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Joey Moi
Born1975 or 1976 (age 47–48) [1]
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Genres Country, rock
Occupation(s)Audio engineer, record producer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, synthesizer, vocals
Years active2001–present
Website Official website

Joey Moi is a Canadian record producer, audio engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. He is known for his work with the rock groups Nickelback and My Darkest Days, and country music acts Chris Lane, Dallas Smith, Florida Georgia Line, Jake Owen, and Morgan Wallen.

Biography

Joey Moi was born in Whitehorse, Yukon, spending his first three years in Dawson City before moving to Gambier Island, British Columbia in 1979, then to Tumbler Ridge when he was ten. After graduating from Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, he moved to Vancouver, to attend the Audio Engineering program at the Centre for Digital Imaging and Sound (CDIS). [2]

While attending engineering school at the Centre for Digital Imaging and Sound [3] (now The Art Institute of Vancouver) in Vancouver, Moi began working with Nickelback on demos. [4] [5]

Career

In the early 2000s, Moi became known for his work with Nickelback. His association with the band began with their album The Long Road.

In 2010, Moi signed a publishing deal with Big Loud Shirt Publishing and made the move to Nashville and began working with Jake Owen on his single, “ Barefoot Blue Jean Night” – a 2× Platinum-certified hit and Owen's first #1 single. He went on to produce Owen's Platinum-certified Barefoot Blue Jean Night album and his 2013 follow up, Days of Gold. In 2018, the two rekindled their creative partnership on “ I Was Jack (You Were Diane)”, which became Platinum-certified [6] and Owen's seventh Billboard Country #1. [7]

Moi formed a partnership in 2011 with Big Loud Shirt founder Craig Wiseman, Kevin “Chief" Zaruk, and Seth England to establish the publishing company Big Loud Mountain.

Big Loud Mountain's first client was Florida Georgia Line. [8] Moi has produced Florida Georgia Line's entire discography, including studio albums: Here’s To The Good Times (2× Platinum-certified), Anything Goes (Platinum-certified), Dig Your Roots (Platinum-certified), and Can’t Say I Ain’t Country (Gold-certified). Florida Georgia Line's Moi-produced catalog has exceeded more than 8 Billion digital streams worldwide, selling more than 32 Million tracks and over 4 Million albums. [9]

In 2015, Moi and his Big Loud partners founded Big Loud, an independent record label. Acts on this label have included Chris Lane, Hardy, Jake Owen, and Morgan Wallen, all of whom have had their Big Loud albums produced by Moi as well.

In 2020, Moi broke a Billboard record [10] after spending 42 weeks as #1 on the Country Producers Chart. He held the top spot due to 13 production credits on the Hot Country Songs Chart. 12 of these credits originated from Morgan Wallen’s Platinum-certified [11] Dangerous: The Double Album. This Moi produced album went on to break another record as the only country album to spend more than six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. [12]

Moi has won multiple awards including the Country Music Association’s Single of the Year for “Cruise”, [13] the Academy of Country Music’s Single of the Year (“ H.O.L.Y.”) and Vocal Event of the Year (“ This Is How We Roll” and “ May We All”), [14] and multiple Canadian Country Music Association honors. He was named the Top Hot Country Songs Producer of 2013 [15] by Billboard and was toasted again as one of Billboard Magazine’s Top Country Producers of 2019 [16]. Joey has been named one of Billboard Magazine’s Top Country Producers. [17]

Credits

Albums

Year Artist Album Certification Role [18]
Keys Mixing Percussion Production Programming Songwriting Strings Vocals
2002 Theory of a Deadman Theory of a Deadman
2003 Nickelback The Long Road 3× Platinum
2005 Nickelback All the Right Reasons Diamond
2008 Nickelback Dark Horse 3× Platinum
2009 Faber Drive Can't Keep a Secret
2010 My Darkest Days My Darkest Days
" Porn Star Dancing"
2011 Jake Owen Barefoot Blue Jean Night
Nickelback Here and Now Platinum
" Bottoms Up",

" When We Stand Together"

