Rob Chiarelli | |
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Born | January 13, 1963 |
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Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse | Theresa Chiarelli (m. 1995–2022) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Grammy Award |
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Website | finalmix |
Rob Chiarelli (born January 13, 1963) is an American record producer, mix engineer, musician, published author and multiple Grammy Award winner. [2] Widely recognized as a music producer for Will Smith and Men in Black II (2002), [3] Chiarelli's work appears on numerous gold and platinum albums and motion picture soundtracks, including twenty Grammy winners. [4]
Chiarelli was born in Newton, Massachusetts, and raised in Waltham, Massachusetts. He started playing the drums when he was ten years old. By junior high school, he was performing in school bands and participating in the Massachusetts All-State Jazz Ensemble and the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. By age 17, he had received the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award (twice) and numerous awards from the International Association of Jazz Educators (formerly the National Association for Jazz Education, NAJE). Chiarelli graduated from Waltham High School in 1981 and attended the University of Miami School of Music on a scholarship, where he studied under the direction of Don Coffman, Fred Wickstrom and Vince Maggio. He formed his own band Inferno which recorded with producer Gary Vandy and included members Tim Mitchell (guitar), Dag Kolsrud (keyboards), Rick Margitza (sax), Mike Mangini (drums), Ed Calle (sax), Mike Lambert (trumpet) and Jeff Miller (keyboards) [4]
After moving to Los Angeles, California in 1989, Chiarelli joined Paramount Recording Studios [5] as an assistant engineer and quickly worked his way up to a first chair recording and mix engineer. His professional breakthrough came with legendary producer Jay King while working with the Grammy-winning R&B group Club Nouveau. Impressed with Chiarelli's work, King asked him to mix the entire Nouveau album, which reached #12 on the Billboard R&B Charts. While working on Club Nouveau at Aire LA Studios in Glendale, California, Chiarelli met mix engineer/mentor Craig Burbidge and worked on numerous hit records from artists such as Calloway, Chuckii Booker and Teddy Pendergrass. [6]
In 1991 Chiarelli founded Final Mix, Inc., a music production company specializing in contemporary music and artist development. Chiarelli was also CEO of Metro Beat Records, a joint venture with Semaphore Records from 1993 until 1996. In 1997, Chiarelli formed 3.6 Records, a joint venture record label distributed by BMG/Red Ant and located in West Hollywood, CA. [5] [6]
In 2008, Chiarelli co-founded Gauge Precision Instruments, Inc. (originally Gauge, Inc.), a manufacturer of audio electronics and accessories for professional and consumer markets. In 2013, Final Mix, Inc. expanded to include music software development. [7] [8]
As a mix engineer and record producer, Chiarelli has worked with such well known artists as Will Smith, Christina Aguilera, LeAnn Rimes, Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary, Janet Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Keiko Matsui, Coolio, Ray Charles, American Idol, Pink, Johnny Mathis, Paula Abdul, Diana Ross, En Vogue, Ice Cube, The Four Tops, Yolanda Adams, The Temptations, 3LW, K-Ci & JoJo, Madonna, Aaliyah, Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney, Ricky Martin, The Corrs, Luther Vandross, Erin Boheme and Charlie Wilson. [9] [10]
His recordings have been nominated numerous times for Grammy Awards including Christina Aguilera, Will Smith, Mary Mary and Yolanda Adams. [11]
Chiarelli is a classically trained musician; his principal instruments include both the electric bass and orchestral percussion. As a musician his work can be heard on the recordings of Keiko Matsui, Will Smith, Hilary Duff, Waldemar Bastos, Jesse McCartney, Tatayana Ali, Teddy Pendergrass, Ray Charles, Jennifer Paige and The Corrs.
As a songwriter his work has appeared on Erin Boheme (Concord Records), Sunz of Man (BMG/SONY) and on the motion picture soundtrack of Love Stinks , a 1999 comedy starring French Stewart, Bridgette Wilson, Bill Bellamy and Tyra Banks.
