Humberto Gatica is a Chilean-born American recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer, best known for his work with

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Michael Bublé Michael Steven Bublé ( ; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer. A four-time Grammy Award winner, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American Songboo ...

. Gatica's international collaborations include producing artists singing in over six languages. Gatica's career is highlighted by humanitarian projects including

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and Voces Unidas Por Chile. He has received 17

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s and 24 nominations.

Early life and career

Gatica was born in

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in a musical family. His grandparents owned a bar in Rancagua where they played the piano and the harp. His uncles Arturo, Orlando, María and Lucho Gatica were singers.

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is widely known in Latin America as the “King of Bolero”. At age 9, Gatica's father died of an illness and his mother had to travel to the United States to look for employment. He moved in with his grandmother. Passionate about music, he taught himself to play the guitar at age 13. He describes that he particularly liked how the bathroom at his grandmother's house resonated when he played the guitar. At age 16, after the death of his grandmother, Gatica decided to leave Chile. His Aunt Yolanda gave him the equivalent of 20 dollars. He gathered enough money to fly to

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and then took a bus to

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. He reunited with his mother and younger brother and started working at a warehouse during the day and in a parking lot at night. Four years later, in 1972, while Lucho Gatica was in Los Angeles, he called his nephew Humberto asking him to meet at the

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. Lucho Gatica asked Humberto to take him to MGM Recording Studio. Two months later, Humberto was invited to a recording session with

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., an artist he used to listen to with his grandmother in Rancagua. Gatica describes this experience: Gatica gradually became an assistant engineer at MGM. In 1973, the recording engineer for a session with producer

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was ill. Too late to cancel the session, Costa decided to ''“take his chances with the kid”'' and gave Gatica the opportunity of engineering the big band session with 40 people. He continued engineering for Costa afterwards. When MGM Recording Studio was sold a year later, Gatica was laid off. He became a freelance engineer and started working with producers

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and

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alongside engineer

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. Gatica was once spotted at

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engineering three sessions at the same time for

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and Chicago. In 1974, Gatica engineered the album “

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” by

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and

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. His work with Brazilian artists also includes Djavan's “

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” and “Lilas” albums, Paulinho Da Costa's “Agora”, Gilberto Gil's “ Realce” and “Luar (A Gente Precisa Ver o Luar)” and Simone's “La Distancia”. Gatica started collaborating with producer

in the late 70s. Spanning over 25 years, they produced multi-platinum albums and singles including Chicago's

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album, Celine Dion's “

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”, Josh Groban's “ Noël”, Michael Bublé's “ Crazy Love” and Andrea Bocelli's “ The Prayer”. Foster describes his workflow with Gatica in an interview from 1984: Gatica shares his point of view: In 1985, he won his first Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording – Non Classical for Chicago's album 17. He was the recording engineer for Michael Jackson's albums Thriller and

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. Gatica won his second Grammy Award for Bad, also in the category of Best Engineered Recording – Non Classical. In 2013, Gatica, along with

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, produced Lucho Gatica's “Historia de un Amor”. It was the last album that Lucho Gatica recorded. Gatica commissioned

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with the arrangements. Together, they chose the guest performer for each song. The album consists of duets performing Latin-American standards and features artists Laura Pausini,

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, Lucero,

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, among others. In recent years, Gatica has focused on producing projects that highlight vocal performance. Gatica describes these as “artists who perform melodies that really make you feel”. Gatica was a judge at the

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in 2000, 2005 and 2019. In 2019, Gatica, along with Frédéric Gassita, produced

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n singer Timi Dakolo's “Merry Christmas Darling”. The album featured

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Kenny G Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Kenny G, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer. His 1986 album ''Duotones'' brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artis ...

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and The Eben Voices of Gabon Choir. Co-executively produced by

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and Efe Ogbeni, the album was recorded at

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in Los Angeles and additional studios in

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and

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. During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Gatica has worked on Groban's upcoming album “Harmony”, set to be released in November 2020. The album includes standards like “

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” and “She”. Groban describes the album as evoking “a feeling of hope, a feeling of togetherness”.

