Antonio "Moogie" Canazio is a Brazilian

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and

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known for his work with

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and

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. He has won two

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, five

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, and two

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. He currently serves as vice-chairman of the

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Board of Trustees and as chairman of the Latin Recording Academy Circle of Producers and Engineers (CPI), equivalent to the

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Producers and Engineers Wing.

Early life and career

Canazio started as a DJ in his hometown,

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. Soon, following his desire to play music, he started playing the

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. In 1978, Canazio moved to

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to pursue a career as a recording engineer. He enrolled in sound engineering courses and started doing office work at Kendun Recorders in Burbank. Soon, he became assistant engineer, recording artists including

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. Canazio moved back to Rio de Janeiro in 1981. He worked at the record label

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recording música popular brasileira (MPB). In 1989, Canazio returned to Los Angeles. In 1992 he became the first Brazilian engineer to be nominated in the " Best Engineered Album - non classical" category at the

for his work in Sergio Mendes' album

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. He was nominated again in this same category in 1996 and 2012. Canazio has been nominated nine times in the " Best Engineered Album - non classical" category at the

, winning the award at the

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in 2008. Canazio was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for the Producer of the Year at the

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and 13th Latin Grammy Awards in 2006 and 2013, respectively.

Awards

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Canazio has won two

for his work on "The Passion for Music" and "Heart of Inspiration".

References

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