Carlos de la Garza (music producer)

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Carlos de la Garza
Origin Cerritos, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Drums
Years active2006–present

Carlos de la Garza is an American mixer, record producer, engineer, musician, and songwriter based in Los Angeles.

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Early life

De la Garza was born and raised in Cerritos, California. He started playing drums in high school and played in various local bands. While still in high school, he simultaneously joined Long Beach ska-punk band Suburban Rhythm and punk band F.Y.P, and later became a member of Reel Big Fish.

Music production and engineering

De la Garza has worked with artists and bands such as The Linda Lindas, Paramore, M83, Young the Giant, Jimmy Eat World, Teenage Wrist, Tegan and Sara, Wolf Alice, Cherry Glazerr, Best Coast, Hunny, [1] Wild Belle, Charly Bliss, Bad Religion, Ray Barbee, Fitz and the Tantrums, White Reaper, Spiritual Cramp,The Regrettes, Destroy Boys, Fidlar, Third Eye Blind, Bleached, and Ziggy Marley, whose self-titled album mixed and engineered by de la Garza won a Grammy Award in 2016. Paramore's Self-titled album, which de la Garza engineered and performed on, also won a Grammy award for "Best Rock Song" in 2015. In 2018 Wolf Alice was awarded the Mercury Prize for their album "Visions of A Life", which de la Garza also engineered. [2] [3]

In addition to his production and engineering work, de la Garza is an accomplished musician and multi-instrumentalist, being highly proficient in drums and percussion, guitar, bass, and keyboards. de la Garza was also a member of punk band F.Y.P. from 1991 to 1993 and popular ska punk band Reel Big Fish, in which he played drums from 1999 to 2003. [4] [5]

De la Garza's two daughters, Lucia and Mila, are members of the punk rock band The Linda Lindas. [6]

