Sebastian Krys | |
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Born | November 11, 1970 |
Origin | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Genres | Latin pop |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, audio engineer |
Instruments | Keyboards, Organ, Guitar |
Years active | 1992-Present |
Associated acts | Sandy e Junior, Gloria Estefan, Carlos Vives, Shakira, Luis Fonsi, Ricky Martin, Kinky, Los Rabanes, Obie Bermúdez |
Sebastian Krys is an Argentine-born American audio engineer and record producer. A five-time Grammy and 12-time Latin Grammy winner, Krys has worked with many Spanish language pop and rock artists such as Sergio Dalma, Eros Ramazzotti, Sandy e Junior, Gloria Estefan, Carlos Vives, Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Luis Fonsi, Vega, Kinky, Los Rabanes, Obie Bermúdez, Ricky Martin,Marc Anthony, Lori Meyers, Fangoria, La Santa Cecilia and Will Smith.
Sebastian Krys (pronounced "Chris") was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and arrived in the United States of America in 1980 at the age of nine as an undocumented immigrant. His father was a travel agent and his mother a teacher. His brother and sister were also undocumented on arrival in America. His brother runs a real-estate investment firm and his sister is a psychologist at a liberal arts college. Krys became a U.S. citizen in 2012. He Lives with his wife Pamela Krys, and sons Nick and Gabe Krys.
Krys started in 1992 as a recording intern at the legendary 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.