American record producer
Musical artist
Sebastian Krys (born November 11, 1970) is an Argentine-born American
audio engineer ,
record producer and
radio personality . A six-time Grammy and 13-time Latin Grammy winner, Krys has worked with many Spanish language pop and rock artists such as
Percance ,
Sergio Dalma ,
Eros Ramazzotti ,
Sandy & Junior ,
Gloria Estefan ,
Carlos Vives ,
Shakira ,
Alejandro Sanz ,
Luis Fonsi ,
Vega ,
Kinky ,
Los Rabanes ,
Obie Bermúdez ,
Ricky Martin ,
[1]
Marc Anthony ,
Lori Meyers ,
Fangoria ,
La Santa Cecilia and
Will Smith .
Personal
Sebastian Krys (pronounced "Chris") was born in
Buenos Aires ,
Argentina and arrived in the United States in 1980 at the age of nine as an
undocumented immigrant . He became a
U.S. citizen in 2012. He Lives with his wife, Pamela Krys, and sons Nick and Gabe Krys.
[2]
Career
Krys started in 1992 as a recording intern at
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 .
In 2010, after moving to Los Angeles, Krys launched an independent music company called Rebeleon Entertainment.
[3]
Selected discography
Amor a la Mexicana ,
Thalía (1997)
Dónde Están los Ladrones? ,
Shakira (1998)
Ricky Martin ,
Ricky Martin (1999)
MTV Unplugged ,
Shakira (2000)
Arrasando ,
Thalía (2000)
Escape ,
Enrique Iglesias (2001)
Déjame Entrar ,
Carlos Vives (2001)
Money Pa Que' ,
Los Rabanes (2002)
Confesiones ,
Obie Bermúdez (2003)
Unwrapped ,
Gloria Estefan (2003)
Imperfecta ,
JD Natasha (2004)
El Rock de Mi Pueblo ,
Carlos Vives (2004)
Paso a Paso ,
Luis Fonsi (2005)
Mi Forma de Ser , Patricia Loaiza (2005)
El Otro Lado de Mi ,
Soraya (2005)
Dicen Que El Tiempo ,
Jennifer Pena (2006)
Sandy e Junior 2006 ,
Sandy & Junior (2006)
Premonición ,
David Bisbal (2006)
Ese Que Va Por Ahí ,
Jeremías (2006)
VI ,
Los Rabanes (2007)
E2 ,
Eros Ramazzotti (2007)
9MA ,
Nove Mil Anjos (2008)
Día Azul , Jimena Angel (2008)
Palabras del Silencio ,
Luis Fonsi (2008)
A Buena Hora ,
Sergio Dalma (2008)
Barracuda ,
Kinky (2008)
Soy ,
Ednita Nazario (2009)
Metamorfosis ,
Vega (2009)
Bendito Entre Las Mujeres ,
Vallin (2009)
Trece ,
Sergio Dalma (2010)
Extranjera ,
Dulce María (2010)
Cuando el Destino Nos Alcance ,
Lori Meyers (2010)
Acordes de Mi Diario ,
Merche (2010)
Suddenly Yours ,
Allstar Weekend (2010)
2 ,
Amaia Montero (2011)
Guadalupe , The Mills (2011)
Grandes Canciones ,
Noel Schajris (2011)
La Cuenta Atras ,
Vega (2011)
Tierra Firme ,
Luis Fonsi (2011)
La Música No Se Toca ,
Alejandro Sanz (2012)
Un mundo de colores ,
Merche (2012)
Antes o después ,
Fangoria (2013)
Impronta ,
Lori Meyers (2013)
Montaña Rusa , Second (2013)
Treinta Dias ,
La Santa Cecilia (2013)
Wolverines ,
Vega (2013)
Tú y Yo ,
David Bisbal (2014)
Verte Nacer ,
Noel Schajris (2014)
Someday New ,
La Santa Cecilia (2014)
Sirope ,
Alejandro Sanz (2015)
[4]
¿Dónde está mi Varón? ,
Verónica Orozco (2016)
Buenaventura ,
La Santa Cecilia (2016)
Cicatrices ,
Miriam Rodríguez (2018)
La Reina Pez ,
Vega (2018)
Look Now ,
Elvis Costello and The Imposters (2018)
[5]
Awards and nominations
As a producer and mixer, he won seven American Grammys
[6] and ten Latin Grammys.
[7] He is currently[
when? ] fourth in the list of the
Most Latin Grammys won by a Producer , third as
Most Latin Grammys won by an Engineer or Mixer and sixth as
Most Latin Grammys won in a lifetime . In 2007, Krys was awarded the title of
Producer of the Year .
[8] at the
8th Latin Grammy Awards In 2009, he was inducted to the
Full Sail University Hall of Fame.
[9]
Grammy Awards
Latin Grammy Awards
References
^
"List of Tsunami Entertainment Producers" . Retrieved 28 Feb 2011 .
^ Krys, Sebastian.
"Immigration Stories" . The White House. Retrieved June 11, 2013 . [
dead link ] - Fratantori, Fernando (April 10, 2021).
"Krys: el productor argentino que servía café y ya ganó 17 Grammy" [Krys: the Argentine producer who served coffee and has already won 17 Grammys].
La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved July 4, 2023 .
^
"Rebeleon" . Twitter . - San Román, Gabriel (December 9, 2010).
"REBELEON ENTERTAINMENT'S SEBASTIAN KRYS GIVES HIS FIRST INTERVIEW" . OC Weekly . Retrieved August 5, 2021 .
^ Curiel, Fernando.
"El vigor y perspectiva de un importante productor musical" . Músico Pro . Retrieved August 5, 2021 .
^
"Sebastián Krys" .
Discogs . Retrieved August 5, 2021 .
^
"Grammys awards search for Krys" . 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012 .
^
"Latin Grammys awards search for Krys" . 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012 .
^
"The 8th Latin GRAMMYs Sizzle" . The Grammy Foundation. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2011 .
^ Full Sail University (2009).
"Full Sail University Hall of Fame" . Retrieved 28 February 2011 . [
dead link ]
^
"Sebastián Krys" .
Grammys . Retrieved 5 August 2021 .
^
"Sebastian Krys" .
Latin Grammys . Retrieved July 31, 2023 .
^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023).
"Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List" .
Billboard . Retrieved 19 September 2023 .