2012 Dallas Smith Jumped Right In
"And Then Some",

" Nothing but Summer",

" What Kinda Love",

Florida Georgia Line Here's to the Good Times 2× Platinum
" Cruise", " Stay"
Florida Georgia Line It'z Just What We Do (EP)
" Cruise"
Jake Owen Endless Summer (EP)
My Darkest Days Sick and Twisted Affair
"All but "Love Crime", "Stutter"
2013 Jake Owen Days of Gold
2014 Dallas Smith Lifted
Dallas Smith Tippin' Point
Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes Platinum
2016 Chris Lane Girl Problems
Dallas Smith Side Effects
Florida Georgia Line Dig Your Roots Platinum
2018 Chris Lane Laps Around The Sun
Hardy This Ole Boy
Mason Ramsey Famous (EP)
Morgan Wallen If I Know Me 3× platinum
2019 Dallas Smith The Fall
Ernest Locals Only
Florida Georgia Line Can't Say I Ain't Country
Hardy Where To Find Me
Hixtape Hixtape Vol. 1
Jake Owen Greetings From... Jake
Larry Fleet Workin' Hard
Madison Kozak Heartbreak School (EP)
Mason Ramsey Twang
2020 Dallas Smith Timeless
" Drop"
Hardy A Rock
MacKenzie Porter Drinkin' Songs: The Collection (EP)
2021 Hixtape Hixtape: Vol. 2
Larry Fleet Stack of Records
Lily Rose Stronger Than I Am
Lily Rose Stronger Than I Am (Repack)
Morgan Wallen Dangerous: The Double Album 6× platinum
2023 Ben Burgess Tears the Size of Texas
Dallas Smith Dallas Smith
ERNEST FLOWER SHOPS (THE ALBUM): Two Dozen Roses
Griffen Palmer Unlearn
"By The Way", "Small Town After All"
HARDY the mockingbird & THE CROW
"drink one for me"
"I AIN'T IN THE COUNTRY NO MORE", "JACK", "SOLD OUT", "TRUCK BED", "drink one for me", "red (feat. Morgan Wallen)"
Jake Owen Loose Cannon
Jake Worthington Jake Worthington
Larry Fleet Earned It
Morgan Wallen One Thing at a Time

Singles and tracks

Year Artist Single / Track Certification Role [19]
Mixing Percussion Production Programming Songwriting Strings Vocals
2005 Hinder By the Way
Get Stoned
How Long
2008 Daughtry Life After You
2011 Black Stone Cherry All I'm Dreamin' Of
Stay
Kimberly Caldwell Heart Like Mine
2012 Florida Georgia Line Dayum, Baby Gold
Here's To The Good Times Gold
Round here 2× Platinum
Stay 2× Platinum
This is How We Roll 5× Platinum
Cruise Diamond & 11× Platinum
Get Your Shine On 3× Platinum
Tell Me How You Like It Gold
2013 Small Town Pistols Colour Blind
Florida Georgia Line I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
2014 Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes Platinum
Confession Platinum
Dirt 2× Platinum
Sippin' on Fire Platinum
Sun Daze Platinum
If I Die Tomorrow
2015 RaeLynn Always Sing
For a Boy
God Made Girls
Kissin' Frogs
Three Days Grace Fallen Angel
2016 Chris Lane Cool
Drinkin' Games
Stolen Car
Florida Georgia Line God, Your Mama, And Me Platinum
H.O.L.Y. 4× Platinum
May We All (feat. Tim McGraw) 2× Platinum
Smooth Gold
2017 RaeLynn Your Heart
2018 Chris Lane One Girl
Dallas Smith Make 'Em Like You
Rhinestone World
Florida Georgia Line Colorado
People Are Different
Simple Platinum
Sittin' Pretty
Talk You Out of It
Jake Owen Catch A Cold One
Down to the Honkytonk
I Was Jack (You Were Diane)
Made For You
Something To Ride To
MacKenzie Porter About You
Drive Thru
Mason Ramsey Famous
White Christmas
2019 MacKenzie Porter These Days
Madison Kozak Click
First Last Name
Household
OMG ILY
Sean Stemaly Back On A Backroad
Last Night All Day
Morgan Wallen Cover Me Up
This Bar
2020 Ashland Craft Two Wildflowers and a Box of Wine
Blame My Youth Dance With My Demons
Blame My Youth Fantastic
Blame My Youth Right Where You Belong
Ernest Cheers
Gryffin, Chris Lane Hold You Tonight
Hardy Boots
Keith Urban Polaroid
Larry Fleet Where I Find God
MacKenzie Porter Seeing Other People
MacKenzie Porter These Days (Remix)
Morgan Wallen More Than My Hometown
Sean Stemaly As Far As I Know
Sean Stemaly Come Back to Bed
2021 Blame My Youth Go To Sleep
Blame My Youth Feel It In The Morning
Blame My Youth Okay With It
Blame My Youth Tentacles
Chris Lane Ain’t Even Met You Yet
Chris Lane Fill Them Boots
Chris Lane Stop Coming Over
Chris Lane Summer Job Money
Chris Lane That's What Mamas Are For
Dallas Smith Hide From A Broken Heart
ERNEST Flower Shops (feat. Morgan Wallen)
Hardy Blurry
Jake Owen Best Thing Since Backroads
Jake Owen Drunk On A Boat
Lily Rose I Don't Smoke
Lily Rose Know My Way Around
Lily Rose Overnight Sensation
Lily Rose Remind Me of You
Lily Rose Villain (band mix)
MacKenzie Porter Coming Soon To A Bar Near You
MacKenzie Porter Heaven Heard Me
MacKenzie Porter Pickup
MacKenzie Porter Unlonely Me
Sean Stemaly Come Back to Bed (acoustic)
Sean Stemaly Hello, You Up
2022 Sean Stemaly Product Of A Small Town
2023 Blame My Youth The Break
Dallas Smith Fixer Upper
Dallas Smith, MacKenzie Porter One Too
ERNEST Kiss of Death
ERNEST Slow Dancing In A Burning Room (Studio Version)
ERNEST Takes After You
Griffen Palmer 25 To Life
Griffen Palmer Heart Of Exes
Griffen Palmer Second Guessing
Griffen Palmer Unlearn
Jake Owen My Boots Miss Yours
Jake Worthington Next New Thing
Jake Worthington State You Left Me In
Lauren Watkins Introducing: Lauren Watkins
Lauren Watkins Introducing: The Heartbreak
MacKenzie Porter Bet You Break My Heart
MacKenzie Porter Chasing Tornadoes

