Record producer
This article is about the record producer. For the drummer, see
Mike Mangini .
Musical artist
Michael Mangini is an American record producer and owner of Mojo Music, a production and artist management company.[ 2] He has worked with Digable Planets , Imani Coppola , and Baha Men , among others.
Early life
Mangini started his career in the music industry in 1985 at studios in Baltimore, Maryland .[ 3] He also started writing songs, singing, and playing guitar for the band China Blue.[citation needed ] Mangini and the band relocated to Los Angeles to record songs at various studios, which is where he first learned music engineering and programming.[ 3] He went from being an assistant at Chung King Studios to becoming a multi-Platinum award-winning mixing engineer within two years.[ 3]
Career
In early 1993, Mangini opened a studio in New Jersey and soon recorded, co-produced and mixed Digable Planets ' Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) which included "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) ", winner of the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 36th Grammy Awards .[ 4]
He co-produced Imani Coppola 's Chupacabra released in 1997.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
In 2000, along with Steve Greenberg , he produced the Baha Men ’s single "Who Let the Dogs Out? ".[ 8] The song was recorded in Mangini home studio in Miami.[ 9]
Mangini and Pop Rox's remix of the Marvin Gaye song "What's Going On " was included in the charity album of remixes released by Columbia Records in 2001.[ 10] Also in 2001, Mangini produced O-Town's first full-length album O-Town [ 11] and David Byrne 's sixth solo album Look into the Eyeball .[ 12] During this phase of his career, Mangini worked with musicians such as the Jonas Brothers , and Bruce Hornsby .[ 13]
Mangini produced Joss Stone 's first album The Soul Sessions ,[ 14] and its follow-up Mind Body & Soul .[ 15]
Mangini has worked with various artists, including Little Jackie , Diane Birch , Hailey Knox and others.[ 16] [ 17] In 2016, along with Peter Zizzo, co-produced the Jackie Evancho song "Apocalypse".[ 18] [ 19] He also produced the 2018 debut album by Elise LeGrow , Playing Chess , a collection of covers of songs produced by the early record label Chess Records .[ 20] In 2019, he produced Evancho's album The Debut .[ 21]
References
^ Ofganf, Erik (2012). "Ten Minutes With Mike Mangini" . TownVibe . Retrieved 2018-02-26 .
^ Villeno, Hillary (9 September 2015). "Music Drives Shayna Leigh to Just Be Herself" . Living Out Loud Los Angeles .
^ a b c Zollo, Paul (1 September 2004). "Mike Mangini - Great Expectations" . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . Retrieved 2018-02-26 .
^ Jackson, Blair (1 October 2008). "Mike Mangini" . Mix . Retrieved 2018-02-26 .
^ Jim, Farber (1997-11-10). "Coppola's Goat Of Many Colors 'Chupacabra' Album Proves Chirpy 'Legend of a Cowgirl' Singer Isn't a One-hit Wonder" . NY Daily News . Retrieved 2018-02-27 .
^ Powers, Ann (1997-11-04). "Critic's Choice/Pop CD's; Take a Little Sass, Add Sunshine" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-04-24 .
^ Wright, Rickey (February 13, 1998). "Karma and Dregs" . Washington City Paper . Retrieved 2018-04-24 .
^ Strauss, Neil (2000-08-28). "An Island Breeze Revives a Dream; At Long Last, a Bahamian Band Has a Hit on Its Hands" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-02-27 .
^ Snetiker, Marc (2015-12-10). "A brief oral history of Baha Men's 'Who Let The Dogs Out' " . EW.com . Retrieved 2018-02-27 .
^ "Star-Studded 'What's Going On' Disc Due" . Billboard . 2001-10-22. Retrieved 2018-04-24 .
^ Carter, Brooke (2017-03-19). "What Happened to O-Town - The Group Members in 2018" . The Gazette Review . Retrieved 2018-02-26 .
^ "David Byrne "Look Into the Eyeball" " . Washington Post . 2001-05-11. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved 2018-02-26 .
^ "Interview: Recording David Byrne with Michael Mangini" . Avalon Design . Retrieved 2018-02-26 .
^ Carter, Brooke (2017-01-31). "What Happened to Joss Stone - News & Updates" . The Gazette Review . Retrieved 2018-02-26 .
^ Walsh, Christopher (2004-10-02). "Mojo Adds Soul to New Joss Stone Release" . Billboard . Retrieved 2004-10-02 .
^ Rapp, Ilana (12 November 2015). "Musical Artist Shayna Leigh Gives Us a Personal Look - Part I" . Huffington Post . Retrieved 2018-02-26 .
^ Fariha (29 April 2016). "Shayna Leigh Sings About Relationships In 'Goodbye July' " . OneAvenue.tv . One Avenue. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2018-02-26 .
^ Atkinson, Katie (2016-04-19). "Jackie Evancho Trades Classical for Pop on Brand-New Song 'Apocalypse': Exclusive Premiere" . Billboard . Retrieved 2018-02-26 .
^ Levine, Daniel S. (2017-01-20). "Jackie Evancho: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know" . Heavy.com . Retrieved 2018-02-26 .
^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (2018-02-17). "Elise LeGrow at Le Café de la Danse in Paris - review" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2018-02-26 .
^ Evancho, Jackie. Liner notes, The Debut , JE Touring, Inc., April 2019