ura ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁producer , ▁lead ▁guitar ist , ▁vocal ist , ▁composer ▁and ▁musical ▁director . ▁Len ny ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁groups ▁distinct ive ▁sound . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁d ared ▁to ▁experiment ▁with ▁b ach ata , ▁adding ▁fus ions ▁of ▁R & B , ▁hip ▁hop ▁and ▁pop . ▁He ▁added ▁electric ▁gu it ars ▁and ▁effects ▁like ▁trem olo , ▁ph aser ▁and ▁w ah . ▁Len ny ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁pione er ▁and ▁cre ator ▁of ▁urban ▁b ach ata , ▁Len ny ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁sought ▁out ▁music ▁produ cers ▁in ▁the ▁Latin ▁music ▁industry ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁As ide ▁from ▁being ▁a ▁music ian ▁and ▁producer , ▁he ▁own s ▁multiple ▁business es ▁such ▁as ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁l ou ng es ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁area . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Santos ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁in ▁The ▁Bron x , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁to ▁Domin ican ▁parents . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁M ott ▁H aven ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x . ▁He ▁has ▁six ▁brothers . ▁He ▁initially ▁wanted ▁to ▁play ▁bass ▁after ▁seeing ▁his ▁brother ▁Max ▁play ▁bass , ▁but ▁he ▁chose ▁guitar ▁instead . ▁His ▁insp iration ▁to ▁play ▁guitar ▁was ▁Anton y ▁Santos , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁copied ▁him ▁exactly ▁and ▁then ▁added ▁more ▁stuff . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁ ▁Len ny ▁has ▁worked ▁for ▁many ▁Latin ▁artists . ▁Some ▁of ▁Len ny ' s