Carlos de la Garza (music producer)

Carlos de la Garza is an American mixer, record producer, engineer, musician, and songwriter based in Los Angeles.

Carlos de la Garza
Background information
OriginCerritos, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Years active2006–present

Early life

De la Garza was born and raised in Cerritos, California. He started playing drums in high school and played in various local bands. While still in high school, he simultaneously joined Long Beach ska-punk band Suburban Rhythm and punk band F.Y.P, and later became a member of Reel Big Fish.

Music production and engineering

De la Garza has worked with artists and bands such as The Linda Lindas, Paramore, M83, Young the Giant, Jimmy Eat World, Teenage Wrist, Tegan and Sara, Wolf Alice, Cherry Glazerr, Best Coast, Hunny,[1] Wild Belle, Charly Bliss, Bad Religion, Ray Barbee, Fitz and the Tantrums, Third Eye Blind, Bleached, and Ziggy Marley, whose self-titled album mixed and engineered by de la Garza won a Grammy Award in 2016. Paramore's Self-titled album, which de la Garza engineered and performed on, also won a Grammy award for "Best Rock Song" in 2015. In 2018 Wolf Alice was awarded the Mercury Prize for their album "Visions of A Life", which de la Garza also engineered.[2][3]

In addition to his production and engineering work, de la Garza is an accomplished musician and multi-instrumentalist, being highly proficient in drums and percussion, guitar, bass, and keyboards. de la Garza was also a member of punk band F.Y.P. from 1991 to 1993 and popular ska punk band Reel Big Fish, in which he played drums from 1999 to 2003.[4][5]

Two of de la Garza's daughters, Lucia and Mila, are members of the punk rock band The Linda Lindas.[6]

