Serban Ghenea
Serban Ghenea Șerban Ghenea | |
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| Birth name | Șerban Ghenea |
| Born | 1969 or 1970 (age 54–55)[1] Bucharest,Romania |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Audio engineer,mixer,record producer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | serbanghenea |
Serban Ghenea(Romanian:Șerban Ghenea) is a Canadianaudio engineerandmixer.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Ghenea was born in Romania, and in 1976 he moved toMontrealwith his family. He later attendedJohn Abbott College,Concordia University,thenMcGill University.[3]
He has a son, Alex, who is also a mixer and producer. At the66th Annual Grammy Awards(2024), Serban and Alex were both nominated in the new Best Pop Dance Recording category with separate recordings.[1]
Career[edit]
Ghenea's career began through a chance meeting withTeddy Rileyin 1993 while visiting his girlfriend (now wife), that lead to Riley hiring him as an in-house mi xing and recording engineer.[3]Throughout his career, Ghenea has worked with top artists in pop music, includingJuice Wrld,Ariana Grande,Adele,Taylor Swift,The Weeknd,Demi Lovato,Bruno Mars,Britney Spears,andJustin Timberlake.With Riley, Ghenea worked on projects that includedMichael JacksonandBlackstreet.[4]
Awards and nominations[edit]
As of 2024, Ghenea had been nominated for 45Grammy Awards.[1],and won a total of 20 Grammy Awards and threeLatin Grammy Awards.[4]
He won theGrammy Award for Album of the Yearfive times; winning forTaylor Swift's1989,folkloreandMidnights,Adele's25andBruno Mars'24K Magic.[5]Ghenea also won theLatin Grammy Award for Album of the YearforShakira’sFijación Oral, Vol. 1.
References[edit]
- ^abcJones, Sarah (25 January 2024)."Meet the Father-Son Studio Engineers Music's Superstars Rely On".Billboard.
- ^Martoccio, Angie (10 November 2023)."Why Is This Engineer-Mixer Among the Top 2024 Grammy Nominees?".Rolling Stone.
- ^ab"Grammy winner Serban Ghenea has 24K Magic touch as mi xing engineer".montrealgazette.
- ^abMoayeri, Lily (November 29, 2021)."Hitmaker of the Month: Master Mixer Serban Ghenea Keeps the Weeknd, Doja Cat and Ariana Grande in His Own Mix".Variety.RetrievedDecember 10,2021.
- ^"Serban Ghenea".GRAMMY.RetrievedFebruary 8,2024.
External links[edit]
- 1960s births
- Living people
- Canadian audio engineers
- Grammy Award winners
- Grammy Award winners for dance and electronic music
- Latin Grammy Award winners
- Romanian audio engineers
- People from Bucharest
- Romanian expatriates in Canada
- Canadian people of Romanian descent
- Concordia University alumni
- McGill University alumni
- Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year winners