Humanitarian collaborations

Gatica's work as producer and engineer on humanitarian projects includes “

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”, “

”, “Hermanos”, “

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” and “Voces Unidas Por Chile”. Gatica recorded the supergroup

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for “We Are The World”, produced by

and

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. It sold over 7 million records worldwide and raised 60 million dollars, destined to feed people affected by the famine in Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985. Gatica recorded “Voices That Care”, featuring artists including

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and

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, produced by David Foster. The song was meant as an apolitical anthem to boost the morale of military personnel deployed during the Gulf crisis of 1991 and offer their families emotional support. A 25th anniversary re-recording of “We Are The World” was being planned when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake devastated Haiti. The aim of the project shifted to fundraising efforts to assist the survivors. “We Are The World 25 for Haiti”, also produced by Quincy Jones, was recorded by Gatica featuring over 50 artists including

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, T-Pain,

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and

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. It debuted during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The same year, on February 27, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Gatica's native Chile. Supported by the National Council for Culture and Arts (Consejo nacional de la Cultura y las Artes, CNCA), Gatica produced the song “Gracias a la Vida” (Thanks To Life), recorded by supergroup “Voces Unidas por Chile” (United Voices for Chile). Featured artists included

Beto Cuevas Luis Alberto Cuevas Olmedo (born September 12, 1967), better known as Beto Cuevas (), is a Chilean-Canadian singer, song writer, plastic artist, painter, and actor. He is the lead singer for the Chilean band La Ley. In 2008 he launched his solo ...

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, Fher,

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and

. The song was released digitally in a fundraising effort for the survivors. Besides fundraising, Gatica's goal was to leave a legacy for the Chilean youth and inspire others to help through the arts. In 2018, Gatica produced Brazilian singer Greice Santo's single “Você Você” which speaks against sexual harassment. She wrote the song inspired by women in the #MeToo movement.

Style

Gatica explains that his focus when producing is arrangement and performance: In an interview in 1981, Gatica explains his role as an engineer when working with another producer. After analyzing a few instructions given by the producer, Gatica understands what his creative goal is. He makes sure the producer is pleased but he also goes beyond the technical role. Gatica describes his mixes in a visual way. When mixing his first record for Michael Jackson, Jackson said to Gatica: ''“great, you work in colors”''. “''It’s my life”'', Gatica replied. He describes the instruments in a mix in terms of a three-dimensional space: Gatica points out that he is often concerned about clarity in his records. When mixing, he starts with the lead vocal: He lists the kick drum, the snare drum and the bass as the foundation of a mix. According to Gatica, these elements are responsible for the first impression on the listener. When recording brass instruments, Gatica places the players in a “U” shape instead of having them stand side by side, as they normally do when playing live. He then positions individual microphones for the saxophones and trombones, as well as a single microphone for each of the trumpets. An additional microphone hung about 9 feet high the middle captures all the horns and adds ''“fullness the sound”'' according to Gatica. He used this same setup when recording brass with Chicago's 16. Because the band's brass section consists of only one trumpet, one saxophone and a trombone, four microphones were used in total: one for each instrument plus the additional microphone in the center. Gatica works with a hybrid system combining digital recording and analog signal processing. He points out that he prefers analog processors especially when working with artists like Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban and Michael Bublé.

Awards

Gatica has won 17

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and

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s. In 2007, Humberto Gatica was with his uncle Lucho Gatica on stage when the latter received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 8th Latin Grammys. 8 years later, at the 16th Latin Grammys, Humberto Gatica received the Trustees Award. The award was presented by Celine Dion and

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. On stage, Dion described Gatica's work with her starting at her first recording session in English:

Grammy Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

Discography

*1968: Newport Years, Oscar Peterson (Mastering Engineer) *1974: Elis & Tom, Antonio Carlos Jobin & Elis Regina (Engineer) *1975: Make The World Go Away,

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(Engineer) *1978: From the Inside,

Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillot ...

