Rob Chiarelli
Rob Chiarelli | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 13, 1963 Newton, Massachusetts |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Mix Engineer, Musician |
| Instruments | Electric Bass, Guitar, Drums |
| Years active | 1985 - Present |
| Associated acts | Will Smith, Christina Aguilera, Kirk Franklin, Pink, LeAnn Rimes, Mary Mary, Jonathan McReynolds, Musiq Soulchild, Janet Jackson, Keiko Matsui, Coolio, Ray Charles, Kelly Clarkson, Usher, American Idol, Johnny Mathis, Stevie Wonder, Paula Abdul, Diana Ross, En Vogue, Ice Cube, The Four Tops, Yolanda Adams, The Temptations, 3LW, K-Ci & JoJo, Madonna, Club Nouveau, Calloway, Chuckii Booker, Teddy Pendergrass, Aaliyah, Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney, Ricky Martin, The Corrs,[1] Luther Vandross |
| Website | finalmix |
Rob Chiarelli (born January 13, 1963) is an American record producer, mix engineer, musician, published author and multiple Grammy Award winner.[2] Widely recognized as a music producer for Will Smith and Men in Black II (2002),[3] Chiarelli's work appears on numerous gold and platinum albums and motion picture soundtracks, including fourteen Grammy winners.[4]
Early life[]
Chiarelli was born in Newton, Massachusetts, and raised in Waltham, Massachusetts. He started playing the drums when he was ten years old. By junior high school, he was performing in school bands and participating in the Massachusetts All-State Jazz Ensemble and the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. By age 17, he had received the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award (twice) and numerous awards from the International Association of Jazz Educators (formerly the National Association for Jazz Education, NAJE). Chiarelli graduated from Waltham High School in 1981 and attended the University of Miami School of Music on a scholarship, where he studied under the direction of Don Coffman, Fred Wickstrom and Vince Maggio. He formed his own band Inferno which recorded with producer Gary Vandy and included members Tim Mitchell (guitar), Dag Kolsrud (keyboards), Rick Margitza (sax), Mike Mangini (drums), Ed Calle (sax) and Mike Lambert (trumpet).[4]
Career[]
After moving to Los Angeles, California in 1989, Chiarelli joined Paramount Recording Studios[5] as an assistant engineer and quickly worked his way up to a first chair recording and mix engineer. His professional breakthrough came with legendary producer Jay King while working with the Grammy-winning R&B group Club Nouveau. Impressed with Chiarelli's work, King asked him to mix the entire Nouveau album, which reached #12 on the Billboard R&B Charts. While working on Club Nouveau at Aire LA Studios in Glendale, California, Chiarelli met mix engineer/mentor Craig Burbidge and worked on numerous hit records from artists such as Calloway, Chuckii Booker and Teddy Pendergrass.[6]
In 1991 Chiarelli founded Final Mix, Inc., a music production company specializing in contemporary music and artist development. Chiarelli was also CEO of Metro Beat Records, a joint venture with Semaphore Records from 1993 until 1996. In 1997, Chiarelli formed 3.6 Records, a joint venture record label distributed by BMG/ and located in West Hollywood, CA.[5][6]
In 2008, Chiarelli co-founded Gauge Precision Instruments, Inc. (originally Gauge, Inc.), a manufacturer of audio electronics and accessories for professional and consumer markets. In 2013, Final Mix, Inc. expanded to include music software development.[7][8]
Mixing and production[]
As a mix engineer and record producer, Chiarelli has worked with such well known artists as Will Smith, Christina Aguilera, LeAnn Rimes, Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary, Janet Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Keiko Matsui, Coolio, Ray Charles, American Idol, Pink, Johnny Mathis, Paula Abdul, Diana Ross, En Vogue, Ice Cube, The Four Tops, Yolanda Adams, The Temptations, 3LW, K-Ci & JoJo, Madonna, Aaliyah, Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney, Ricky Martin, The Corrs, Luther Vandross, Erin Boheme, Demetrius Ross and Charlie Wilson.[9]
His recordings have been nominated numerous times for Grammy Awards including Christina Aguilera, Will Smith, Mary Mary and Yolanda Adams.[10]
As a musician[]
Chiarelli is a classically trained musician; his principal instruments include both the electric bass and orchestral percussion. As a musician his work can be heard on the recordings of Keiko Matsui, Will Smith, Hilary Duff, Waldemar Bastos, Jesse McCartney, Tatayana Ali, Teddy Pendergrass, Ray Charles, Jennifer Paige and The Corrs.
