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Charles Moniz is a Canadian recording engineer who worked on Bruno Mars's studio albums Unorthodox Jukebox and 24K Magic. He also recorded "All I Ask" for Adele's 2015 studio album 25. For his recordings with Mars and Adele, Moniz has won multiple Grammy Awards. Out of his six Grammys, Moniz is a three-time winner of the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and two-time winner of the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. He has also received the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Outside of engineering, Moniz played for the Canadian hardcore band Grade and was the bass guitarist for Avril Lavigne from 2002 to 2007.

Early life

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Moniz grew up in Burlington, Ontario and began to play the drums when he was nine years old.[1]

Career

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Moniz began his music career with the Canadian hardcore band Grade and remained with them until 2001.[1] From 2002 to 2007, Moniz was the bass guitarist for Avril Lavigne. In 2010, he continued playing bass guitar for Bruno Mars before becoming Mars's audio engineer.[2] As an engineer, Moniz first worked on Mars's 2012 studio album Unorthodox Jukebox and contributed to "Locked Out of Heaven".[3] In 2015, he recorded the Adele song "All I Ask" for her album 25 and recorded Ronson and Mars' song "Uptown Funk".[4] His latest work with Mars was on his 2016 studio album 24K Magic.[3] In 2021, he worked with Mars and Anderson .Paak on their debut studio album, as Silk Sonic, An Evening with Silk Sonic.[5]

Awards

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During the 58th Annual Grammy Awards held in 2016, Moniz won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year for "Uptown Funk".[6] The following year, Moniz received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2017 for 25 at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.[7] In 2018, Moniz received the Record and Album of the Year awards for 24K Magic. Moniz additionally received the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for the Bruno Mars album during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.[8][9] In 2022, Moniz won Record of the Year for "Leave the Door Open" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Smith, Dennis (6 February 2016). "Burlington sound engineer knows his Uptown Funk". Burlington Post. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ Carter, Adam (6 December 2017). "Burlington recording engineer up for 3rd straight Grammy on latest Bruno Mars album". CBC. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b Friend, David (27 January 2018). "The Man Behind Mars". Windsor Star. p. B2.
  4. ^ Ahearan, Victoria (21 January 2016). "Sound engineer gets his first Grammy nod". Edmonton Journal. p. C4.
  5. ^ An Evening with Silk Sonic (CD booklet). Silk Sonic. United States: Aftermath, Atlantic. 2021. 2-661922.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Grammy Awards 2016: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Grammy Award winners 2017: Complete list". The Washington Post. February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  8. ^ Carter, Adam (29 January 2018). "Burlington recording engineer wins big at Grammys with Bruno Mars". CBC. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. ^ Chow, Andrew R. (28 January 2018). "Grammy 2018 Winners: Full List". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  10. ^ Marfo, Dorca (4 April 2022). "Here are the winners, snubs and highlights from the Grammys". Toronto Star. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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