(Engineer) *1981: Ella Abraca Jobim,

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

(Engineer) *1982: Chicago 16, Chicago (Engineer, Mixing) *1982: Janet Jackson, Janet Jackson (Mixing) *1982: Thriller, Michael Jackson (Engineer) *1983: Can’t Slow Down,

Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing and recordi ...

(Engineer, Mixing) *1984: 1100 Bel Air Place, Julio Iglesias (Engineer, Mixing) *1984: Chicago 17, Chicago (Engineer, Mixing) *1984: Footloose Original Soundtrack (Remixing, Mixing) *1984: Private Dancer, Tina Turner (Remixing) *1984: What About Me?, Kenny Rogers (Engineer, Mixing) *1985: The Broadway Album, Barbra Streisand (Engineer, Remixing) *1985: The Color Purple Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Engineer) *1985: Eaten Alive,

Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups o ...

(Mixing) *1985: Encontros e Despedidas, Milton Nascimento (Mixing) *1986: Very Best of Michael McDonald, Michael McDonald (Remixing) *1987: Bad, Michael Jackson (Drums, Engineer) *1987: Richard Marx, Richard Marx (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *1990: Go West Young Man,

Michael W. Smith Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when " Place in This World" hit No. 6 on the '' ...

(Mixing) *1990: Unison, Celine Dion (Engineer, Mixing) *1992: Myriam Hernandez, Myriam Hernandez (Mixing) *1993: Aries, Luis Miguel (Mixing) *1993: Back to Broadway, Barbra Streisand (Engineer, Mixing) *1993: Colour of My Love, Celine Dion (Engineer) *1993: My World,

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

(Mixing) *1993: Send Me A Lover,

Taylor Dayne Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in 1987 after her debut single " Tell It to My Heart". Dayne achieved six additional U.S. top-10 singles, including "Love Will ...

(Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *1993: Touch of Music in the Night, Michael Crawford (Engineer) *1994: Crazy, Julio Iglesias (Engineer, Mixing) *1994: Miracles: The Holiday Album, Kenny G (Engineer) *1995: Carretera, Julio Iglesias (Engineer) *1995: Don’t Bore Us, Get to the Chorus: Greatest Hits, Roxette (Mixing) *1995: The French Album, Celine Dion (Mixing) *1995: Invisible, La Ley (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *1996: Day, Babyface (Engineer, String Engineer) *1996: Dove C’e Musica,

Eros Ramazzotti Eros Walter Luciano Ramazzotti (; born 28 October 1963) is an Italian pop singer, musician and songwriter. He is popular in Italy and most European countries, and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, as he has released most of his albums in bo ...

(Mixing) *1996: Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan Vol. 1,

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(Producer) *1996: Falling Into You, Celine Dion (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *1996: The Mirror Has Two Faces, Marvin Hamlisch (Engineer) *1996: Moment, Kenny G (Engineer) *1996: Star Bright, Vanessa Williams (Engineer, Mixing) *1996: Tango, Julio Iglesias (Engineer, String Engineer) *1997: Higher Ground, Barbra Streisand (Engineer, Mixing) *1997: Innamorato, Riccardo Cocciante (Mixing, Recording Technician) *1997: Let’s Talk About Love, Celine Dion (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *1997: Still Waters,

Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in ...

(Engineer) *1998: Bathhouse Betty,

Bette Midler Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...

(Engineer) *1998: Because You Loved Me: Songs of Diane Warren,

Johnny Mathis John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum s ...

(Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *1998: Believe, Cher (Mixing) *1998: Body of Work,

Paul Anka Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known for his signature hit songs including " Diana", " Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and " (You're) Having My Baby". Anka also ...

(Producer) *1998: The Boy is Mine, Monica (Engineer) *1998: Greatest Hits, Steve Perry (Engineer) *1998: Jade, Corey Hart (Mixing) *1998: Love Will Always Win, Faith Hill (Mixing) *1998: My Love Is Your Love, Whitney Houston (Engineer) *1998: R., R Kelly (Engineer) 1998: Vuelve, Ricky Martin (Mixing) *1999: 25th Anniversary Edition,

KC & The Sunshine Band KC and the Sunshine Band is an American disco and funk band that was founded in 1973 in Hialeah, Florida. Their best-known songs include the hits "That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", ...