Discography

YearArtistTitleLabelRole
2024 Destroy Boys "Boyfeel" Hopeless Producer, co-writer
The Linda Lindas "Found a Job" A24 Producer
Cold War Kids "Scandalized"Producer, co-writer
Spiritual Cramp & White Reaper "Whatever You Say Man"Blue GrapeMixer
Destroy Boys "Plucked" Hopeless Co-writer, Producer
Paramore "Burning Down the House" A24 Producer
The Linda Lindas No Obligation Epitaph Producer, engineer, mixer
2023 Paramore & The Linda Lindas "The News (Re: The Linda Lindas)" Atlantic Producer
Cold War Kids "Run Away With Me"Producer
Destroy Boys "Beg For the Torture" Hopeless Co-writer, producer
Paramore This Is Why Atlantic Producer
M83 "Oceans Niagara"Engineer
Spiritual Cramp Spiritual Cramp Blue GrapeProducer
2022Friday Pilots Club"Bury Me"Co-write, co-producer
The Linda Lindas Growing Up Epitaph Producer, engineer, mixer [7]
HUNNYHomesick EP Epitaph Producer
2021 Hayley Williams Flowers for Vases / Descansos Atlantic Mixer
Natalie Bergman feat. Beck"You've Got A Woman" Third Man Mixer
Man On ManSelf-titled LP Polyvinyl Mixer
Third Eye Blind Our Bande Apart MegaCollider Mixer
The Linda Lindas"Oh!" Epitaph Producer, engineer, mixer
Justin Courtney-Pierre An Anthropologist on Mars Epitaph Mixer
2020 Becca Mancari The Greatest Part Captured Tracks Mixer
Best Coast Always Tomorrow Concord Records Producer, mixer, co-writer
Elephant Castle Cool To Be Unhappy EP Old Wizard Engineer, Mixer
Hayley Williams Petals for Armor Atlantic Records Engineer, Mixer
Bad Religion '"Faith Alone", "Emancipation of the Mind", "What Are We Standing For", "Lose Your Head (demo version)"' Epitaph Producer, engineer, Mixer
2019 All American Rejects "Send Her to Heaven" Epitaph Mixer
Bad Religion Age of Unreason Epitaph Producer, mixer, co-writer
Charly Bliss Young Enough Barsuk Mixer
Cherry GlazerrStuffed and Ready Secretly Canadian Producer, mixer, co-writer
HalfNoiseNatural DisguiseCongratsMixer
HUNNY Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Epitaph Producer, Composer & Mixer
Wild BelleEverybody One of a KindLove ToneMixer, additional production
Fitz and the TantrumsAll the Feels Elektra Engineer
2018Culture AbuseBay Dream Epitaph Producer, mixer, various instruments
Parade of LightsHuman Condition Pt. 1 & 2 UMG Producer, Writer & Engineer
Plague Vendor"Locomotive", "I Only Speak In Friction" Epitaph Mixer
Teenage Wrist Chrome Neon Jesus Epitaph Producer, co-writer, engineer, mixer
The Wonder Years Sister Cities Hopeless Mixer
Wavves and Culture Abuse"Big Cloud", "Up and Down" Epitaph Mixer
Ziggy MarleyRebellion Rises Tuff Gong Worldwide Engineer
2017 Cherry Glazerr Apocalipstick Burger, Secretly Canadian Producer, mixer [8]
Paramore After Laughter Fueled by Ramen Mixer, engineer [9] [10]
Alvarez Kings Somewhere Between Sire, Warner Bros. Producer, mixer [11]
Wolf Alice Visions of a Life Dirty Hit Engineer, additional percussion (tracks 7, 12) [11]
2016 Wild Belle Dreamland Columbia Bass, engineer, guitar [11]
Jimmy Eat World Integrity Blues RCA Engineer [12]
M83 Junk Naive, Mute Engineer [11] [2]
Lyle Workman Love (Original Netflix Series Soundtrack) Independent Mixer [11]
School of Seven Bells SVIIB Vagrant Engineer [12]
The Naked and Famous Simple Forms Somewhat DamagedEngineer [12]
Bleached Welcome the Worms Dead Oceans Producer, mixer, engineer [12]
Ziggy Marley Ziggy Marley Tuff Gong Worldwide Mixer, engineer [11] [13]
2015 Night riots Howl Sumerian Producer, mixer, engineer [11]
YACHT I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler Downtown Engineer [12]
WATERS What's Real Vagrant Producer, mixer, engineer, various instruments [11]
2014 Young the Giant Mind over Matter Fueled by Ramen Engineer, percussion [12] [2]
Jaymes Young Habits of my Heart EP Atlantic Producer [11]
The Colourist The Colourist Republic, Universal Producer, [12] composer ("Tonight (Young Hearts)")
M83 Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Interscope Engineer [11]
The Downtown Fiction Losers & Kings Photo Finish Producer, engineer [12]
2013 Hellogoodbye Everything is Debatable Fearless Additional production, drums [11]
Tegan and Sara Heartthrob Vapor, Warner Bros. Engineer [12]
Paramore Paramore Fueled by Ramen Engineer, mixing engineer, vocal producer, percussion [12]
2012 Neon Trees Picture Show Mercury Engineer, percussion [11]
2010 Valencia Dancing With a Ghost I SurrenderProducer, engineer [11]
Neon Trees Habits Mercury Engineer, mixer [12]
2002 Reel Big Fish Cheer Up! Mojo, Jive Drums, Percussion

Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2024 "This Is Why (album)" (as Producer) [14] Grammy Award: Best Rock AlbumWon
2024 "This Is Why" (as Producer) [15] Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music PerformanceWon
2019 "Rebellion Rises" (as Engineer)Grammy Award: Best Reggae AlbumNominated
2018 "Visions of a Life" (as Engineer)Mercury PrizeWon
2017 "Ziggy Marley" (as Mixer & Engineer)Grammy Award: Best Reggae AlbumWon
2015 "Ain't It Fun" (as Engineer, mixing engineer, vocal producer, percussion)Grammy Award: Rock Song Of The YearWon

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