TOA Awards 2026 Finalists - Performing Arts
The **Performing Arts** category recognizes exceptional artists whose creativity, talent, and dedication have enriched the worlds of music, composition, performance, and the performing arts. These finalists have earned international acclaim through their artistic excellence, innovative work, and lasting contributions to culture, inspiring audiences across generations while elevating the global visibility of Turkish artistic achievement.
- Published in Culture & Art
- Written by Admin TOA
Elvis Baez is the son of a family who migrated from the Dominican Republic to Union City, New Jersey in early 1970’s. After getting education from Memorial High School, he pursued courses at Bergen Community College, furthering his education. His first professional job was in car sales. After gaining about five years of experience in the industry, he transitioned into album production in 1996. Along with his two brothers, he rented a studio and produced albums under the name LR Records from 1996 to 2004. Elvis developed a fondness for cigars at the age of 18. It was also the year when his first child was born. His father used to smoke cigarettes, so Elvis asked him not to smoke cigarettes around his son. His father respected his decision and quit smoking cigarettes around his grandchild, but Elvis’s brother introduced him to cigars instead. He recalls, "I asked my father not to smoke around my son, but I ended up starting cigars myself."
