Javier Garza is an American

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and mixer from

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. Garza has done production work on a large number of successful major-label albums since 1990, and has won two

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s and nine

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Awards. Among the artists whose music Garza has mixed are Gloria Estefan,

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, Madonna,

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, Carlos Vives, Marc Anthony,

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, Jennifer Lopez,

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, Alejandro Sanz,

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and Los Claxons

Grammy Awards

All of Garza's credits are for Mix Engineering.
He's currently at the second spot as Most Latin Grammys won by an Engineer or Mixer *2000 - Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album: Gloria Estefan, ''Alma Caribeña'' *2001 - Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album: Carlos Vives, ''Dejame Entrar'' *2001 -

, Best Engineered Album:

, ''Arrasando'' *2002 - Latin Grammy, Best Contemporary Tropical Album: Carlos Vives, ''Fruta Fresca'' *2005 - Latin Grammy, Best Male Pop Performance:

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, ''Todo el Año'' *2005 - Latin Grammy, Best Contemporary Tropical Album: Carlos Vives, ''Rock de Mi Pueblo'' *2006 - Latin Grammy, Best Tropical Regional Mexican Album: A.B. Quintanilla III y los Kumbia Kings, ''Kumbia Kings Live'' *2007 - Latin Grammy, Best Contemporary Tropical Album: Oscar De Leon, ''Fuzionando'' *2009 - Latin Grammy, Best Children Album: Various Artists, ''Pombo Musical'' *2013 - Latin Grammy, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album: Alejandro Sanz, ''La Musica No Se Toca'' *2013 - Latin Grammy, Best Engineered Album: Kany Garcia, ''Kany Garcia'' *2014 - Latin Grammy, Best Contemporary Tropical Album: Carlos Vives, ''Mas + Corazon Profundo''

External links

Official Website
* Production Credits Allmusic.com
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