Michael Bozzi | |
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Origin | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US |
Occupation(s) | Mastering engineer |
Years active | 1995–present |
Website | www |
Mike Bozzi is an American mastering engineer at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, California. He won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year for mastering Childish Gambino's "This Is America", and is a six-time nominee for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for his works with Kendrick Lamar and Marwan Pablo and also a six-time nominee for Record of the Year. [1]
Bozzi worked as an usher at Greek Theatre and as an intern at A&M Records.
Bozzi has mastered music for BK, Schoolboy Q, SZA, Tyler, the Creator, Mac Miller, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, YG, Earl Sweatshirt, Tupac Shakur, Young Buck, Linkin Park, Giggs, Sobhhï , Marwan Pablo and others. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Nominated | [6] |
2015 | To Pimp a Butterfly | Nominated | ||
2017 | DAMN. | Nominated | ||
"HUMBLE." | Grammy Award for Record of the Year | Nominated | ||
2018 | "All the Stars" | Nominated | ||
"Rockstar" | Nominated | |||
"This Is America" | Won | |||
Beerbongs & Bentleys | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
Black Panther: The Album, Music from and Inspired By | Nominated | |||
2019 | "Sunflower" | Grammy Award for Record of the Year | Nominated | |
2020 | "Circles" | Nominated | ||
"Say So" | Nominated | |||
Hollywood's Bleeding | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Nominated |
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