Rob Chiarelli
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| Background information | |
| Born |
January 13, 1963 Newton, Massachusetts |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Mix Engineer, Musician |
| Instruments | Electric Bass, Guitar, Drums |
| Years active | 1985 - Present |
| Associated acts | Will Smith, Christina Aguilera, Kirk Franklin, Pink, LeAnn Rimes, Mary Mary, Jonathan McReynolds, Musiq Soulchild, Janet Jackson, Keiko Matsui, Coolio, Ray Charles, Kelly Clarkson, Usher, American Idol, Johnny Mathis, Stevie Wonder, Paula Abdul, Diana Ross, En Vogue, Ice Cube, The Four Tops, Yolanda Adams, The Temptations, 3LW, K-Ci & JoJo, Madonna, Club Nouveau, Calloway, Chuckii Booker, Teddy Pendergrass, Aaliyah, Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney, Ricky Martin, The Corrs,Luther Vandross |
| Website | finalmix |
Rob Chiarelli (born January 13, 1963) is an American record producer, mix engineer, musician, published author and Grammy Award winner. Widely recognized as a music producer for Will Smith and Men in Black II (2002), Chiarelli's work appears on numerous Gold and Platinum albums and motion picture soundtracks, including nine GRAMMY winners.
Chiarelli was born in Newton, MA and raised in Waltham, MA. He started playing the drums when he was ten years old. By junior high school, he was performing in school bands and participating in the Massachusetts All-State Jazz Ensemble and the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. By age 17, he had received the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award (twice) and numerous awards from the International Association of Jazz Educators (formerly the National Association for Jazz Education, NAJE). Chiarelli graduated from Waltham High School in 1981 and attended the University of Miami School of Music on a scholarship, where he studied under the direction of Don Coffman, Fred Wickstrom and Vince Maggio. He formed his own band Inferno which recorded with producer Gary Vandy and included members Tim Mitchell (guitar), Dag Kolsrud (keyboards), Rick Margitza (sax), Mike Mangini (drums), Ed Calle (sax) and Mike Lambert (trumpet).
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