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Jeff Ellis (recording engineer)
Jeff Ellis (born 16 July 1984) is an American recording engineer and mix engineer.[1] His most notable work was featured on both of Frank Ocean's critically acclaimed albums: Channel Orange,[2] and Blonde.[3] CareerIn 2009, after changing careers from finance to music, Ellis garnered an internship at EastWest Studios, formerly United/Western Recorders, where artists such as Frank Sinatra and The Beach Boys once recorded. When his internship ended, Ellis was asked to join the staff as an assistant musical engineer.[4] In 2012, Ellis became the engineer for recording artist Frank Ocean when he arrived at EastWest Studios to record a track for his debut album, Channel Orange. Ellis developed a working relationship with Ocean and was offered the opportunity to freelance full-time on the remainder of the project.[4] Channel Orange was a critical success, earning Ellis a 2013 Grammy for Best Urban Contemporary Album, as well as a nomination for Album of the Year.[5] The album also includes the Record Of The Year-nominated track "Thinkin Bout You" a song that Ellis mixed.[6] Ellis continued to work with Frank Ocean from 2012 to 2016 on his follow up album Blonde.[3] Ellis has also worked with such notable artists such as Akon, Skylar Grey, Nick Jonas, Pernille Rosendahl and Kate Nash, whose album Made of Bricks hit #1 on the UK album chart in 2007.[4] Awards and nominations
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