Nathan "Mick" Guzauski is an American multi-platinum mixing engineer and sound engineer. He has nine Grammy Awards and eleven nominations. His work spans a wide range of styles, including jazz, R&B, Latin, rock, pop, easy listening, funk and hip hop. The first Spanish-speaking artist Mick worked with was the Spanish singer "Mónica Naranjo" in 1996 on her multi platinum album "Palabra de Mujer" produced by Cristóbal Sansano. He won a 2002 Latin Grammy for Thalía's "Arrasando", four 2004 Latin Grammys for Alejandro Sanz's "No Es Lo Mismo" (including Best Engineered Album), and the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, for Eric Clapton's "Back Home." As of 2001, he had mixed 27 # 1 singles. He also won multiple awards for the engineering and mixing of the Daft Punk album Random Access Memories.

Biography

While living in Rochester, New York, Guzauski began his engineer career during the 1960s. In the 1970s, Guzauski was hired by Chuck Mangione. Throughout the 1980s, he primarily worked at Conway Studios. He remained in California before going to Sony Music Studios during the mid 1990s. In 2001, Guzauski worked with Michael Jackson to create 5.1-channel surround sound remixes of Thriller as well as all his other albums for release on the then new Super Audio CD format yet despite numerous retries the artist never approved any of the mixes. Guzauski also created the Barking Doctor Recording during the mid 1990s.

Grammy Awards and Nominations

Winner – Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album 2017 • Jei Beibi Winner – Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album 2014 • Girl Nomination – Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2014 • Girl Winner – Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2013 • Random Access Memories Winner – Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album 2013 • Random Access Memories Winner – Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical 2013 • Random Access Memories Winner – Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2013 • Get Lucky Winner – Grammy Award for Best pop Instrumental Album 2013 • Steppin’ Out Winner – Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical 2006 • Back Home Winner – Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album 2007 • The Road To Escondido Winner – Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album 2004 • No Es lo Mismo Winner – Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2004 • No Es Lo Mismo Winner – Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2004 • No Es lo Mismo Winner – Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album 2008 • The Road to Escondido Winner – Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album 2004 • No Es lo Mismo Winner – Latin Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Album 2004 • No Es lo Mismo Winner – Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album 2001 • Arrasando Nomination – Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special Or Animation 2005 • Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival (Great Performances)

Emmy Award nomination

Guzauski was nominated in 2005 for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special or Animation, for his mixing for Eric Clapton in "Great Performances; Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival" (1972), along with Elliot Scheiner, Ed Cherney, and Neil Dorfsman.

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