Charles Moniz is a Canadian recording engineer who worked on

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's studio albums ''

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'' and '' 24K Magic''. He also recorded " All I Ask" for Adele's 2015 studio album '' 25''. For his recordings with Mars and Adele, Moniz has won multiple

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. Out of his six Grammys, Moniz is a three-time winner of the

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and two-time winner of the

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. He has also received the

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. Outside of engineering, Moniz played for the Canadian hardcore band Grade and was the bass guitarist for

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from 2002 to 2007.

Early life

Moniz grew up in

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and began to play the drums when he was nine years old.

Career

Moniz began his music career with the Canadian hardcore band Grade and remained with them until 2001. From 2002 to 2007, Moniz was the bass guitarist for

. In 2010, he continued playing bass guitar for

before becoming Mars's

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. As an engineer, Moniz first worked on Mars's 2012 studio album ''

'' and contributed to " Locked Out of Heaven". In 2015, he recorded the

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song " All I Ask" for her album '' 25'' and recorded Ronson and Mars' song " Uptown Funk". His latest work with Mars was on his 2016 studio album '' 24K Magic''. In 2021, he worked with Mars and Anderson .Paak on their debut studio album, as

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, '' An Evening with Silk Sonic''.

Awards

During the 58th Annual Grammy Awards held in 2016, Moniz won the

for "Uptown Funk". The following year, Moniz received the

in 2017 for ''25'' at the

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. In 2018, Moniz received the Record and Album of the Year awards for ''24K Magic''. Moniz additionally received the

for the Bruno Mars album during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. In 2022, Moniz won Record of the Year for " Leave the Door Open" at the

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References

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