Manny Marroquin
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Manny Marroquin, born 21 September 1971 in Guatemala
, is a Grammy winning mixing engineer. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was nine due to the Guatemalan Civil War.
After graduating from Alexander Hamilton High School
in Los Angeles, California
, he joined a local studio as a runner and worked his way up to an engineering position. His professional breakthrough came during a late night session when a producer asked him to do a rough mix. The producer was impressed with Marroquin's work and asked him to mix the entire album.
As a mix engineer, Marroquin has worked with such well known artists as Whitney Houston
, 2Pac, Pink
, John Mayer
, Shakira
, Maroon 5
, Rihanna
, Ludacris
, Jazmine Sullivan
, and Duffy
.
He won his first Grammy in 2000 for Mary Mary
's album, "Thankful". In 2004 he received three nominations for his work on the Alicia Keys
, Usher
, and Kanye West
albums—all of whom were nominated for "Album of the Year". Marroquin took home two statues for Kanye West's "College Dropout" and Alicia Keys' "Diary of Alicia Keys". In 2005 he earned another Grammy for his work on the album "Get Lifted" by John Legend.
The Grammy Museum, which opened in Los Angeles on 6 December 2008, is acknowledging Marroquin's musical achievement with its mixing exhibit. The interactive exhibit allows players to mix a track under the guidance of Marroquin.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
, is a Grammy winning mixing engineer. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was nine due to the Guatemalan Civil War.
After graduating from Alexander Hamilton High School
Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles, California)
Alexander Hamilton High School is a public high school within the Westside of Los Angeles, California, United States. It is in the Los Angeles Unified School District.-History:...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, he joined a local studio as a runner and worked his way up to an engineering position. His professional breakthrough came during a late night session when a producer asked him to do a rough mix. The producer was impressed with Marroquin's work and asked him to mix the entire album.
As a mix engineer, Marroquin has worked with such well known artists as Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
, 2Pac, Pink
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
, John Mayer
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
, Shakira
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
, Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
, Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
, Ludacris
Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...
, Jazmine Sullivan
Jazmine Sullivan
Jazmine Marie Sullivan is an American recording artist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is also the protégé of rapper Missy Elliott. Her debut single "Need U Bad" reached number one on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while her second single, "Bust Your Windows" peaked at number four...
, and Duffy
Duffy (singer)
Aimée Ann Duffy , known as Duffy, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her 2008 debut album Rockferry entered the UK Album Chart at number one. It was the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008 with 1.68 million copies sold...
.
He won his first Grammy in 2000 for Mary Mary
Mary Mary
Mary Mary is an American gospel music duo, consisting of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Tina Atkins-Campbell . The duo are often credited along with Kirk Franklin for broadening the fan base of urban contemporary gospel in the 2000s by introducing elements of soul music, hip hop, funk and jazz...
's album, "Thankful". In 2004 he received three nominations for his work on the Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
, 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...
, and Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
albums—all of whom were nominated for "Album of the Year". Marroquin took home two statues for Kanye West's "College Dropout" and Alicia Keys' "Diary of Alicia Keys". In 2005 he earned another Grammy for his work on the album "Get Lifted" by John Legend.
The Grammy Museum, which opened in Los Angeles on 6 December 2008, is acknowledging Marroquin's musical achievement with its mixing exhibit. The interactive exhibit allows players to mix a track under the guidance of Marroquin.
Discography
- 1996: Toni Braxton ‘Secrets’ La Face Records (Various Tracks)
- 1996: Seal ‘Don’t Cry’ Sire Records Company
- 1997: 2PAC ‘R U Still Down (Remember Me)’ Jive (Various Tracks)
- 1999: Warren G ‘I Want It All’ Restless Records
- 2000: Mary Mary ‘Thankful’ Colombia
- 2000: Sisqo ‘Unleash The Dragon’ Def Soul (Various Tracks)
- 2000: Pink ‘Cant Take Me Home’ La Face Records (Various Tracks)
- 2001: Alicia Keys ‘Songs In A Minor’ J Records (Various Tracks)
- 2001: Sisqo ‘Return Of The Dragon’ Def Soul (Various Tracks)
- 2002: Mario ‘Mario’ J Records (Various Tracks)
- 2002: Santana ‘Shaman’ Arista (Various Tracks)
- 2003: Alicia Keys ‘The Diary’ J Records
- 2004: Twista ‘Kamikaze’ Atlantic (Various Tracks)
- 2004: John Legend ‘Get Lifted’ Sony BMG
- 2004: Kanye West ‘College Drop Out’ Roc A Fella
- 2005: Faith Evans ‘First Lady’ Capitol Records (Various Tracks)
- 2005: Mariah Carey ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ Island Def Jam Music Group (Various Tracks)
- 2005: Natasha Bedingfield ‘Unwritten’ BMG UK & Ireland (Various Tracks)
- 2005: Kanye West ‘Late Registration’ Roc A Fella (Various Tracks)
- 2005: Anthony Hamilton ‘Soulife’ Atlantic Records (Various Tracks)
- 2005: Twista ‘The Day After’ Atlantic Records (Various Tracks)
- 2005: Common ‘Be’ Geffen Records (Various Tracks)
- 2006: Janet Jackson ‘Damita Jo’ Toshiba EMI Ltd. (Various Tracks)
- 2006: TI ‘King’ Atlantic Records/ Grand Hustle (Various Tracks)
- 2006: Fantasia ‘Fantasia’ J Records (Various Tracks)
- 2006: John Mayer ‘Continuum’ Colombia (Various Tracks)
- 2007: Rihanna ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ Def Jam Recording (Various Tracks)
- 2007: Kanye West ‘Graduation’ Def Jam (Various Tracks)
- 2007: Alicia Keys ‘As I Am’ J Records
- 2008: Kanye West ‘808’s & Heartbreak’ Def Jam
- 2008: John Legend ‘Evolver’ Sony BMG
- 2008: Los Lonely Boys ‘Forgiven’ Epic Records
- 2008: Brandy ‘Human’ Epic Records (Various Tracks)
- 2008: Jazmine Sullivan ‘Fearless’ J Records
- 2008: Anastacia ‘Heavy Rotation’ Mercury Records
- 2008: Mary Mary ‘Get Up’ Sony BMG
- 2008: Usher ‘Here I Stand’ La Face (Various Tracks)