Wise (composer)

Gabriel Antonio Cruz Padilla (born 1971 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico), popularly known as Wise or ("Wise" The Gold Pen, formerly Wise Da 'Gangsta'), is a composer, singer and producer in Puerto Rico. At the age of 12, 1993, he composed, "Hasta el Sol De Hoy", for the salsa musician, Edgar Joel.

At this moment in time, his heart and mind made him see that, “Gabriel Cruz”, had all the potential and talent to create music. He started his career as a composer of different musical genres, among which we can mention, salsa, merengue, Latin pop, reggaeton, trap, and urban music, among others.

In his career as a composer, he consolidates as the "Hit Maker" of more success in the Tropical and Urban genre industry. His compositions are perceived as a guarantee to success; statistics certify his songs with a 96% chance of placing among the top 10 positions in the radio and sales lists. In the last few years, out of fifteen topics scrutinized, eleven songs of WISE authorship reached the first place within the prestigious Billboard magazine lists in 4 categories: Hot Latin Song, Latin Rhythm Airplay, Latin Tropical Airplay and Latin Pop Airplay. With these fifteen songs he also achieved 27 positions among the first 10 places on these billboards. WISE is president and owner of "The Gold Pen Music llc." in which he currently works with new talents.

Musical career

"The Gold Pen", as the well-known singer-songwriter has created emblematic and successful themes that add to the legacy of this young musical genius, as the only composer to simultaneously place five songs in the top positions on the Billboard. Currently, WISE is heard on international radios with new hits under his authorship, such as "Hoy lo siento", a song that has become the most played on nation wide radio, occupying the first positions internationally interpreted by Zion and Lennox feat. Tony Dize, as well as with "Diosa De Los Corazones" played by RKM and Ken-y, Arcangel, Zion and Lennox, another example of the way in which WISE reaches the number one position in the prestigious lists of Billboard as a guarantee of your work Some topics composed by Wise such as:

Song credits

Discography

Studio albums

• Da' Album (2004)
• Da' Klasic (2005)
• The Gold Pen (2014)

Compilation albums

• La Vieja Escuela Vol. 1 (1997)
• Da' Moda (1999)
• Raggae Moon (2003)
• 14F (2015) — with DJ Luian

Live albums

• Live (1998)
• Los Eleven Trap Miami (2016)

Personal life

Wise is married to Venezuelan actress and singer Alexandra Rodriguez. They live in Miami, Florida.

References

External links

• http://www.elcorillord.com/?p=1359
• http://www.vocero.com/noticias.asp?s=Escenario&n=89589
• http://www.ascap.com/playback/2007/spring/faces_places/latin/wise.html
• http://www.wisethegoldpen.com/