Once Vazquez-Cofresi decided to move the band to New York City , he had to hire new musicians and shorten the name to '' Los Calientes '' per the label 's recommendations . After the September 11 attacks , the music scene in New York City was affected to the point that the label decided to invest in smaller acts that performed reggaetón . The band 's album was shelved until 2004 when the contract ended with the label . Around the same year , Vazquez-Cofresi was working at ABC Television and playing music on the side . It was there that he would be introduced to lead-vocalist Edwin Perez who worked on a different floor for ESPN . Perez would assist Vazquez-Cofresi and other founding members to reach the next level in their musical careers . In 2005 , Vazquez-Cofresi , Perez and other founding members would form Vazquez-Cofresi 's third band , La Excelencia . The band would eventually record three albums that would give the group national and international success . By 2012 , La Excelencia decided to part ways , but Perez had other plans and spoke to Vazquez-Cofresi about reorganizing another band out of the former members of La Excelencia
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Jose Vazquez-Cofresi