Mike Marciano
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Mike Marciano is a two-time Grammy Award-winning audio engineer, multi-platinum and gold record award recipient, and GMA recipient who started his career in 1980, working exclusively at Systems Two Recording Studio in Brooklyn, New York. Early in his career, he worked with many well-known rock and heavy metal groups, including Type O Negative, Carnivore, Agnostic Front, Life of Agony. Many of his hardcore and metal credits are noted in Encyclopaedia Metallum.[1] His work with Type O Negative was used in multiple movie soundtracks and other media. Since the early 90s, he has worked with some of the top musicians in the jazz field, including jazz greats like Wynton Marsalis (and his Grammy-nominated “Joe Cool’s Blues”), Clark Terry,[2] Elvin Jones,[3] and Steve Coleman. His work with Don Braden was used as the theme song for Cosby.[4]
In 2011, he received his first Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album "The Mosaic Project" by Terri Lynne Carrington. Then, in 2013 he received his second Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue, by Terri Lynne Carrington.[5]
In 2021, Mike received his Grammy Win certificate for his mastering work on "Puertos: Music from International Waters: by The Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra, Best Jazz Album [6]
Also in 2021, Mike received a Juno award for Andy Milne and Unison's Best Jazz Album Award for reMission. [7]
In 2020, his work on "Carib" by David Sanchez was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Latin Jazz album category. [8]
In 2019, his work on Elio Villafranca's "Cinque" was nominated for a Best Latin Jazz Album Grammy Award. [9]
Also In 2019, Mike's work on "Happened, Happening" by Yuying Hsu [10] won him a Golden Melody Award for Best Instrumental Recording Album - Technical Category. [11]
In 2018, Two additional projects that Marciano engineered were nominated for Grammy's ("Tipico" by Miguel Zenón and "Art of the Arrangement" by Doug Beavers[12]).
In 2017,His work on Madera Latino by Brian Lynch was nominated for a Grammy.
In 2016.His work on "Impromptu" by the Rodriguez Brothers was also nominated for a Grammy award
Marciano recorded In for a Penny, In for a Pound by Henry Threadgill, which received a Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2016.[13]
He continues his career at Systems Two Recording Studio recording, mixing, and mastering jazz albums.
Mike has over 1,300 recording credits.[14] [15]
Gold and Platinum RIAA Certified Awards[]
- Mortal Kombat Soundtrack (Cert. Platinum 1996)
- Howard Stern - Private Parts (Cert. Platinum 1997)
- Bloody Kisses (Cert. Gold 1995, Cert. Platinum 2000)
- October Rust (Cert. Gold 2000)
- Nativity in Black - A Tribute to Black Sabbath (Cert. Gold 2000)
- After Dark DVD (Cert. Gold 2000)[16]
Recorded Work Used On Movie Soundtracks[]
- Bride of Chucky ("Love You To Death" by Type O Negative)
- Freddy vs. Jason ("We Were Electrocute" by Type O Negative)
- I Know What You Did Last Summer ("Summer Breeze" by Type O Negative)
- Howard Stern - Private Parts ("Pictures of Matchstick Men" by Ozzy Osbourne with Type O Negative)
- Mortal Kombat ("Blood and Fire" by Type O Negative)
- The Blair Witch Project ("Haunted" by Type O Negative)
- Nosferatu (Type O Negative Compilation)
- Descent 2
Recorded Work Used in Other Media[]
- Cosby (theme song)
- Descent (video game)
- Descent II - The Vertigo Series
- Blood
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- The Darkness
Other Awards[]
- Happened, Happening by Yuying Hsu:[17] Golden Melody Award for Best Instrumental Recording Album - Technical Category
References[]
- ^ "Mike Marciano - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/remember-the-time-mw0000177394/credits
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/it-dont-mean-a-thing-mw0000126178/credits
- ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1132531&style=music&fulldesc=T
- ^ http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=marciano&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=All
- ^ https://jazz.fm/latin-grammys-2020-emilio-solla-tango-jazz-orchestra-puertos/
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1905315907630
- ^ https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-nominations-complete-winners-list
- ^ https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-nominations-complete-nominees-and-winners-list
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/happened-happening-mw0003172701
- ^ https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/9819
- ^ https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/60th-annual-grammy-awards
- ^ http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/henry-threadgill
- ^ "Michael Marciano | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- ^ "Mike Marciano | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- ^ http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database# Archived 2014-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/9819
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Marciano-Systems-Two-Engineer/374546845949688?fref=ts
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