Jesse Ray Ernster

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Jesse Ray Ernster
Born Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Origin Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
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Website jesseraymix.com

Jesse Ray Ernster is a Grammy Award-winning Canadian-born American mixing engineer, audio engineer, and record producer, based in Los Angeles. He has worked with artists including Kanye West, Burna Boy, [1] Doja Cat, [2] and Goody Grace. [3]

Ernster mixed Doja Cat's top 10 hit, Woman (Doja Cat song) [4] and has earned one win at the Grammy Awards for his contributions to the album Twice as Tall by Burna Boy. [5] [6]

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