As a songwriter his work has appeared on Erin Boheme (Concord Records), Sunz of Man (BMG/SONY) and on the motion picture soundtrack of Love Stinks, a 1999 comedy starring French Stewart, Bridgette Wilson, Bill Bellamy and Tyra Banks.
Publishing[]
In 2009, Chiarelli's first book The Electric Bass Bible: Volume 1 Dexterity Exercises was published by Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc., a division of Hal Leonard.
Clinician and speaker[]
Chiarelli has been a featured speaker & clinician at Berklee College of Music, University of Illinois, TAXI,[11] The Grammy Museum, FSU (Florida State University), MEIEA (Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association), NXNE (North by Northeast Music Convention), Los Angeles Recording School, The International Digital Rights Foundation, Hank Shocklee's Remix Hotel, California Lawyers for the Arts, The Trebas Institute & The Sacramento Music Conference.
Societies and guilds[]
- NARAS
- Audio Engineering Society
- AFM Local 47 Musicians Union
- Guitar Center Pro Advisory Board [12]
- Commissioner (2010-2011 Westlake Pony Baseball)
- Board of Director for The Great Leap Foundation
Selected discography[]
- 1989: No Borders by Keiko Matsui - Engineer
- 1990: Wake Up by Shalamar - Mixing
- 1991: Night Waltz by Keiko Matsui - Engineer
- 1992: Cherry Blossom by Keiko Matsui - Engineer, Mixing, Programming, Drum Programming
- 1993: A Little More Magic by Teddy Pendergrass - Drum Programming, Engineer
- 1993: My World by Ray Charles - Drum Programming, Mixing, Drums
- 1993: Runaway Love (EP) by En Vogue - Mixing, Engineer
- 1993: Lethal Injection by Ice Cube - Mixing
- 1993: Doll by Keiko Matsui - Drum Programming, Programming
- 1994: The Lead and How to Swing It by Tom Jones - Mixing
- 1994: Mind, Body & Song by Jade - Engineer, Mixing, Remixing
- 1995: Do You Wanna Ride? by Adina Howard - Mixing
- 1995: For Lovers Only by The Temptations - Mixing
- 1996: 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New) by Coolio - Mixing
- 1996: Dream Walk by Keiko Matsui - Drum Programming
- 1996: Mouse House: Disney's Dance Mixes by Disney - Programming, Arranger, Mixing, Engineer, Producer for "Colors of the Wind," "So This Is Love," and "Under the Sea"
- 1996: Most Requested Songs by Benny Mardones - Mixing, Drum Programming
- 1996: I'm Movin' On by CeCe Peniston - Mixing
- 1997: Waterbed Hev by Heavy D - Engineer, Mixing
- 1997: Greatest Hits by Ambrosia - Mixing
- 1997: Love Always by K-Ci & JoJo - Mixing
- 1997: Much Love by Shola Ama - Mixing
- 1997: Forever by Bobby Brown - Mixing
- 1997: "Men in Black" by Will Smith - writing/arrangement
- 1997: Big Willie Style by Will Smith - Mixing, Drum Programming
- 1998: Talk on Corners by The Corrs - Mixing
- 1998: The Last Shall Be First" [Clean] by Sunz of Man - Engineer, Producer, Mixing
- 1998: Jennifer Paige by Jennifer Paige - Drum Programming, Remixing
- 1998: Kiss the Sky by Tatyana Ali - Programming, Keyboards, Mixing
- 1998: Naked Without You by Taylor Dayne - Mixing
- 1998: Mi Respuesta by Laura Pausini - Mixing
- 1998: They Never Saw Me Coming' by TQ - Mixing
- 1999: Willennium by Will Smith - Engineer, Mixing
- 1999: Christina Aguilera by Christina Aguilera
- 1999: "Ricky Martin" by Ricky Martin - Engineer
- 1999: Ghetto Hymns by Dave Hollister - Mixing, Engineer
- 1999: "It's Real" by K-Ci & JoJo - Mixing
- 1999: "Wild Wild West" [US CD Single]" by Will Smith - Mixing, Engineer
- 2000: "Aijuswanaseing" by Musiq Soulchild - Mixing
- 2000: "Love & Freedom" by BeBe Winans - Mixing
- 2000: "Remix Plus" by Christina Aguilera - Mixing
