Colin Leonard

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Colin Leonard
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Leonard in 2018
Background information
Birth nameColin Leonard
Occupations
  • Mastering engineer
  • mixer
Instrument
  • Guitar
Years active2000–present
Website singmastering.com

Colin Leonard is an American recording and mastering engineer. He has won a Grammy Award from 13 nominations. [1] [2]

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Leonard won a Pensado Award for Master of Mastering in 2017, and placed number two on Jaxsta's "Top Mastering Engineers of 2022 - The world's 50 Most Successful Mastering Engineers of 2022", citing his work for Beyoncé, Cardi B, Wizkid, Charlie Puth, and Lil Uzi Vert. [3] [4]

Career

Leonard took piano lessons as a child and began playing the drums at the age of 12. In his early 20s, he began performing in bands and producing instrumentals for hip hop artists. He studied classical guitar at the University of the Pacific, and attended Full Sail University, studying recording arts, from which he graduated in 1997. [5] Leonard then moved to Atlanta with an entourage of band members from his jazz/fusion band, for whom he began mixing audio. [6]

Leonard is the owner of the Atlanta-based studio SING Mastering, and is the creator of Aria Mastering, the automatic analog mastering service with a robotic arm. [7] [8] [9]

He has mastered music for Justin Bieber, Lil Baby, Jack Harlow, Lil Wayne, Beck, Gucci Mane, and Future, among others. He has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning one, and 10 Latin Grammy Awards [1] [2] [10]

Grammy Awards

YearNominated workArtistCategoryResultRef.
Awards and nominations received by Colin Leonard
2019 "I Like It" Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin Record of the Year Nominated [11]
Invasion of Privacy Cardi B Album of the Year Nominated
2020 "Hard Place" H.E.R. Record of the Year Nominated [12]
2022 "Peaches" Justin Bieber Record of the Year Nominated [13]
"Savage Remix" Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé Nominated
"Black Parade" Beyoncé Nominated
Justice Justin Bieber Album of the Year Nominated
Back of My Mind H.E.R. Nominated
2023 "Break My Soul" Beyoncé Record of the Year Nominated [14]
Renaissance Album of the Year Nominated
Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny Album of the Year Nominated
2024 Jaguar II Victoria Monét Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Won [15] [16]
"On My Mama" Record of the Year Nominated
2025 "Texas Hold 'Em" Beyoncé Record of the Year Nominated [17]
Cowboy Carter Album of the Year Won
Algorithm Lucky Daye Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Nominated

Latin Grammy Awards

YearNominated workArtistCategoryRoleAwardResult
2022Aire (Versión Dia) Jesse & Joy Best Engineered AlbumMastering engineerLatin Grammy AwardNominated
2022 Ojitos Lindos Bad Bunny and Bomba Estéreo Record of the YearMastering engineerLatin Grammy AwardNominated
2022 Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny Record of the YearMastering engineerLatin Grammy AwardNominated
2022 Envolver Anitta Record of the YearMastering engineerLatin Grammy AwardNominated
2021 El Último Tour Del Mundo Bad Bunny Album of the YearMastering engineerLatin Grammy AwardNominated
2020 Oasis Bad Bunny and J Balvin Album of the YearMastering engineerLatin Grammy AwardNominated
2020 Vete Bad Bunny Record of the YearMastering engineerLatin Grammy AwardNominated
2020 Colores J Balvin Album of the YearMastering engineerLatin Grammy AwardNominated
2020 YHLQMDLG Bad Bunny Album of the YearMastering engineerLatin Grammy AwardNominated

Selected discography

YearAlbum/songArtistCredit
2023 Formentera II Metric Mastering
"Grown Woman" Beyoncé Mastering engineer
2022 Renaissance Beyoncé Mastering engineer
Traumazine Megan Thee Stallion Mastering engineer
Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny Mastering engineer
It's Only Me Quavo Mastering engineer
Hotel Lobby (Unc & Phew) Quavo and Takeoff Mastering engineer
2021"Peaches" Justin Bieber Mastering engineer
Justice Justin Bieber Mastering engineer
Find My Way Paul McCartney and Beck Mastering engineer
Learn to Fly Surfaces (featuring Elton John)Mastering engineer
"Up" Cardi B Mastering engineer
The Voice of the Heroes Lil Baby and Lil Durk Mastering engineer
Still Over It Summer Walker Mastering engineer
Back of My Mind H.E.R. Mastering engineer
2020 High Off Life Future Mastering engineer
Thats What They All Say Jack Harlow Mastering engineer
Changes Justin Bieber Mastering engineer
"Mood" [18] 24kGoldn (featuring Iann Dior)Mastering engineer
Pluto × Baby Pluto Future and Lil Uzi Vert Mastering engineer
My Turn Lil Baby Mastering engineer
Good Intentions Nav Mastering engineer
Funeral [19] Lil Wayne Mastering engineer
Tickets to My Downfall Machine Gun Kelly Mastering engineer
El Último Tour Del Mundo Bad Bunny Mastering engineer
"Hawái" Maluma Mastering engineer
"Savage Remix" Megan Thee Stallion (featuring Beyoncé)Mastering engineer
"WAP" Cardi B (featuring Megan Thee Stallion)Mastering engineer
"Whats Poppin" Jack Harlow Mastering engineer
Detroit 2 Big Sean Mastering engineer
Colores J Balvin Mastering engineer
2019 The Lion King: The Gift Beyoncé Mastering engineer
Death Race for Love Juice Wrld Mastering engineer
Hyperspace Beck Mastering engineer
"Roses" Saint Jhn Mastering engineer
2018 Homecoming: The Live Album Beyoncé Mastering engineer
Quavo Huncho Quavo Mastering engineer
I Am > I Was [20] 21 Savage Mastering engineer
Everything Is Love The Carters Mastering engineer
Goodbye & Good Riddance Juice WRLD Mastering engineer
Tha Carter V [21] Lil Wayne Mastering engineer
2017"I Like It" Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin Mastering engineer
American Teen Khalid Mastering engineer
"Both" Gucci Mane (featuring Drake)Mastering engineer
Culture Migos Mastering engineer
2016"Bad and Boujee" [22] Migos Mastering engineer
Lil Boat Lil Yachty Mastering engineer
2013 This Is... Icona Pop Icona Pop Mastering engineer
Detroit Big Sean Mastering engineer
2012 Late Nights: The Album Jeremih Mastering engineer
2011 Sorry 4 the Wait Lil Wayne Mastering engineer
Finally Famous [23] Big Sean Mastering engineer
2010 Flockaveli Waka Flocka Flame Mastering engineer
2009 The State vs. Radric Davis Gucci Mane Mastering engineer
No Ceilings Lil Wayne Mastering engineer

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