Carmen Rizzo (born April 8, 1964) is an American record producer, mixer, programmer, DJ, remixer and recording artist, based in Los Angeles. The two-time Grammy nominee[1] has worked with Seal, Coldplay, Paul Oakenfold, Alanis Morissette, Dido, Jem, Niyaz, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Khaled, Tiësto, BT, Esthero, A.R. Rahman and Pete Townshend.[2][3][4]
Carmen Rizzo | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Carmen Rizzo |
| Born | 8 April 1964 Akron, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Electronic world music (EWM) |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, mixer & engineer, recording artist |
| Instrument(s) | Electronic instruments (keyboards, turntables, mixing, programming), drums |
| Website | carmenrizzo |
Spanning a record-making career of nearly two decades, Rizzo has worked with record producers Trevor Horn, David Foster, Marius De Vries and Rob Cavallo.[5][6] In addition to collaborating with Tuvan throat singers Huun Huur Tu, Rizzo also co-founded the world/electronic act Niyaz with Azam Ali and Loga Ramin Torkian (with three #1 iTunes albums),[5] and contributed original music to the David Lynch Foundation album alongside Moby and Peter Gabriel. Rizzo has released his own solo electronic albums: Lost Art of the Idle Moment[7] (2005), Ornament of an Imposter (2008), and Looking Through Leaves (2010), with invited musicians and vocalists as contributors and The Space Left Behind.[8] Rizzo's music also appears in numerous movies and TV shows including CSI Miami and True Blood.
Rizzo is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and served on the board of Governors & Trustees (Grammy) as well as on the Producer & Engineering Advisory Board. In these roles Rizzo was partly responsible for introducing the category of Best Electronic Album.[9][10] Rizzo participated in and hosted the HBO documentary The Song Story, which documents three unsigned music artists produced by him.[11][12]
As a composer, Rizzo is represented by the William Morris Agency. In addition to scoring films for director Michael Apted, he composed the score for the film Perfect Sisters with Oscar-nominated actress Abigail Breslin and Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino, as well as the end title for the video game, Uncharted 2.[13] Rizzo is represented by Global Positioning Services in Santa Monica, California.[14]
Selected discography
edit| Year | Artist | Album/Song(s) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lea Cappelli | Forthcoming Album | Producer, engineer, mixer, co-writer |
| Carmen Rizzo | Romancia EP | Producer, engineer, mixer, co-writer | |
| 2012 | Niyaz | Sumud | Producer, programmer, mixer, musician |
| 2011 | Carmen Rizzo | The Space Left Behind | Producer, engineer, programmer, mixer |
| 2010 | Carmen Rizzo | Looking Through Leaves | Producer, engineer, programmer, mixer |
| A.R Rahman & Dido | If I Rise from 127 Hours | Remixer | |
| 2009 | Huun Huur Tu & Carmen Rizzo | Eternal | Producer, engineer, programmer, mixer |
| Lal Meri | Lal Meri | Producer, engineer, mixer, musician | |
| 2008 | Carmen Rizzo | Ornament of An Imposter | Producer, engineer, programmer, mixer |
| Niyaz | Nine Heavens | Producer, programmer, musician | |
| 2007 | Kate Havnevik | Melankton | Producer, engineer, programmer, mixer, musician |
| Jes | Disconnect | Mixer | |
| 2006 | Carmen Rizzo | The Lost Art of the Idle Moment | Producer, engineer, programmer |
| 2005 | Coldplay | X&Y | Engineer, programmer, Remixer |
| Niyaz | Niyaz | Producer, engineer, programmer, mixer, musician | |
| 2004 | Rachel Fuller | Cigarettes & Housework | Producer (with Pete Townshend) |
| 2003 | Delerium | Chimera | Producer, engineer, programmer, mixer, writer |
| Michael Nyman | Sangam | Producer, engineer | |
| Carla Werner | "Wanderlust" from Departure | Producer, engineer, programmer, mixer, writer | |
| Carmen Rizzo | "Beso" feat. Kinnie Starr, from Thirteen | Producer Engineer, programmer, mixer, writer | |
| 2002 | Conjure One | Sleep | Remixer |
| Paul Oakenfold | Bunkka | Producer, engineer, remixer, mixer, musician, writer | |
| Alanis Morissette | Under Rug Swept | Engineer, programmer, mixer | |
| 2001 | Perry Farrell | Song Yet to Be Sung | Engineer, programmer, mixer |
| Grant Lee Phillips | Mobilize | Producer, engineer, programmer, mixer | |
| 2000 | Supreme Beings of Leisure | Supreme Beings of Leisure | Producer, engineer, mixer |
| 1999 | Mel C | Northern Star | Engineer, mixer |
| Povi | Life in Volcanoes | Producer, engineer, programmer, mixer, musician | |
| Beth Nielsen Chapman | "Message in a Bottle" from Message in a Bottle Motion Picture | Producer, engineer, programmer, mixer, musician | |
| Alanis Morissette | "Still" from Dogma | Programmer, musician | |
| 1998 | Alanis Morissette | "Uninvited" from City of Angels | Engineer, programmer, musician |
| 1996 | Doyle Bramhall | Doyle Bramhall II | Engineer, mixer |
| Freakpower | More of Everything for Everybody | Mixer | |
| 1994 | Seal | Seal II | Engineer, programmer, mixer, musician |
| 1993 | Ray Charles | My World | Mixer |
| Les Rita Mitsouko | Système D | Engineer, mixer |
References
edit- ^ "Getting Artists Noticed". Mix. May 1, 2009. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
- ^ "GRAMMY.com". Grammy.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Carmen Rizzo | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Official Selected Discography" (PDF). Globalpositioningservices.net. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "Carmen Rizzo Joins GPS Client Roster". Ymlp.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Carmen Rizzo". Ableton.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Lend an ear to these tunes". USA Today. September 15, 2005. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
- ^ "LAPhil Show". Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ "Interview: Carmen Rizzo-Synthesizing the World - O'Reilly Media". Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ "Best Electronic/Dance Album GRAMMY excites electro-pop composers and performers around the world!". Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ^ "GRAMMY SoundTable @ AES '08". Grammy.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Grammy SoundTable". Grammy.com. October 5, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Carmen Rizzo - WME | MVM". www.wme-mvm.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "GPS Management | Producer, Engineer, Mixer & Songwriter Management". Globalpositioningservices.net. Retrieved January 27, 2021.