Manny Marroquin

Manny Marroquin
Manny Marroquin
	Marroquin in 2013
Background information
Born	21 September 1971 (age 52); Guatemala City, Guatemala
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Pop; R&B; hip hop; rock;
Occupation(s)	Record mixer; engineer; restaurateur;
Years active	1993–present
Website	mannymarroquin.com

Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is a Guatemalan-American record mixing engineer.^[1] He has worked with artists and acts in the pop, R&B, hip hop and rock genres, including Rihanna, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Rosalía, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Post Malone, Bruno Mars, John Mayer, 2Pac, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Sia, Lana Del Rey, Troye Sivan, and Linkin Park.

As of 2023, Marroquin has received thirteen Grammy Awards for his professional audio work.^[2] Marroquin resides in Los Angeles, California, and works from Larrabee Studios.

Life and career

Marroquin's family moved to Los Angeles, California when he was nine years old due to the Guatemalan Civil War. After graduating from Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, he began working at Enterprise Studios as a runner and worked his way up to an engineering position.^[1] His professional breakthrough came during a late night studio session when a producer asked him to do a rough mix. The producer was impressed with Marroquin's work and asked him to mix the entire album, although the album was eventually not released. Furthermore, he is now the owner of Larrabee Studios, a studio that has been a leader in the Los Angeles music industry for over 50 years and has hosted many of the leading artists from yesterday and today. Larrabee has an indisputable reputation for being one of the top recording and mixing facilities in the world. Above this, he is also the owner of Verse Restaurant in North Hollywood. The vision of this modern-day supper club comes through the ears and eyes of 18-time Grammy-winning mixer himself. His dream has always been to create a recording studio big enough to fit a restaurant in. Through him, VERSE LA enlisted the best in the industry to provide a dining experience like none other. 52 speakers treat guests to a fully immersive environment that blends perfect acoustics, enabling private conversation while enjoying live performances. Soon enough, Manny will have opened his second studio that will actually be a residential space for artists this upcoming 2024. ^[3]

Marroquin won his first Grammy in 2000 for Mary Mary's album, Thankful. In 2004, he received two Grammys for Album of the Year for Kanye West's The College Dropout, and Alicia Keys' The Diary of Alicia Keys. He won another Grammy for his work on the album Get Lifted by John Legend In 2005, and Battle Studies by John Mayer in 2011. The Grammy Museum, which opened in Los Angeles in December 2008, acknowledged Marroquin's musical achievement with its mixing exhibit. The interactive exhibit allowed players to mix a track under the guidance of Marroquin.^[4]

In 2013, Marroquin partnered with Waves Audio to release a signature collection of virtual instrument effects that includes EQ, Delay, Reverb, Tone Shaper, Triple D & Distortion plugins.^[5] He currently works from Larrabee Sound Studio 2 in Los Angeles.^[6]

