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Jim Annunziato | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 10, 1974 |
| Origin | Massapequa, NY |
| Genres | Pop Music Latin Music |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer Recording engineer Studio Owner |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Associated acts | Jennifer Lopez Marc Anthony |
| Website | Official website |
Jim Annunziato is a Grammy Award winning American recording engineer.
Annunziato has worked with many mainstream artists including Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, [1] Celine Dion, Brie Larson, Jessica Simpson and Lionel Richie. [2] He has also been credited as Pro tools engineer on the Oscar winning Miramax movie, Chicago with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere. [3]
At the 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2013, Jim was awarded a Latin Grammy for Record of the Year for his engineer work on the Marc Anthony hit single, Vivir Mi Vida. The following year, at the 2014 Latin Grammy Awards, Jim was nominated in the category of Record of the Year for Marc Anthony's Cambio De Piel, [4] and Album of the Year for Marc Anthony’s 3.0. [5]
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Marco Antonio MuñizRivera, known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, record executive, actor, and television producer. He is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The three-time Grammy Award and six-time Latin Grammy Award winner has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. Known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads, Anthony has won numerous awards and his achievements have been honored through various recognitions. He was the recipient of the 2009 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Lifetime Achievement Award. He also received the "2009 CHCI Chair's Lifetime Achievement Award" on September 16, 2009. He holds the Guinness World Record for best-selling tropical/salsa artist and the most number-one albums on the Billboard Tropical Albums year-end charts. He is also the artist with the most number one songs on the Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay chart with 32 songs.
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