Alumni, Berklee Educator Among Latin Grammy Award Nominees

The 15th annual Latin Grammy Award nominees include an educator and alumni. 

October 1, 2014

Alumni and a Berklee educator are among the 15th annual Latin Grammy Award nominees.

Alumna Marian G. Villota '14, who majored in music production and engineering and contemporary writing and production, is nominated in the Best Engineered Album category for Javier Limón’s Promesas De Tierra. Limon, Berklee Mediterranean Music Institute artistic director and seven-time Latin Grammy winner, is also nominated for engineering the album. In all, 11 denizens of Berklee's community are nominated for 12 awards. 

Alumni also received nominations for producing, engineering, mastering, and mixing in the top two categories. Record of the Year includes nominations for five alumni for their work on tracks by Camila, Jorge Drexler, Enrique Iglesias, and Carlos Vives. The Album of the Year category includes nominations for two alumni who were behind the boards for Calle 13’s Multi_Viral and Carlos Vives's Más + Corazón Profundo.

Under Best Latin Jazz Album, Colombian electric bassist Juan Garcia-Herreros '96, who performs as Snow Owl, is nominated for his latest release, Normas.  Two recordings by alumni are nominated for Best Latin Children's Album, one by Marta Gomez, the other by Ben Gundersheimer, known to fans as Mr. G. 

Winners will be announced in a live broadcast of the Latin Grammy Awards from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Thursday, November 20, on Univision.

Twenty-six Berklee alumni have received 75 Latin Grammy Awards since the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences founded the awards in 2000.

The complete list of Berklee Latin Grammy Award nominees follows. 

Record of the Year

"Decidiste Dejarme" - Camila

Adrian Trujillo ’10, recording engineer

 

"Universos Paralelos" - Jorge Drexler featuring Ana Tijoux

Carlos Barros ’94, recording engineer

 

"Bailando” - Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona

Carlos Paucar ’93, record producer, recording engineer, mixer

Aya Merrill ’94, mastering engineer

 

“Cuando Nos Volvamos A Encontrar” - Carlos Vives featuring Marc Anthony

Shafik Palis ’01, recording engineer

 

“El Mar De Sus Ojos” - Carlos Vives featuring ChocQuibTown

Shafik Palis ’01, recording engineer

 

Album of the Year

Multi_Viral  - Calle 13

Rich Costey ’04, album mixer

 

Más + Corazón Profundo - Carlos Vives

Shafik Palis ’01, album recording engineer

 

Latin Jazz Album of the Year
 
Normas - Juan Garcia-Herreros ("Snow Angel") '96
 
 
Best Latin Children's Album
 
Coloreando: Traditional Songs for Children in SpanishMarta Gomez '02 & Friends 
 
ABC Fiesta - Mr. G (Ben Gundersheimer) '93

 

Best Engineered Album

Promesas De Tierra - Javier Limón

Javier Limón, Berklee Mediterranean Music Institute artistic director; engineer

Marian G. Villota '14, engineer