Manny Marroquin


Manny Marroquin is an American mixing engineer. He has received eight Grammy awards for his professional audio work.

Life and career

Marroquin's family moved to Los Angeles, California when he was nine 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. His professional breakthrough came during a late night 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.
As a mix engineer, Marroquin has worked with such well-known artists as Whitney Houston, 2Pac, Pink, John Mayer, Shakira, Maroon 5, Rihanna, Ludacris, Jazmine Sullivan, and Duffy.
He 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 earned a 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.
Marroquin partnered with Waves Audio to release a bundle of virtual instrument effects. It was created in collaboration with Marroquin and includes EQ, Delay, Reverb, Tone Shaper, Triple D & Distortion plugins. The plugins have been marketed as personalized hybrid processors inspired by Marroquin's own workflow.
Marroquin resides in Los Angeles, California.

Discography

Filmography:
TV Credits:
The Grammy Awards are presented annually by The Recording Academy. Marroquin has received 8 wins from 36 nominations.
YearCategoryWorkResult
2001Best Contemporary Soul Gospel AlbumThankful
2004Best Dance Recording"Love One Another"
2005Album of the YearThe Diary of Alicia Keys
2005Album of the YearConfessions
2005Album of the YearThe College Dropout
2005Best Rap AlbumThe College Dropout
2005Best R&B AlbumThe Diary of Alicia Keys
2006Best R&B AlbumGet Lifted
2006Album of the YearThe Emancipation of Mimi
2006Album of the YearLate Registration
2007Album of the YearContinuum
2008Album of the YearGraduation
2008Record of the Year"Umbrella"
2011Record of the Year"Fuck You"
2011Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical"Battle Studies"
2012Album of the YearDoo Wops & Hooligans
2012Album of the YearLoud
2012Record of the Year"Grenade"
2013Album of the YearSome Nights
2014Album of the YearRed
2014Record of the Year"Radioactive"
2014Record of the Year"Locked Out of Heaven"
2014Best R&B AlbumGirl on Fire
2014Best Pop Vocal AlbumUnorthodox Jukebox
2014Best Urban Contemporary AlbumUnapologetic
2015Record of the Year"Chandelier
2017Record of the Year"Work"
2017Album of the YearPurpose
2019Album of the YearBeerbongs & Bentleys
2019Best Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalHead Over Heels
2019Best Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalVoicenotes
2019Best Rap AlbumSwimming
2019Record of the Year"Rockstar"
2020Record of the Year"Truth Hurts"
2020Record of the Year"Sunflower "
2020Album of the YearCuz I Love You