting over 60 cities and 3 sold-out shows at the World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden, with the production of a DVD reliving this moment in history, "The King Stays King" on sale. In September 2013, Romeo and Johnny were invited to the White House for the Musica Latina event in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
In February 2014, Romeo released his second solo album, “Formula Vol. 2”, which is certified diamond, has won 3 Soberano Awards, 5 Premio Juventud Awards, 9 Premio lo Nuestro Awards, had a record-breaking 21 nominations for the Latin Billboard Awards, taking home 10 of them, and has won the 2015 and 2016 American Billboard Award for Top Latin Artist. The first leg of his Formula Vol. 2 World Tour was sold out, including two historic nights at Yankee Stadium, making him the first Latin artist to ever headline and sell out a show at the world's most prestigious ballpark, joining the ranks of Madonna and Paul McCartney on the very short list of solo artists to ever achieve such a feat. And in 2015, Santos’ global appeal has reached an unparalleled level, selling out stadiums across the world from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina, to Spain and across Europe.
From June 2016 until July 2017, Johnny was the President of Roc Nation Latin, a newly formed division within the company. In this capacity, Johnny managed the day-to-day operations of the division and was tasked with scouting and retaining top talent.
In July 2017, Romeo released his third solo album, “Golden”, which is already multi-platinum and has 2 #1 hits. With these #1 songs, Romeo Santos leads all Latin artists with the most number one hits this decade. The success of Marines' work ethic can be measured by Aventura's and Romeo Santos' spectacular growth, which continues to extend into new markets today, far from his humble South Bronx roots.

Entrepreneurship

Johnny owns several organic delis that service the people of the Lower East Side of Manhattan and is a principal business partner with key investments in several restaurants and nightlife establishments in New Jersey.

Police career

Johnny attended John Jay College School of Criminal Justice until he was recruited by the NYPD on August 30, 1993 for his work as an undergraduate. In March 1994 Johnny graduated from the New York Police Academy in the top 10% of his class foreshadowing his future success as a New York Police officer. In March 2003, Johnny was promoted to the rank of sergeant, the rank which he retained until he retired from the force in February 2009. During his tenure as a police officer, which included the height of the crack epidemic in the 1990s, Johnny made and assisted in more than 1,000 arrests. Throughout his career as a public servant for the City of New York, Johnny was assigned to various commands. He worked out of the 13th Precinct from 1994 through 2003, as a supervisor at the 33rd Precinct in Washington Heights from 2003–2004; he was subsequently assigned to Manhattan North Grand Larceny as Supervisor from 2004–2007 and later a supervisor in Astoria, Queens at the 114th Precinct. During his tenure on the force, Marines was awarded 12 Excellent Police Duty medals as well as 4 Meritorious Police Duty medals for 4 separate Bribery arrests.

Philanthropy

Despite all of his success, Johnny Marines has not forgotten his humble roots. Johnny has dedicated a large portion of his time, effort and resources to giving back to his community. In conjunction with Aventura and Romeo Santos, Marines has co-funded toy drives in New York and the Dominican Republic; he has donated turkeys for hundreds of needy families during the holidays; several times a year, Johnny and his mother ship barrels of food to the Dominican Republic and school supplies to low income families; and he has helped coordinate Romeo's hospital visits to sick children throughout the Metropolitan Area. Also, Johnny has helped to fund and to create a non-profit, Lower East Side Sports Academy, in the Lower East Side of Manhattan which has joined up with the NYC Police Athletic League and has over 300 children participating every summer. Johnny established the Johnny Marines Blessings Foundation, which aims to foster, support, and fund educational advancement initiatives within New York City.

Awards and Recognitions

Johnny was received as a guest speaker for young Latinos at Harvard's prestigious Latino Leadership Initiative, where he interacted with rising Latino leaders from all over the country and spoke about the importance of perseverance especially when adversity hits. Johnny spoke at Harvard in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Johnny has also been received as a guest speaker at Columbia University, Lehman College, and in September 2012 at Syracuse University. In 2012 Marines was interviewed to be a part of the "Famosos" section of About.com's celebrity section. Johnny was a keynote panelist at the 8th annual National Dominican Student Conference at Harvard University in April 2014. On May 5, 2014 Johnny sat on a panel of judges for the Annual Congressional Art Competition in New York for high school student artists. On December 23, 2014, Johnny Marines was accompanied by all-star New York Yankees pitcher, Dellin Betances, for Johnny's annual toy giveaway in New York City. Johnny was named a "Top Latin Player" by Billboard in August 2015 for his continued success in managing Romeo Santos

Achievement Awards