Selected discography

Year	Artist	Title
1995	Seal	"Don't Cry"
1996	Toni Braxton	Secrets
1997	2Pac	R U Still Down? (Remember Me)
1999	Warren G	I Want It All
2000	Mary Mary	Thankful
	Sisqó	Unleash the Dragon
	Pink	Can't Take Me Home
2001	Alicia Keys	Songs in A Minor
2001	Sisqó	Return of Dragon
2002	Mario	Mario
2002	Santana	Shaman
2003	Alicia Keys	The Diary
2004	Twista	Kamikaze
	John Legend	Get Lifted
	Kanye West	The College Dropout
2005	Faith Evans	The First Lady
	Mariah Carey	The Emancipation of Mimi
	Natasha Bedingfield	Unwritten
	Kanye West	Late Registration
	Anthony Hamilton	Soulife
	Twista	The Day After
	Common	Be
2006	Janet Jackson	Damita Jo
	T.I.	King
	Fantasia	Fantasia
	John Mayer	Continuum
2007	Rihanna	Good Girl Gone Bad
	Kanye West	Graduation
	Alicia Keys	As I Am
2008	Kanye West	808s & Heartbreak
	John Legend	Evolver
	Los Lonely Boys	Forgiven
	Brandy	Human
	Jazmine Sullivan	Fearless
	Anastacia	Heavy Rotation
	Mary Mary	"Get Up"
	Usher	Here I Stand
	Empire of the Sun	"Walking on a Dream"
2010	CeeLoo Green	The Lady Killer
	Rihanna	Loud
	Kanye West	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
	Miguel	All I Want Is You
2011	Pitbull	Planet Pit
2011	Rihanna	Talk That Talk
2012	Lana Del Rey	Born to Die
	Imagine Dragons	Continued Silence EP
	Fun	Some Nights
	Linkin Park	Living Things
	Nelly Furtado	The Spirit Indestructible
	Imagine Dragons	Night Visions
	Miguel	Kaleidoscope Dream
	Taylor Swift	Red
	Rihanna	Unapologetic
	Bruno Mars	Unorthodox Jukebox
2013	Tegan and Sara	Heartthrob
	Tyler, the Creator	Wolf
	Katy Perry	Prism
2014	Enrique Iglesias	Sex and Love
2014	Sia	1000 Forms of Fear
2015	Imagine Dragons	Smoke + Mirrors
	Raury	All We Need
	X Ambassadors	VHS
	Justin Bieber	Purpose
2016	Sia	This Is Acting
	Alessia Cara	Know-It-All
	Charlie Puth	Nine Track Mind
	Rihanna	ANTI
	DJ Khaled	Major Key
	Kanye West	The Life of Pablo
	Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello	"Bad Things"
	Meghan Trainor	Thank You
	Zayn	Mind of Mine
	The Weeknd	Starboy
2017	John Mayer	The Search for Everything
2018	Camila Cabello	"She Loves Control"
	Thirty Seconds to Mars	America
	Post Malone	Beerbongs & Bentleys
	Pharrell Williams and Camila Cabello	"Sangria Wine"
	Mac Miller	Swimming
	Charlie Puth	Voicenotes
	Jon Bellion	Glory Sound Prep
2019	Lizzo	Cuz I Love You
	Ed Sheeran	No.6 Collaborations Project
	Post Malone	Hollywood's Bleeding
	FKA Twigs	Magdalene
	Ramage featuring Nicki Minaj	Ya Lil
2020	Selena Gomez	Rare
2020	Katy Perry	Smile
2022	Charli XCX	Crash
	Camila Cabello	Familia
	Kendrick Lamar	Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
	Post Malone	Twelve Carat Toothache
	Rosalía	Motomami
	Lizzo	Special
	Phoenix	Alpha Zulu
	Marshmello featuring Nancy Ajram	Sah Sah
	Hiba Tawaji and Luis Fonsi	Que Sera Sera (Law Nebka Sawa)
2023	Paramore	This Is Why
2023	ATEEZ	Crazy Form (미친 폼)

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are presented annually by The Recording Academy.^[7] Marroquin has received 18 wins from 38 nominations as of 2023.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Year	Category	Work	Result
2001	Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album	Thankful	Won
2004	Best Dance Recording	"Love One Another"	Nominated
2005	Album of the Year	The Diary of Alicia Keys	Nominated
		Confessions	Nominated
		The College Dropout	Nominated
	Best Rap Album	The College Dropout	Won
	Best R&B Album	The Diary of Alicia Keys	Won
2006	Best R&B Album	Get Lifted	Won
	Album of the Year	The Emancipation of Mimi	Nominated
		Late Registration	Nominated
2007		Continuum	Nominated
2008		Graduation	Nominated
2008	Record of the Year	"Umbrella"	Nominated
2011	Record of the Year	"Fuck You"	Nominated
2011	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	"Battle Studies"	Won
2012	Album of the Year	Doo Wops & Hooligans	Nominated
	Album of the Year	Loud	Nominated
	Record of the Year	"Grenade"	Nominated
2013	Album of the Year	Some Nights	Nominated
2014	Album of the Year	Red	Nominated
	Record of the Year	"Radioactive"	Nominated
	Record of the Year	"Locked Out of Heaven"	Nominated
	Best R&B Album	Girl on Fire	Won
	Best Pop Vocal Album	Unorthodox Jukebox	Won
	Best Urban Contemporary Album	Unapologetic	Won
2015	Record of the Year	"Chandelier	Nominated
2017	Record of the Year	"Work"	Nominated
2017	Album of the Year	Purpose	Nominated
2019	Album of the Year	Beerbongs & Bentleys	Nominated
	Best Rap Album	Swimming	Nominated
	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Head Over Heels	Nominated
	Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Voicenotes	Nominated
	Record of the Year	"Rockstar"	Nominated
2020		"Truth Hurts"	Nominated
		"Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)"	Nominated
	Best Urban Contemporary Album	Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)	Won
	Album of the Year	Cuz I Love You (Deluxe)	Nominated
2021	Album of the Year	Hollywood’s Bleeding	Nominated
2021	Record of the Year	"Circles"	Nominated
2022	Album of the Year	Back of My Mind	Nominated
		Montero	Nominated
		We Are	Won
	Record of the Year	"Freedom"	Nominated
2023	Album of the Year	Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)	Nominated
		Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers	Nominated
		Special	Nominated
	Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album	Motomami	Won
	Best Rap Album	Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers	Won
	Record of the Year	"About Damn Time"	Won
Best Rock Album	"Paramore"	Won