Joe Visciano
Joe Visciano is an American Grammy Award-winning Mixing Engineer & Recording Engineer, based in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Recognition *2015 Grammy Winner Album of the Year, ''Morning Phase'', Beck *2015 Grammy Winner Best Engineered Album, Non Classical, ''Morning Phase'', Beck *2015 Grammy Winner Best Rock Album, ''Morning Phase'', Beck *2017 Grammy Winner Record of the Year, '' 25'', Adele *2017 Grammy Winner Album of the Year, '' 25'', Adele *2021 Grammy Nomination Album of the Year, '' Montero'', Lil Nas X *2021 Grammy Nomination Album of the Year, ''Planet Her'', Doja Cat *2021 Grammy Nomination Record of the Year, "Kiss Me More", Doja Cat (feat. SZA) *2021 Grammy Participation (Winner) Best Pop Duo/Group Performance "Kiss Me More", Doja Cat (feat. SZA) *2022 Grammy Nomination Album of the Year, '' Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers'', Kendrick Lamar *2022 Grammy Participation (Winner) Rap Album of the Year, '' Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers'', Kendrick Lamar *2023 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mixing Engineer
A mixing engineer (or simply mix engineer) is responsible for combining ("mixing") different sonic elements of an auditory piece into a complete rendition (also known as "final mix" or "mixdown"), whether in music, film, or any other content of auditory nature. The finished piece, recorded or live, must achieve a good balance of properties, such as volume, pan positioning, and other effects, while resolving any arising frequency conflicts from various sound sources. These sound sources can comprise the different musical instruments or vocals in a band or orchestra, dialogue or Foley in a film, and more. The best mixing professionals typically have many years of experience and training with audio equipment, which has enabled them to master their craft. A mixing engineer occupies a space between artist and scientist, whose skills are used to assess the harmonic structure of sound to enable them to fashion desired timbres. Their work is found in all modern music, though ease of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lil Nas X
Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), better known by his stage name Lil Nas X ( ), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his 2018 country rap single "Old Town Road," the longest-running number-one song (at List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones, 19 weeks) since the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100's 1958 inception. Simultaneously, he came out as homosexuality, gay, the first artist to do so while having a number-one record. Following the success of "Old Town Road", Lil Nas X signed with Columbia Records to release his debut extended play (EP) ''7 (Lil Nas X EP), 7'' (2019), which spawned two follow-up singles: "Panini (song), Panini" and "Rodeo (Lil Nas X and Cardi B song), Rodeo"; the former peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while the latter peaked at number 22. His debut studio album, ''Montero (album), Montero'' (2021), peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, ''Bi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Earl Sweatshirt
Thebe Neruda Kgositsile (born February 24, 1994), known professionally as Earl Sweatshirt, is an American rapper and record producer. Kgositsile was originally known by the moniker Sly Tendencies when he began rapping in 2008, but changed his name when Tyler, the Creator invited him to join his alternative hip hop collective Odd Future in late 2009. He is the son of South African political poet Keorapetse Kgositsile. At the age of 16, he gained recognition and critical praise for his second mixtape, ''Earl'' (2010). Shortly after its release, he was sent to a boarding school in Samoa for at-risk teens by his mother, which he attended for a year and a half. Unable to record during his stay, he returned to Los Angeles in February 2012 before his eighteenth birthday. Kgositsile rejoined Odd Future and adopted a recording contract with the group's parent label, Columbia Records to release his debut studio album, '' Doris'' (2013). The album peaked within the top five of the ''Bil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ralphie Choo
Juan Casado Fisac (born December 18, 1998), known professionally as Ralphie Choo, is a Spanish singer-songwriter and producer. Early life Fisac was born in Madrid. He grew up in Daimiel, a small town in the province of Ciudad Real, in Castille-La Mancha after moving with his family from an early age. Although it is often cited that he studied a degree in chemical engineering before switching to music, this is a running myth that he has debunked publicly, citing his mother as the main reason for his decision to study Harmony and Musical Production. His professional career began in 2019 when he started producing beats with friends after an ACL injury while playing soccer forced him to rest at home for two months. He began adding his vocals to original compositions in 2021. His stage name is a mix of ''The Simpsons'' character Ralph Wiggum and the series' Valentine's Day special " I Choo Choo Choose You”. Career Inspired by the experimentalism of Internet-born music collecti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rosalía Discography
Rosalia Vila Tobella (born 25 September 1992), known mononymously as Rosalía (, ), is a Spanish Pop music, pop and flamenco singer. She has been described as an "atypical pop star" due to her genre-bending musical styles. After being enthralled by Spanish folk music at age 14, she studied musicology at the Catalonia College of Music while also performing at musical bars and weddings. She completed her studies with Honors student, honours by virtue of her collaborative cover album with Raül Refree, ''Los Ángeles (album), Los Ángeles'' (her 2017 debut album), and the Baccalaureate degree, baccalaureate project ''El mal querer'' (her second studio album, released in 2018). Reimagining flamenco by mixing it with Pop music, pop and Hip hop music, hip hop music, it spawned the singles "Malamente" and "Pienso en tu mirá", which caught the attention of the Spanish general public, and were released to universal critical acclaim. Recipient of the Latin Grammy Award for Latin Grammy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vince Staples