- 2000: "Sooner or Later" by BBMak - Mixing
- 2001: "Best of the Corrs" by The Corrs - Mixing, Remixing
- 2001: "Take You Out" by Luther Vandross - Mixing
- 2002: "Black Suits/Nod Ya Head" by Will Smith - Producer, Remix Producer, Mixing, Engineer
- 2002: "Born to Reign" by Will Smith - Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Guitar, Bass
- 2002: "Emotional" by K-Ci & JoJo - Mixing
- 2002: "From the Inside" by Laura Pausini - Mixing
- 2002: "Greatest Hits" by Will Smith - Producer, Remix Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- 2002: "Twisted Angel" by LeAnn Rimes - Mixing, Engineer
- 2003: "American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs" by Various Artists - Mixing
- 2003: "Best of the Corrs/Unplugged" by The Corrs - Remixing, Mixing
- 2003: "Metamorphosis" by Hilary Duff - Mixing
- 2003: "Soulful" by Ruben Studdard - Mixing
- 2003: Cherry Blossom by Keiko Matsui - writing/arranging
- 2004: "American Idol Season 3: Greatest Soul Classics" by Various Artists - Mixing
- 2004: "Come Clean" by Hilary Duff - Mixing
- 2004: "Little Voice" by Hilary Duff - Mixing, Remixing
- 2004: "You Made Me" by Josh Todd - Mixing
- 2005: "20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection" by The Four Tops - Engineer
- 2005: "Any Other Girl" by Temmora - Mixing
- 2005: "Live: Beautiful Soul Tour" by Jesse McCartney - Mixing
- 2005: "Ultimate Aaliyah" by Aaliyah - Mixing
- 2006: "Christina Aguilera/Stripped" by Christina Aguilera - Mixing
- 2006: "What Love Is" by Erin Boheme - Composer
- 2007: "Collaborations" by Jill Scott - Mixing
- 2007: "Naked Brothers Band [Bonus Tracks]" by The Naked Brothers Band - Mixing
- 2007: The Best of Me by Yolanda Adams[13]
- 2007: Moyo by Keiko Matsui
- 2008: The Sound by Mary Mary
- 2008: Bold Right Life by Kierra "Kiki” Sheard
- 2008: Best of Hilary Duff by Hilary Duff
- 2008: "In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2" by Various Artists - Mixing
- 2009: "Skinny Jeanz and a Mic" by New Boyz - Mixing
- 2009: "We Can Work It Out"
- 2010: "Big Time Rush" by Big Time Rush - Vocal Engineer, Mixing
- 2010: "Charice" by Charice - Mixing
- 2010: "Just Charlie" by Charlie Wilson - Mixing
- 2010: Too Cool To Care by New Boyz
- 2010: The Road by Keiko Matsui
- 2010: Kinanda by Stella Mwangi
- 2011: Hello Fear by Kirk Franklin - Mixing
- 2011: HurtLoveBox by Mark Ballas - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- 2011: "Stereo Typical" by Rizzle Kicks - Mixing
- 2011: Something Big by Mary Mary
- 2011: Shine On! Volume One [14]
- 2011: "American Idol: 10th Anniversary: The Hits, Vol. 1" by Various Artists - Mixing
- 2011: "Road..." by Keiko Matsui - Mixing, Engineer
- 2011: "Too Cool to Care" by New Boyz - Guitar (Bass), Pro-Tools, Mixing, Producer
- 2011: Stereo Typical by Rizzle Kicks - Mixing
- 2012: "Chasing Tigers" by Mim Grey - Mixing
- 2012: "Classics of My Soul" by Waldemar Bastos - Mixing
- 2012: "FYI" by Stefanie Scott - Producer
- 2012: "Go Get It" by Mary Mary - Mixing
- 2012: "Michael Lynche" by Michael Lynche - Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer
- 2013: "Love, Charlie" by Charlie Wilson - Mixing
- 2013: "Roaring 20s" by Rizzle Kicks - Mixing
- 2013: "The Best Man" by Holiday - Mixing
- 2013: "Roaring 20s" by Rizzle Kicks - Mixing
- 2014: "Jazz Funk & Soul by Lorber Loeb & Hart" - Mixing
- 2014: "Foreign Land by 3 Winans Brothers" Winans family - Mixing
- 2014: Unconditional Love by Ruben Studdard - Mixing
- 2014: Chicago Winds...The Saga Continues by Dave Hollister - Mixing, Engineer
- 2014: "Game Changer" by Johnny Gill - Mixing
