Zakk Cervini

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Zakk Cervini
Birth nameZachary Joseph Cervini
Born (1993-06-02) June 2, 1993 (age 30)
Origin Monroe, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • mixing engineer
  • songwriter
Years active2008–present

Zakk Cervini is an American record producer, vocal producer, songwriter, and mixing engineer. He was born in Monroe, Connecticut on June 2, 1993. Cervini's work includes collaborations with Simple Plan, Limp Bizkit, Blink-182, All Time Low, Machine Gun Kelly, Yungblud, Bring Me the Horizon, 5 Seconds of Summer, Avicii, Halsey, Good Charlotte, Grimes, Bishop Briggs, Poppy, Bad Omens, Architects, Waterparks, and Sleeping with Sirens. [1] His work on Blink-182’s California landed him his first Grammy Nomination for Best Rock Album in the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

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Career

Cervini began taking guitar lessons at age 9 and used his skills to write and produce for New England hardcore/punk bands throughout the late 2000’s. In 2013, Cervini relocated to Los Angeles, CA. Many of his productions/mixes began gaining popularity, and he signed with MDDN management in 2018. Zakk mainly works out of MDDN studios in Burbank. [2]

Production style

Zakk works mainly in rock, pop and hip hop using guitars and keys along with production software with custom plug-ins.

Production discography

Zakk Cervini produced or provided additional production (e.g., mixing, engineering) to the following projects: [3] [4] [5]

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Award is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the mainly English-language music industry. Cervini received one nomination for his involvement. [18]

YearNominated workAwardResult
2017 California Best Rock Album [19] Nominated [20]

Record certifications

TitleYearCertification
5 Seconds of Summer
2015
California
2017
"11 Minutes"
(featuring Halsey & Travis Barker)		2019
"Monsters"
2019

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