Berklee Alumni Nominated for 2015 Latin Grammy Awards

Seventeen Berklee alumni received 25 Latin Grammy Award nominations for producing, engineering, mixing, mastering, and songwriting across 10 categories.

Dominican singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra(Opens in a new window) ’82 received nods in a number of major categories including Record of the Year and Album of the Year. Guerra has won 15 Latin Grammys and 2 Grammy Awards.

Benny Faccone(Opens in a new window) ’78 and Adrián Trujillo ’11 are nominated in the Record of the Year category for their work on Camila’s “La Vida Entera.” Faccone, a veteran recording engineer and mixer, is looking to add to his 17 Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards.

Gustavo Borner ’89 and Justin Moshkevich ’07 are nominated in the Album of the Year category for Pepe Aguilar’s MTV Unplugged. Under the Best Latin Children’s Album, Ben Gundersheimer ’94, who performs as Mister G, is nominated for his latest release, Los Animales, featuring faculty bassist Oscar Stagnaro.

Winners will be announced at the 16th annual Latin Grammy Awards(Opens in a new window) ceremony, November 19, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The Univision Network will broadcast the proceedings live at 8:00 p.m. EST.

Since the Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences founded the awards in 2000, 28 Berklee alumni or professors have received 78 Latin Grammy Awards.

The complete list of Berklee Latin Grammy Award nominees follows.
 

Record of the Year

"La Vida Entera" - Camila Featuring Marco Antonio Solís
Benny Faccone ‘78, recording engineer
Adrián Trujillo ’11, recording engineer

"Ella Es" - Leonel García Featuring Jorge Drexler
Áureo Baqueiro ‘92, record producer, mixer 
Gavin Lurssen ’91, mastering engineer

"Tus Besos" - Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Juan Luis Guerra '82, record producer

"Hasta La Raíz" - Natalia Lafourcade
Sebastián Schon ’85, recording engineer

"Disparo Al Corazón" - Ricky Martin
Enrique Larreal ’04, recording engineer

"Ese Camino" - Julieta Venegas
Sebastián Schon ’85, recording engineer

Album of the Year

MTV Unplugged - Pepe Aguilar
Gustavo Borner ’89, recording engineer, mixer
Justin Moshkevich ’07, recording engineer

Amo - Miguel Bosé
Andrés Levin ’88, album producer 

Todo Tiene Su Hora - Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Juan Luis Guerra ’82, album producer

Hasta La Raíz - Natalia Lafourcade
Sebastián Schon ’85, recording engineer

Caja De Música - Monsieur Periné
Fab Dupont ’94, album mixer
Catalina Garcia ’13, artist

Best New Artist

Manu Manzo ’13 

Best Contemporary Tropical Album

Todo Tiene Su Hora - Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Juan Luis Guerra ‘82

Best Tropical Song

"Tus Besos” - Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
Juan Luis Guerra ’82, songwriter

Best Singer-Songwriter Album

Este Instante - Marta Gómez ’02

Best Tango Album

Piazzolla - Desde Estudios A Tangos
Octavio Brunetti ‘04

Best Latin Children’s Album

Los Animales - Mister G
Ben Gundersheimer ’94

Best Recording Package

Este Instante
Marta Gómez ’02, art director

Best Engineered Album

Hamilton de Holanda E O Baile Do Almeidinha
Daniel Musy ’92, engineer and mixer

Hasta La Raíz
Sebastián Schon ’85, engineer

Made in Brazil
Pete Karam ‘94, mixer