- 2014: "Fast Forward" by The Walls Group - Mixing
- 2014: "Help" by Erica Campbell (musician) - Mixing
- 2015: "Say Hep Hep by Dessy Di Lauro" - Mixing
- 2015: "Summer Time Feeling (Single)" by Jermaine Jackson - Mixing
- 2015: Life Music: Stage Two by Jonathan McReynolds - Mixing
- 2015: Losing My Religion by Kirk Franklin - Mixing
- 2015: Help 2.0 by Erica Campbell (musician) - Mixing
- Soundtracks
- 1992: "Menace II Society" - Original Soundtrack - Engineer, Mixing
- 1992: "Deep Cover" - Original Soundtrack - Engineer, Mixing
- 1994: "Above the Rim" - Original Soundtrack - Mixing, Mixing Engineer
- 1994: "Street Fighter" - Original Soundtrack - Engineer
- 1994: "Mi Vida Loca" - Original Soundtrack - Mixing
- 1996: "Sunset Park" - Original Soundtrack - Mixing
- 1999: "Love Stinks" - Original Soundtrack - Producer
- 2000: "Love & Basketball" - Original Soundtrack - Mixing
- 2002: "All About the Benjamins" - Original Soundtrack - Mixing
- 2002: "Men in Black II" - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Mixing, Producer[3]
- 2002: American Idol (season 1)
- 2003: American Idol (season 2)
- 2004: "Cinderella Story" - Original Soundtrack - Mixing
- 2006: "MTV Presents Laguna Beach: Summer Can Last Forever" - Original Soundtrack - Mixing
- 2011: "American Idol: 10th Anniversary: The Hits, Vol. 1" by Various Artists - Mixing
- 2011: "The Best Man (Motion Picture)" by Holiday - Mixing
Grammy Awards[]
| Year | Category | Song/Album | Field | Result[15] |
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| 1996 | Best Engineered Album (non-classical) | Q's Jook Joint | Production & Engineering | Won (Quincy Jones) |
| 1997 | Best Rap Solo Performance | Men In Black | Rap | Won (Will Smith) |
| 2000 | Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album | Mountain High, Valley Low | R&B | Won (Yolanda Adams) |
| 2000 | Best New Artist | Christina Aguilera | General | Won (Christina Aguilera) |
| 2009 | Best Gospel Album | The Sound | R&B | Nominated (Mary Mary) |
| 2009 | Best Gospel Song | Mary Mary | R&B | Won (Mary Mary) |
| 2009 | Best Gospel Album | Bold Right Life | R&B | Nominated (Kierra Sheard) |
| 2010 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville | R&B | Nominated (Johnny Mathis) |
| 2011 | Best Gospel Album | Something Big (album) | R&B | Nominated (Mary Mary) |
| 2012 | Best Gospel Album | Hello Fear | R&B | Won (Kirk Franklin) |
| 2013 | Best Gospel Song | Go Get It (album) | R&B | Won (Mary Mary) |
| 2014 | Best Gospel Song | A Little More Jesus | R&B | Nominated (Mary Mary) |
| 2014 | Best Gospel Song | I Believe | R&B | Nominated (Charlie Wilson) |
| 2015 | Best Gospel Song | Help | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Mary Mary) |
| 2015 | Best Contemporary Instrumental Album | Jazz, Funk, Soul | Contemporary Instrumental | Nominated (Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp) |
| 2015 | Best Gospel Album | Help | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Mary Mary) |
| 2016 | Best Gospel Song | Wanna Be Happy | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Kirk Franklin) |
| 2016 | Best Gospel Album | Life Music: Stage Two | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Jonathan McReynolds) |
| 2017 | Best Gospel Album | Losing My Religion | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Kirk Franklin) |
| 2018 | Best Gospel Song | Too Hard Not To | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Tina Campbell (musician)) |
| 2018 | Best Gospel Song | My Life | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (The Walls Group) |