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Project Result
2011 SOCAN #1 Song Daughtry – Life After You Won
SOCAN #1 Song Nickelback – Gotta Be Somebody Won
SOCAN #1 Song Nickelback – Something In Your Mouth Won
SOCAN #1 Song Nickelback – When We Stand Together Won
2013 Billboard Music Awards Top Hot Country Songs Producer [20] Best of 2013: The Year In Music Won
Country Music Association Awards Song of the Year Florida Georgia Line – Cruise Won
2014 Canadian Country Music Awards Producer of the Year Dallas Smith – Tippin' Point EP Won
SOCAN Pop/Rock Award Nickelback – When We Stand Together Won
2015 Canadian Country Music Awards Producer of the Year [21] Dallas Smith – Lifted Won
2017 Academy of Country Music Single of the Year Florida Georgia Line - H.O.L.Y. Won
Academy of Country Music Vocal Event of Year Florida Georgia Line - May We All Won
2020 Canadian Country Music Awards ACM Studio Recording Awards Producer of the Year Nominated
Canadian Country Music Awards Record Producer of the Year Mackenzie Porter - These Days Nominated
2021 Academy of Country Music Music Event of the Year HARDY (feat. Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson) - One Beer Nominated
Academy of Country Music Studio Recording Award / Producer of the Year Nominated
Canadian Country Music Awards Record Producer of the Year Dallas Smith - Timeless Nominated
Country Music Association Awards Album of the Year (Mix Engineer) Morgan Wallen - Dangerous: The Double Album Nominated
Country Music Association Awards Album of the Year (Producer) Morgan Wallen - Dangerous: The Double Album Nominated
MusicRow Producer of the Year Chris Lane, Ernest, Hardy, Jake Owen, Keith Urban, Larry Fleet, Lily Rose, MacKenzie Porter, Morgan Wallen, and Sean Stemaly Nominated
2022 Academy of Country Music Album of the Year Morgan Wallen - Dangerous: The Double Album Won
Academy of Country Music Album of the Year Famous Friends Nominated
Academy of Country Music Studio Recording Award / Product of the Year Nominated
Canadian Country Music Awards Record Producer of the Year [22] Dallas Smith - Hide from a Broken Heart Won
MusicRow Producer of the Year Nominated
2023 Academy of Country Music Music Event of the Year HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson) - wait in the truck Won
Academy of Country Music Studio Recording Award / Producer of the Year Nominated
Billboard Hot 100 Producer of the Year [23] Won
Canadian Country Music Awards Record Producer of the Year Dallas Smith (feat. MacKenzie Porter) - One Too Nominated
Country Music Association Awards Album of the Year (Mix Engineer) Morgan Wallen - One Thing at a Time Nominated
Country Music Association Awards Album of the Year (Producer) Morgan Wallen - One Thing at a Time Nominated
Country Music Association Awards Musical Event of the Year (Producer) HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson) - wait in the truck Won [24]
Country Music Association Awards Single of the Year (Mix Engineer) HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson) - wait in the truck Nominated
Country Music Association Awards Single of the Year (Producer) HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson) - wait in the truck Nominated
MusicRow Producer of the Year Won

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