Porfirio “POPI” Pina is the President/CEO of Popi Music, Inc. He has over fifteen years experience in the Latin Entertainment industry.

He started in the music business back in 1989, forming and managing the first-ever Merengue Hip-Hop group Proyecto Uno. In 1995, together with his former partner he created Double P Music, a Management and Production Company, that played a key role in forming, launching and managing El Chipo (Rodven/PolyGram); Sandy & Papo MC (Platano Records/Universal); Joselito (Musart/Balboa) and Ilegales (BMG US Latin). Together they created and produced remixes for Juan Luis Guerra, Los Hermanos Rosario, Roy Tavare, Amparo Sandino, Checo Acosta and others successful international artists.

The groups that he has managed have received numerous Gold and Platinum Records Awards in the USA, Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Spain, also recipients of Billboard Awards, Premio Lo Nuestro Awards, Orquidea de Oro (Venezuela), ACE Awards (New York), El Casandra Awards (Dominican Republic) and Latin Grammy Nominations.

As a partner in Ritmo Loco Publishing, Inc. Popi served as President/Administrator for a catalogue of more than one hundred songs, arranging co-publishing deals for Latin America, Europe and Asia, as well as issuing licenses to record labels, TV networks and film companies.

Between January 2001 and May 2002, Popi joined Palm Pictures and later Latino Music Corp. where he occupied the position of Marketing Director, developing strategic sales and marketing plans for Carlos Manuel y Su Clan, Fernando Villalona (LARAS & NARAS GRAMMY Nominee), Felix D’Oleo (LARAS GRAMMY Nominee), Ramon Orlando and Swing Divino amongst others.

With his strong ties to the Latino music community, and a history of successfully pursuing, establishing and maintaining mutually beneficial industry relationships, Popi Music, Inc. is positioned as a company to be reckoned with.