| 2019 | Best R&B Song | Made For Love | R&B | Nominated (Charlie Wilson (singer)) (Lalah Hathaway) |
| 2019 | Best Gospel Song | Cycles | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Jonathan McReynolds) |
| 2019 | Best Gospel Song | Never Alone | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Tori Kelly) |
| 2019 | Best Gospel Album | A Great Work | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Brian Courtney Wilson) |
| 2019 | Best Gospel Album | The Other Side | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (The Walls Group) |
| 2019 | Best Gospel Album | Make Room | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Jonathan McReynolds) |
| 2019 | Best Gospel Album | Hiding Place | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Tori Kelly) |
| 2020 | Best Gospel Song | Love Theory | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Kirk Franklin) |
| 2020 | Best Gospel Album | Long, Live, Love | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Kirk Franklin) |
| 2021 | Best Gospel Song | Movin' On | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Jonathan McReynolds) |
| 2022 | Best Gospel Album | Live In LA | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated () |
| 2022 | Best Global Music Album | Mother Nature | Global Music | Nominated (Angélique Kidjo) |
Publishing history[]
- The Electric Bass Bible: Volume 1 Dexterity Exercises (2009)
References[]
- ^ "The Biography of the Corrs in English". The Corrs. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- ^ "The GRAMMY's". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ a b "Rob Chiarelli". IMDb. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- ^ a b "Rob Chiarelli: Mixer". Music180. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- ^ a b "Robe Chiarelli: Ceo at Final Mix, Inc". LinkedIn. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- ^ a b Laskow, Michael. "Rob Chiarelli Interview". Taxi.com. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
- ^ "Final Mix Software". Pinchplant.com. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ "Rob Chiarelli & Final Mix Software". Mi2N.com. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
- ^ "Come and Mingle with Rob Chiarelli, Producer, Mixer, and CEO of Final Mix, Inc". Launch Mondays. March 18, 2010. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- ^ "Rob Chiarelli (download needed)". DocStoc. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- ^ "Video: Advanced Record Production w/Rob Chiarelli, TAXI TV Live". TAXI TV Live. June 21, 2010. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- ^ "Guitar Center Introduces GC Pro Sales Division". Business Wire. Retrieved March 16, 2004.
- ^ "Discography: Rob Chiarelli". Final Mix. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
- ^ "Julian Lennon, Tin Cup Gypsy, Donna Burke, Mark Ballas, Maxi Priest, Wendy Parr, Monday Michiru, Amber Lily, Tierney Sutton, Rie Fu and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band – Shine On! Songs Volume One". Discogs. October 7, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ "Grammy Nominees and Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
Further reading[]
External links[]
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Record producers from Massachusetts
- Record producers from California
- People from Waltham, Massachusetts
- Guitarists from Massachusetts
- Guitarists from California
- 20th-century American drummers
- American male drummers
- 20th-century American guitarists
- American male guitarists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- Waltham High School alumni