(Mixing) *1999: Inolvidable, Vol. 2: Enamorado de Ti, Jose L. Rodriguez & Los Panchos (Mixing) *1999: Rainbow,

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the whi ...

(Mixing) *1999: Sogno, Andrea Bocelli (Engineer, Mixing) *2000: Love Songs,

Deniece Williams Deniece Williams (born June Deniece Chandler; June 3, 1951) is an American singer. She has been described as "one of the great soul voices" by the BBC. She is best known for the songs " Free", " Silly", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" and two ''Bill ...

(Engineer, Mixing) *2000: Seul, Garou (Engineer, Mixing) *2000: Uno, La Ley (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2001: Greatest Hits: HIStory, Vol. 1, Michael Jackson (Engineer) *2001: Invincible, Michael Jackson (Engineer, Mixing) *2001: Josh Groban, Josh Groban (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2001: Loves Makes the World,

Carole King Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one ...

(Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2001: MTV Unplugged, Alejandro Sanz (Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2001: Q: The Musical Biography of Quincy Jones, Quincy Jones (Engineer) *2001: Taberna del Buda, Café Quijano (Arranger, Producer, Engineer) *2001: Yo por Ti, Olga Tañón (Producer, Mixing) *2002: Mended, Marc Anthony (String Engineer) *2002: Moulin Rouge Original Soundtrack (Mixing) *2002: A New Day Has Come, Celine Dion (Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2002: Paradise, Kenny G (Engineer, Mixing) *2002: Prelude: The Best of Charlotte Church, Charlotte Church (Engineer) *2002: Quizás, Enrique Iglesias (Mixing) *2002: Sobrevivir, Olga Tañón (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2002: Twisted Angel, LeAnn Rimes (Engineer) *2003: The Best of Me, David Foster (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2003: Closer, Josh Groban (Engineer, Mixing) *2003: Let It Snow, Michael Bublé (Engineer, Mixing) *2003: Libertad, La Ley (Arranger, Producer, Engineer) *2004: Come Fly With Me, Michael Bublé (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2004: En La Luna, Reyli (Mixing) *2004: Live At The Greek, Josh Groban (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2004: Renee Olstead, Renee Olstead (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2005: #1’s,

Destiny’s Child Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas. After years of limited ...

(Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2005: Ancora, Il Divo (Vocal Engineer) *2005: Caught In The Act, Michael Bublé (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2005: Home, Michael Bublé (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2005: It’s Time, Michael Bublé (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2006: Amor, Andrea Bocelli (Arranger, Producer, Engineer) *2006: Awake, Josh Groban (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2006: Duets: An American Classic,

(Vocal Mixing) *2006: Under the Desert Sky, Andrea Bocelli (Producer, Mixing) *2006: Vittorio, Vittorio Grigolo (Mixing) *2007: Best of Andrea Bocceli: Vivere, Andrea Bocelli (Producer, Engineer) *2007: Christmas Wish, Olivia Newton-John (Engineer) *2007: D’Elles, Celine Dion (Engineer, Mixing) *2007: Noel, Josh Groban (Engineer, Mixing) *2007: Taking Chances, Celine Dion (Engineer) *2008: Brasileiro, Antonio Carlos Jobim (Technician) *2008: David Cavazos, David Cavazos (Producer, Mixing) *2008: Rhythm and Romance, Kenny G (Engineer, Mixing) *2008: Vivere: Live in Tuscany, Andrea Bocelli (Producer, Engineer, Mixing) *2009: Michael Bublé Meets Madison Square Garden, Michael Bublé (Producer, Mixing) *2009: Patrizio, Patrizio Buanne (Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Rhythm Arrangements) *2015: El Amor, Gloria Trevi (Producer) *2015: Cinema, Andrea Bocelli (Producer) *2016: Amor Absoluto: Medley Tributo a Julio Iglesias, Edward Mena (Producer) *2017: The Journey, Thomas Spencer (Producer)

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