In 2009, Chiarelli's first book The Electric Bass Bible: Volume 1 Dexterity Exercises was published by Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc., a division of Hal Leonard. [12]
Chiarelli has been a featured speaker & clinician at Berklee College of Music, University of Illinois, NAMM, [13] TAXI, [14] [15] ASCAP, [16] The Grammy Museum, FSU (Florida State University), MEIEA (Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association), NXNE (North by Northeast Music Convention), Los Angeles Recording School, The International Digital Rights Foundation, Hank Shocklee's Remix Hotel, California Lawyers for the Arts, The Trebas Institute & The Sacramento Music Conference.
Year | Category | Song/Album | Field | Result [35] |
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1996 | Best Engineered Album (non-classical) | Q's Jook Joint | Production & Engineering | Won (Quincy Jones) |
1997 | Best Rap Solo Performance | Men In Black | Rap | Won (Will Smith) |
2000 | Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album | Mountain High, Valley Low | R&B | Won (Yolanda Adams) |
2000 | Best New Artist | Christina Aguilera | General | Won (Christina Aguilera) |
2009 | Best Gospel Album | The Sound | R&B | Nominated (Mary Mary) |
2009 | Best Gospel Song | Mary Mary | R&B | Won (Mary Mary) |
2009 | Best Gospel Album | Bold Right Life | R&B | Nominated (Kierra Sheard) |
2010 | Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville | R&B | Nominated (Johnny Mathis) |
2011 | Best Gospel Album | Something Big (album) | R&B | Nominated (Mary Mary) |
2012 | Best Gospel Album | Hello Fear | R&B | Won (Kirk Franklin) |
2013 | Best Gospel Song | Go Get It (album) | R&B | Won (Mary Mary) |
2014 | Best Gospel Song | A Little More Jesus | R&B | Nominated (Mary Mary) |
2014 | Best Gospel Song | I Believe | R&B | Nominated (Charlie Wilson) |
2015 | Best Gospel Song | Help | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Mary Mary) |
2015 | Best Contemporary Instrumental Album | Jazz, Funk, Soul | Contemporary Instrumental | Nominated (Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp) |
2015 | Best Gospel Album | Help | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Mary Mary) |
2016 | Best Gospel Song | Wanna Be Happy | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Kirk Franklin) |
2016 | Best Gospel Album | Life Music: Stage Two | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Jonathan McReynolds) |
2017 | Best Gospel Album | Losing My Religion | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Kirk Franklin) |
2018 | Best Gospel Song | Too Hard Not To | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Tina Campbell (musician)) |
2018 | Best Gospel Song | My Life | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (The Walls Group) |
2019 | Best R&B Song | Made For Love | R&B | Nominated (Charlie Wilson (singer)) (Lalah Hathaway) |
2019 | Best Gospel Song | Cycles | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Jonathan McReynolds) |
2019 | Best Gospel Song | Never Alone | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Tori Kelly) |
2019 | Best Gospel Album | A Great Work | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Brian Courtney Wilson) |
2019 | Best Gospel Album | The Other Side | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (The Walls Group) |
2019 | Best Gospel Album | Make Room | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Jonathan McReynolds) |
2019 | Best Gospel Album | Hiding Place | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Tori Kelly) |
2020 | Best Gospel Song | Love Theory | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Kirk Franklin) |
2020 | Best Gospel Album | Long, Live, Love | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Kirk Franklin) |
2021 | Best Gospel Song | Movin' On | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Jonathan McReynolds) |
2022 | Best Gospel Album | Live In LA | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Jonny X Mali) |
2022 | Best Global Music Album | Mother Nature | Global Music | Won (Angélique Kidjo) |
2023 | Best Contemporary Christian Song | So Good | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Doe) |
2023 | Best Gospel Album | Clarity | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Doe) |
2023 | Best Gospel Song | When I Pray | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Doe) |
2023 | Best Gospel Song | Kingdom | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin) |
2023 | Best Contemporary Christian Song | Fear Is Not My Future | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin) |
2023 | Best Gospel Album | Kingdom: Book One Deluxe | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin) |
2024 | Best Gospel Song | All Things | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Won (Kirk Franklin) |
2024 | Best Gospel Album | My Truth | Gospel & Contemporary Christian | Nominated (Jonathan McReynolds) |
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