Discography

Year Artist Title Label Role
2023 Paramore & The Linda Lindas "The News (Re: The Linda Lindas)" Atlantic Records Producer
Cold War Kids "Run Away With Me" Producer
The Linda Lindas "Too Many Things" Epitaph Producer
Destroy Boys "Beg For The Torture" Hopeless Records Co-writer, Producer
Paramore This Is Why Atlantic Records Producer
M83 "Oceans Niagara" Engineer
2022 Friday Pilots Club "Bury Me" Co-write, Co-producer
HUNNY Homesick EP Epitaph Records Producer
2021 Hayley Williams Flowers for Vases / Descansos Atlantic Records Mixer
Natalie Bergman feat. Beck "You've Got A Woman" Third Man Records Mixer
Man On Man Self-titled LP Polyvinyl Records Mixer
Third Eye Blind Our Bande Apart MegaCollider Records Mixer
The Linda Lindas "Oh!" Epitaph Producer, engineer, mixer
Justin Courtney-Pierre An Anthropologist on Mars Epitaph Records Mixer
2020 Becca Mancari The Greatest Part Captured Tracks Mixer
Best Coast Always Tomorrow Concord Records Producer, mixer, co-writer
Elephant Castle Cool To Be Unhappy EP Old Wizard Engineer, Mixer
Hayley Williams Petals for Armor Atlantic Records Engineer, Mixer
Bad Religion '"Faith Alone", "Emancipation of the Mind", "What Are We Standing For", "Lose Your Head (demo version)"' Epitaph Records Producer, Engineer, Mixer
2019 All American Rejects Send Her to Heaven Epitaph Records Mixer
Bad Religion Age of Unreason Epitaph Records Producer, mixer, co-writer
Charly Bliss Young Enough Barsuk Records Mixer
Cherry Glazerr Stuffed and Ready Secretly Canadian Producer, mixer, co-writer
HalfNoise Natural Disguise Congrats Records Mixer
HUNNY Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Epitaph Records Producer, Composer & Mixer
Wild Belle Everybody One of a Kind Love Tone Mixer, additional production
Fitz and the Tantrums All The Feels Elektra Records Engineer
2018 Culture Abuse Bay Dream Epitaph Records Producer, mixer, various instruments
Parade of Lights Human Condition Pt. 1 & 2 UMG Recordings Producer, Writer & Engineer
Plague Vendor "Locomotive", "I Only Speak In Friction" Epitaph Records Mixer
Teenage Wrist Chrome Neon Jesus Epitaph Records Producer, co-writer, engineer, mixer
The Wonder Years Sister Cities Hopeless Records Mixer
Wavves and Culture Abuse "Big Cloud", "Up and Down" Epitaph Records Mixer
Ziggy Marley Rebellion Rises Tuff Gong Worldwide Engineer
2017 Cherry Glazerr Apocalipstick Burger Records, Secretly Canadian Producer, mixer[7]
Paramore After Laughter Fueled by Ramen Mixer, engineer[8][9]
Alvarez Kings Somewhere Between Sire, Warner Bros. Producer, mixer[10]
Wolf Alice Visions of a Life Dirty Hit Engineer, additional percussion (tracks 7, 12)[10]
2016 Wild Belle Dreamland Columbia Bass, engineer, guitar[10]
Jimmy Eat World Integrity Blues RCA Engineer[11]
M83 Junk Naive, Mute Engineer[10][2]
Lyle Workman Love (Original Netflix Series Soundtrack) Independent Mixer[10]
School of Seven Bells SVIIB Vagrant Engineer[11]
The Naked and Famous Simple Forms Somewhat Damaged Engineer[11]
Bleached Welcome the Worms Dead Oceans Producer, mixer, engineer[11]
Ziggy Marley Ziggy Marley Tuff Gong Worldwide Mixer, engineer[10][12]
2015 Night Riots Howl Sumerian Records Producer, mixer, engineer[10]
YACHT I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler Downtown Records Engineer[11]
WATERS What's Real Vagrant Records Producer, mixer, engineer, various instruments[10]
2014 Young the Giant Mind over Matter Fueled by Ramen Engineer, percussion[11][2]
Jaymes Young Habits of my Heart EP Atlantic Producer[10]
The Colourist The Colourist Republic, Universal Producer,[11] composer ("Tonight (Young Hearts)")
M83 Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Interscope Records Engineer[10]
The Downtown Fiction Losers & Kings Photo Finish Records Producer, engineer[11]
2013 Hellogoodbye Everything is Debatable Fearless Records Additional production, drums[10]
Tegan and Sara Heartthrob Vapor, Warner Bros. Engineer[11]
Paramore Paramore Fueled by Ramen Engineer, mixing engineer, vocal producer, percussion[11]
2012 Neon Trees Picture Show Mercury Engineer, percussion[10]
2010 Valencia Dancing With a Ghost I Surrender Records Producer, engineer[10]
Neon Trees Habits Mercury Engineer, mixer[11]
2002 Reel Big Fish Cheer Up! Mojo, Jive Drums, Percussion

Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 "Rebellion Rises" (as Engineer) Grammy Award: Best Reggae Album Nominated
2018 "Visions of a Life" (as Engineer) Mercury Prize Won
2017 "Ziggy Marley" (as Mixer & Engineer) Grammy Award: Best Reggae Album Won
2015 "Ain't It Fun" (as Engineer, mixing engineer, vocal producer, percussion) Grammy Award: Rock Song Of The Year Won

References

  1. Major, Michael. "Los Angeles Indie-Pop Band HUNNY Share New EP 'Homesick'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. Wong, Martin (2014-04-21). "8 Questions with Carlos de la Garza/Music Friends Studio". ImprintLab.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  3. "Ziggy Marley wins Best Reggae Album for 'Ziggy Marley'". Grammy.com. 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  4. Miner, Patrick (1999-02-08). "Reel Big Fish reels in new talent, album". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  5. "Reel Big Fish Hire New Drummer, Tour Canada". Chart Attack. 2003-06-18. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  6. Brown, August (May 23, 2021). "'This is crazy': L.A. teen punks the Linda Lindas on going viral (right before finals)". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021
  7. "Cherry Glazerr". SXSW.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  8. "Paramore Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  9. Coscarelli, Joe (2017-04-19). "Paramore Bounces Back With Old Faces and a New Sound". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  10. "Carlos de la Garza credits". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  11. "Carlos de la Garza discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  12. Moayeri, Lily (2016-05-31). "Ziggy Marley on 'Ziggy Marley'". Mix Online. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
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