Rob Chiarelli

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Rob Chiarelli
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Born (1963-01-13) January 13, 1963 (age 61)
Occupations
  • Producer
  • musician
  • mixing engineer
Years active1985–present
Spouse
Theresa Chiarelli
(m. 19952022)
[1]
Children2
Awards Grammy Award
Musical career
Genres
Website finalmix.com

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]

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

Mixing and production

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]

As a musician

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.

Publishing

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]

Clinician and speaker

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.

Societies and guilds

Selected discography

Soundtracks

Grammy Awards

YearCategorySong/AlbumFieldResult [35]
1996 Best Engineered Album (non-classical) Q's Jook Joint Production & EngineeringWon (Quincy Jones)
1997 Best Rap Solo Performance Men In Black RapWon (Will Smith)
2000 Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album Mountain High, Valley Low R&BWon (Yolanda Adams)
2000 Best New Artist Christina Aguilera GeneralWon (Christina Aguilera)
2009 Best Gospel Album The Sound R&BNominated (Mary Mary)
2009 Best Gospel Song Mary Mary R&BWon (Mary Mary)
2009 Best Gospel Album Bold Right Life R&BNominated (Kierra Sheard)
2010 Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville R&BNominated (Johnny Mathis)
2011 Best Gospel Album Something Big (album) R&BNominated (Mary Mary)
2012 Best Gospel Album Hello Fear R&BWon (Kirk Franklin)
2013 Best Gospel Song Go Get It (album) R&BWon (Mary Mary)
2014 Best Gospel Song A Little More JesusR&BNominated (Mary Mary)
2014 Best Gospel Song I BelieveR&BNominated (Charlie Wilson)
2015 Best Gospel Song HelpGospel & Contemporary ChristianNominated (Mary Mary)
2015 Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Jazz, Funk, SoulContemporary InstrumentalNominated (Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp)
2015 Best Gospel Album HelpGospel & Contemporary ChristianWon (Mary Mary)
2016 Best Gospel Song Wanna Be HappyGospel & Contemporary ChristianWon (Kirk Franklin)
2016 Best Gospel Album Life Music: Stage TwoGospel & Contemporary ChristianNominated (Jonathan McReynolds)
2017 Best Gospel Album Losing My ReligionGospel & Contemporary ChristianWon (Kirk Franklin)
2018 Best Gospel Song Too Hard Not ToGospel & Contemporary ChristianNominated (Tina Campbell (musician))
2018 Best Gospel Song My LifeGospel & Contemporary ChristianNominated (The Walls Group)
2019 Best R&B Song Made For LoveR&BNominated (Charlie Wilson (singer)) (Lalah Hathaway)
2019 Best Gospel Song CyclesGospel & Contemporary ChristianNominated (Jonathan McReynolds)
2019 Best Gospel Song Never AloneGospel & Contemporary ChristianWon (Tori Kelly)
2019 Best Gospel Album A Great WorkGospel & Contemporary ChristianNominated (Brian Courtney Wilson)
2019 Best Gospel Album The Other SideGospel & Contemporary ChristianNominated (The Walls Group)
2019 Best Gospel Album Make RoomGospel & Contemporary ChristianNominated (Jonathan McReynolds)
2019 Best Gospel Album Hiding Place Gospel & Contemporary ChristianWon (Tori Kelly)
2020 Best Gospel Song Love TheoryGospel & Contemporary ChristianWon (Kirk Franklin)
2020 Best Gospel Album Long, Live, Love Gospel & Contemporary ChristianWon (Kirk Franklin)
2021 Best Gospel Song Movin' OnGospel & Contemporary ChristianWon (Jonathan McReynolds)
2022 Best Gospel Album Live In LAGospel & Contemporary ChristianNominated (Jonny X Mali)
2022 Best Global Music Album Mother NatureGlobal MusicWon (Angélique Kidjo)
2023 Best Contemporary Christian Song So GoodGospel & Contemporary ChristianNominated (DOE)
2023 Best Gospel Album ClarityGospel & Contemporary ChristianNominated (DOE)
2023 Best Gospel Song When I PrayGospel & Contemporary ChristianNominated (DOE)
2023 Best Gospel Song Kingdom Gospel & Contemporary ChristianWon (Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin)
2023 Best Contemporary Christian Song Fear Is Not My Future Gospel & Contemporary ChristianWon (Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin)
2023 Best Gospel Album Kingdom: Book One Deluxe Gospel & Contemporary ChristianWon (Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin)
2024 Best Gospel Song All Things Gospel & Contemporary ChristianWon (Kirk Franklin)
2024 Best Gospel Album My TruthGospel & Contemporary ChristianNominated (Jonathan McReynolds)
2024 Best Gospel Song All ThingsGospel & Contemporary ChristianWon (Kirk Franklin)
2025 Best Contemporary Christian Song Holy HandsGospel & Contemporary ChristianPending (DOE)
2025 Best Contemporary Christian Album Heart of a HumanGospel & Contemporary ChristianPending (DOE)
2025 Best Gospel Album Father's DayGospel & Contemporary ChristianPending (Kirk Franklin)

Publishing history

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