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Sebastian Krys

Sebastian Krys

American record producer


Sebastian Krys (born November 11, 1970) is an Argentine-born American audio engineer, record producer and radio personality. A six-time Grammy and 13-time Latin Grammy winner, Krys has worked with many Spanish language pop and rock artists such as Percance, Sergio Dalma, Eros Ramazzotti, Sandy & Junior, Gloria Estefan, Carlos Vives, Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Luis Fonsi, Vega, Kinky, Los Rabanes, Obie Bermúdez, Ricky Martin,[1] Marc Anthony, Lori Meyers, Fangoria, La Santa Cecilia and Will Smith.

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Personal

Sebastian Krys (pronounced "Chris") was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and arrived in the United States in 1980 at the age of nine as an undocumented immigrant. He became a U.S. citizen in 2012. He Lives with his wife, Pamela Krys, and sons Nick and Gabe Krys.[2]

Career

Krys started in 1992 as a recording intern at Emilio Estefan's Crescent Moon Studio in Miami, where he worked until the early 2000s. There he worked with major Latin artists such as Roberto Blades, Celia Cruz, Enrique Iglesias, David Bisbal, Ricky Martin, Arturo Sandoval, Jon Secada and, of course, Gloria Estefan.

In 2010, after moving to Los Angeles, Krys launched an independent music company called Rebeleon Entertainment.[3]

Selected discography

Awards and nominations

As a producer and mixer, he won seven American Grammys[6] and ten Latin Grammys.[7] He is currently[when?] fourth in the list of the Most Latin Grammys won by a Producer, third as Most Latin Grammys won by an Engineer or Mixer and sixth as Most Latin Grammys won in a lifetime. In 2007, Krys was awarded the title of Producer of the Year.[8] at the 8th Latin Grammy Awards In 2009, he was inducted to the Full Sail University Hall of Fame.[9]

Grammy Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

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References

  1. "List of Tsunami Entertainment Producers". Retrieved 28 Feb 2011.
  2. Krys, Sebastian. "Immigration Stories". The White House. Retrieved June 11, 2013.[dead link]
    - Fratantori, Fernando (April 10, 2021). "Krys: el productor argentino que servía café y ya ganó 17 Grammy" [Krys: the Argentine producer who served coffee and has already won 17 Grammys]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  3. "Rebeleon". Twitter.
    - San Román, Gabriel (December 9, 2010). "REBELEON ENTERTAINMENT'S SEBASTIAN KRYS GIVES HIS FIRST INTERVIEW". OC Weekly. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. Curiel, Fernando. "El vigor y perspectiva de un importante productor musical". Músico Pro. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  5. "Sebastián Krys". Discogs. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  6. "Grammys awards search for Krys". 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  7. "Latin Grammys awards search for Krys". 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  8. "The 8th Latin GRAMMYs Sizzle". The Grammy Foundation. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  9. Full Sail University (2009). "Full Sail University Hall of Fame". Retrieved 28 February 2011.[dead link]
  10. "Sebastián Krys". Grammys. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. "Sebastian Krys". Latin Grammys. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  12. Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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