Antonio "Moogie" Canazio (1955) is a Brazilian recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer known for his work with Antônio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Ivan Lins, João Gilberto, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan and Luis Miguel.[1]
Moogie Canazio | |
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| Birth name | Antonio Canazio |
| Born | Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
| Occupations | |
He has won two Grammy Awards,[2] five Latin Grammy Awards,[3] and two Midsouth Emmy Awards.[4] He currently serves as vice-chairman of the Latin Recording Academy Board of Trustees and as chairman of the Latin Recording Academy Circle of Producers and Engineers (CPI), equivalent to the Recording Academy Producers and Engineers Wing.[5]
Early life and career
editCanazio started as a DJ in his hometown, Rio de Janeiro. Soon, following his desire to play music, he started playing the drums.[6]
In 1978, Canazio moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a recording engineer. He enrolled in sound engineering courses and started doing office work at Kendun Recorders in Burbank. Soon, he became assistant engineer, recording artists including George Benson, Chicago and REO Speedwagon.[6]
Canazio moved back to Rio de Janeiro in 1981. He worked at the record label Som Livre recording música popular brasileira (MPB). In 1989, Canazio returned to Los Angeles. In 1992 he became the first Brazilian engineer to be nominated in the "Best Engineered Album - non classical" category at the Grammy Awards for his work in Sergio Mendes' album Brasileiro.[6] He was nominated again in this same category in 1996 and 2012.[2]
Canazio has been nominated nine times in the "Best Engineered Album - non classical" category at the Latin Grammy Awards, winning the award at the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2008.[3] Canazio was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for the Producer of the Year at the 7th and 13th Latin Grammy Awards in 2006 and 2013, respectively.[7][8][9]
Awards
edit| Year | Title | Artist | Category | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Brasileiro | Sergio Mendes | Best Engineered Album - non classical | Engineer | Nominated |
| 1997 | Oceano | Sergio Mendes | Best Engineered Album - non classical | Engineer | Nominated |
| 2001 | João Voz e Violão | João Gilbero | Best World Music Album | Engineer | Won |
| 2013 | The Absence | Melody Gardot | Best Engineered Album - non classical | Engineer | Nominated |
| 2019 | Sincera | Claudia Brant | Best Latin Pop Album | Producer, engineer | Won |
Canazio has won two Midsouth Emmy Awards for his work on "The Passion for Music" and "Heart of Inspiration".[4]
References
edit- ^ "Antonio "Moogie" Canazio | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ a b c "Antonio "Moogie" Canazio". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ a b c "20a Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY". Latin GRAMMYs (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ a b "AWARDS | NATAS Nashville / Midsouth". emmynashville.org. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "THE LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY® ANNOUNCES NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ a b c "Folha de S.Paulo - Brasileiro ndicado ao Grammy já foi boy de estúdio - 29/01/97". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2006-10-21). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Especial "Ivete, Gil e Caetano" é indicado em três categorias principais do Grammy Latino 2012". musica.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Conheça os finalistas brasileiros do 17º Grammy Latino : Reduto do Rock". redutodorock.com.br. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ Hern, Fredwill; ez (2018-12-01). "Moogie Canazio, Cheche Alara and Claudia Brant discuss [Brant's] "Sincera" Album during The Grammy Museum's The Drop". The Hollywood 360. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ Laurindo, Gilmar (2019-02-12). "Produtor Moogie Canazio ganha outro GRAMMY Awards". Portal SUCESSO! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Indicações do Brasil no Grammy Latino 2002 – Pro-Música Brasil". pro-musicabr.org.br. July 2002. Retrieved 2020-03-27.