Carmen Rizzo
Carmen Rizzo | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carmen Rizzo |
| Born | April 8, 1964 Akron, Ohio |
| Genres | Electronic World Music, Eclectic |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer, Songwriter, Mixer & Engineer, Recording Artist |
| Instrument(s) | Electronic Musician, Drums |
| Website | http://carmenrizzo.com/ |
Carmen Rizzo (born April 8, 1964) is a Los Angeles based producer, mixer, programmer, DJ, remixer and recording artist. The two-time Grammy nominee[1] has worked with Seal, Coldplay, Paul Oakenfold, Alanis Morissette, Dido, Jem, Niyaz, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Khaled, Tiesto, BT, Esthero, A.R. Rahman and Pete Townshend.[2][3][4]
Spanning a record-making career of nearly two decades, Rizzo has worked with record producers Trevor Horn, David Foster, Marius De Vries and Rob Cavallo.[5][6] In addition to collaborating with Tuvan throat singers Huun Huur Tu, Rizzo also co-founded the world/electronic act Niyaz with Azam Ali and Loga Ramin Torkian (with three #1 iTunes albums),[5] and contributed original music to the David Lynch Foundation album alongside Moby and Peter Gabriel. Rizzo has released his own solo electronic albums: Lost Art of the Idle Moment[7] (2005), Ornament of an Imposter (2008), and Looking Through Leaves (2010), with invited musicians and vocalists as contributors and The Space Left Behind.[8] Rizzo's music also appears in numerous movies and TV shows including CSI Miami and True Blood.
Rizzo is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and served on the board of Governors & Trustees (Grammy) as well as on the Producer & Engineering Advisory Board. In these roles Rizzo was partly responsible for introducing the category of 'Best Electronic Album'.[9][10] Rizzo participated in and hosted the HBO documentary The Song Story which documents three unsigned music artists produced by him.[11][12]
As a composer, Carmen is represented by the William Morris Agency. In addition to scoring films for acclaimed director Michael Apted, he composed the score for the forthcoming film Perfect Sisters with Oscar-nominated actress Abigail Breslin and Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino, as well as the end title for the acclaimed video game Uncharted 2.[13] Carmen Rizzo is represented by Global Positioning Services in Santa Monica, California.[14]
Selected Discography
| Year | Artist | Album/Song(s) | Details |
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| 2013 | Lea Cappelli | Forthcoming Album | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Co-writer |
| Carmen Rizzo | Romanian EP | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Co-writer | |
| 2012 | Niyaz | Sumud | Producer, Programmer, Mixer, Musician |
| 2011 | Carmen Rizzo | The Space Left Behind | Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Mixer |
| 2010 | Carmen Rizzo | Looking Through Leaves | Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Mixer |
| A.R Rahman & Dido | If I Rise from 127 Hours Soundtrack | Remixer | |
| 2009 | Huun Huur Tu & Carmen Rizzo | Eternal | Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Mixer |
| Lal Meri | Lal Meri | Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Musician | |
| 2008 | Carmen Rizzo | Ornament of An Imposter | Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Mixer |
| Alanis Morissette | Under The Rug Swept | Engineer, Programmer, Mixer | |
| Les Rita Mitsouko | Systeme D | Engineer, Mixer | |
| Niyaz | Nine Heavens | Producer, Programmer, Musician | |
| 2007 | Kate Havnevik | Melankton | Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Mixer, Musician |
| Jes | Disconnect | Mixer | |
| Les Rita Mitsouko | Systeme D | Engineer, Mixer | |
| 2006 | Carmen Rizzo | The Lost Art of the Idle Moment | Producer, Engineer, Programmer |
| 2005 | Coldplay | X and Y | Engineer, Programmer, Remixer |
| Niyaz | Niyaz | Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Mixer, Musician | |
| Alanis Morissette | "Uninvited" from City of Angels | Engineer, Programmer, Musician | |
| Alanis Morissette | "Still" from Dogma | Programmer, Musician | |
| 2004 | Rachel Fuller | Cigarettes & Housework | Producer (with Pete Townshend) |
| 2003 | Delerium | Chimera | Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Mixer, Writer |
| Michael Nyman | Sangam | Producer, Engineer | |
| Carla Werner | "Wanderlust" from Departure | Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Mixer, Writer | |
| Carmen Rizzo | "Beso" feat. Kinnie Starr, from Thirteen | Producer Engineer, Programmer, Mixer, Writer | |
| 2002 | Conjure One | Sleep | Remixer |
| Paul Oakenfold | Bunkka | Producer, Engineer, ReMixer, Mixer, Musician, Writer | |
| 2001 | Perry Farrell | Song Yet To Be Sung | Engineer, Programmer, Mixer |
| Grant Lee Phillips | Mobilize | Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Mixer | |
| Freakpower | More of Everything for Everyboyd | Mixer | |
| 2000 | Supreme Beings of Leisure | Supreme Beings of Leisure | Producer, Engineer, Mixer |
| 1999 | Mel C | Northern Star | Engineer, Mixer |
| Povi | Life in Volcanoes | Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Mixer, Musician | |
| Beth Nielsen Chapman | "Message In A Bottle" from Message In A Bottle Motion Picture | Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Mixer, Musician | |
| 1996 | Doyle Bramhall | Doyle Bramhall II | Engineer, Mixer |
| 1994 | Seal | Seal II | Engineer, Programmer, Mixer, Musician |
| 1993 | Ray Charles | My World | Mixer |
References
- ^ "Getting Artists Noticed". Mix. May 1, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
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- ^ [1]
- ^ Official Selected Discography
- ^ a b Carmen Rizzo Joins GPS Roster
- ^ Ableton: Artist Interview
- ^ "Lend an ear to these tunes". USA Today. September 15, 2005. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ LAPhil Show
- ^ OReilly.net Interview
- ^ http://www.homehighlight.org/entertainment-and-recreation/best-electronic-dance-album-grammy-excites-electro-pop-composers.html
- ^ GRAMMY SoundTable '08
- ^ "Grammy SoundTable". Grammy.com. October 5, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
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- ^ Global Positioning Services