Vincent Jamal Staples (born July 2, 1993) is an American rapper. Born in Compton, California and raised in Long Beach, California, he first became known for his appearances on projects by Odd Future members—''Earl (mixtape), Earl'' by Earl Sweatshirt, ''Journey to the 5th Echelon'' by The Jet Age of Tomorrow (both 2010), and ''Doris (album), Doris'' by the former (2013). He signed with Talib Kweli's Blacksmith Records prior to releasing his collaborative mixtape with Mac Miller, ''Stolen Youth (mixtape), Stolen Youth'' (2013). The following year, he signed with No I.D.'s ARTium Recordings, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings to release his debut extended play, ''Hell Can Wait'' (2014)—which marked his first entry on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 and received critical acclaim. His debut studio album, ''Summertime '06'' (2015), was met with continued critical praise and spawned the single "Norf Norf", which received RIAA certification, platinum certification by the Recordi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Summer Walker
Summer Marjani Walker (born April 11, 1996) is an American R&B singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Atlanta, she signed with the local record label Love Renaissance, an imprint of Interscope Records in late 2017. The following year, she released her debut commercial mixtape '' Last Day of Summer'' (2018), supported by its lead single, "Girls Need Love." The song became her first entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spawned a remix featuring Canadian rapper Drake. Her debut studio album, '' Over It'' (2019) was met with critical and commercial success, peaking at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart—briefly breaking the record for the biggest debut streaming week for a female R&B artist—and receiving triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her second studio album, '' Still Over It'' (2021) debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200. The album broke the record for most streams in a single day by a female artist on Apple Music ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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SOS (SZA Album)
''SOS'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter SZA. It was released on December 9, 2022, by Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and RCA Records. The album features guest appearances from Don Toliver, Phoebe Bridgers, Travis Scott, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. SZA worked with a variety of record producers and songwriters such as Babyface (musician), Babyface, Jeff Bhasker, Rob Bisel, Benny Blanco, Rodney Jerkins, Darkchild, DJ Dahi, Ant Clemons, and Lizzo. It serves as the follow-up to SZA's debut album ''Ctrl (SZA album), Ctrl'' (2017). Six singles were released between 2020 and 2023 to promote ''SOS'', five of which were top-ten hits on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The fifth, "Kill Bill (song), Kill Bill" (2023), was SZA's first song to top the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and Billboard Global 200, ''Billboard'' Global 200 charts; the sixth, "Snooze (SZA song), Snooze" (2023), was the only song to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for all of 2023. The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grammy Award For Best Progressive R&B Album
The Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for high quality works on albums in the urban contemporary subgenre within the R&B field. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Recording Academy of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". This category was one of the three newly created categories for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards as Best Urban Contemporary Album. In June 2020, the Recording Academy announced a renaming and redefining of the category. Its new name was Best Progressive R&B Album, with immediate effect, "to appropriately categorize and describe this subgenre. This change includes a more accurate definition to describe the merit or characteristics of music compositions or performances themselves within the genre of R&B." Adding to this, t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to receive the award. Born in Compton, California, Lamar began releasing music under the stage name K.Dot while attending high school. He signed with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005 and co-founded the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy there. Following the 2011 release of his alternative rap debut album '' Section.80'', Lamar secured a joint contract with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. He rose to prominence with his gangsta rap-influenced second album '' Good Kid, M.A.A.D City'' (2012), which became the longest-charting hip hop studio album in ''Billboard'' 200 history; ''Rolling Stone'' named it the greatest concept album of all time. In 2015, Lamar scored h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Album Of The Year (Grammy)
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an award presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales, chart position, or critical reception." Commonly known as "The Big Award", Album of the Year is the most prestigious category at the Grammy Awards and is one of the general field categories that have been presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959 alongside Best New Artist, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. Credit rules Over the years, the rules on who was presented with an award have changed: *1959–1965: Artist only. *1966–1998: Artist and producer. *1999–2002: Artist, producer, and recording engineer or mixer. *2003–2017: Artist, featured artist, producer, mastering engineer, and recording engineer or mixer. *2018–2020: Artist, featured artist, producer, songwriter (of ne ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grammy Award For Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards. According to the 63rd Grammy Awards category rules, "this category recognizes artistic excellence in a duo, group, or collaborative vocal or instrumental pop performance. Recordings on which a group receives artist billing are eligible here, even when the vocal features only one member of the group. The entire group or collaborative performance, rather than the presence of a lead vocal performance, determines category eligibility". The award goes to the performing artists. The producer, vocal arranger, engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate. It was one of several new categories for the annual Grammy Awards ceremony to start from 2012. It combines the previous categories for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |