Chris Carmouche
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Chris Carmouche known as "Mouche" is a producer, recording engineer and rapper. In 2004, Carmouche won a Grammy for his work on Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
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, Big Daddy Kane, N.W.A., Michael Jackson
, and Prince
. Carmouche got his musical start playing classical piano in grade school, laying the foundation for his musical career as a drum major in high school marching band and playing the Ensoniq ASR-10 keyboard he received as a gift at the age of 15.
Carmouche graduated from Georgia State University in 2002 with a Bachelors Degree in music with a focus in audio engineering.
. Carmouche stayed with Stankonia as an engineer, mixer and performer, working closely on artists’ projects such as Lil Jon, Big Boi
, Usher
, Beyonce, Akon
, Cee-Lo Green, Nelly, Ice Cube and Chamillionaire.
Carmouche played the roles of Associate Producer and Engineer, Mixing, A&R, Vocals and Coordination for Big Boi's latest album release, Sir Lucious Left Foot...The Son of Chico Dusty earning a grammy nomination for his work. He is currently working on Big Boi's next solo album: Daddy Fat Sax… Soul Funk Crusader, along with working on producing new artists through Purple Ribbon Entertainment.
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo OutKast, released September 23, 2003 on LaFace Records in the United States. Issued as a double album, it clocks in at over two hours and consists of a solo album from both of the group's members...
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Early life
Chris was born December 19, 1978 in Church Point, LA to Robert and Elizabeth Carmouche. He was raised in Sunset, LA outside of Metro-Lafayette. Carmouche's early musical influences included Duran DuranDuran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
, Big Daddy Kane, N.W.A., Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, and Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
. Carmouche got his musical start playing classical piano in grade school, laying the foundation for his musical career as a drum major in high school marching band and playing the Ensoniq ASR-10 keyboard he received as a gift at the age of 15.
Carmouche graduated from Georgia State University in 2002 with a Bachelors Degree in music with a focus in audio engineering.
Career
Carmouche got an internship with Stankonia Studios during his senior year of college, helping to engineer Outkast's Grammy-winning album Speakerboxxx/The Love BelowSpeakerboxxx/The Love Below
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo OutKast, released September 23, 2003 on LaFace Records in the United States. Issued as a double album, it clocks in at over two hours and consists of a solo album from both of the group's members...
. Carmouche stayed with Stankonia as an engineer, mixer and performer, working closely on artists’ projects such as Lil Jon, Big Boi
Big Boi
Antwan André Patton , better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, song-writer, record producer and actor, best known for being a member of American hip hop duo OutKast alongside André 3000. His work in the duo has produced six studio albums. During the duo's hiatus, he and André...
, Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
, Beyonce, Akon
Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
, Cee-Lo Green, Nelly, Ice Cube and Chamillionaire.
Carmouche played the roles of Associate Producer and Engineer, Mixing, A&R, Vocals and Coordination for Big Boi's latest album release, Sir Lucious Left Foot...The Son of Chico Dusty earning a grammy nomination for his work. He is currently working on Big Boi's next solo album: Daddy Fat Sax… Soul Funk Crusader, along with working on producing new artists through Purple Ribbon Entertainment.
Awards and nominations
Grammy AwardGrammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
- Win, 2004, Album of the Year, Outkast
- Nomination, 2010, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, Big Boi
- Nomination, 2010, Best Contemporary R&B Album, Janelle Monae- ArchAndroid