Peter Mokran is an American mixer, producer,

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and musician.

Early life

Mokran was born and raised in

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

. Growing up, he studied classical guitar, while also learning engineering and programming as a teen.Paul Tingen
“Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Peter Mokran,”
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'', August 2009. He earned a BA in music from

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Career

Mokran first received widespread notice in 1992 for mixing, engineering and producing

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’s debut, '' Born into the 90's'', which featured two number one hits on the Billboard R&B charts and went platinum within a year of its release. The following year he engineered, mixed and programmed Kelly's second album '' 12 Play'', which reached number one on the

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. The album’s second single, "

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", was at the time the longest-running number one single on the Billboard R&B charts, and also rose to number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He continued to work with R. Kelly through his 2004 album ''

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''.

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hired Mokran to remix several songs on their 1999 album ''

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'' including "

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" and "

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". Mokran was primarily known for his work in the R&B and hip hop genres, but was chosen by the Flaming Lips for his history of mixing hit singles.

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,
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, 2006, pp. 173-74. He mixed the 2009

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single "

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", an English-language version of the Hindi song by

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from the '' Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack''. Mokran has mixed and produced for a variety of prominent pop, R&B and hip hop artists, including Aaliyah,

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and

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.“NME Reviews: The Soft Bulletin,”
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'', April 6, 1999. His approach to mixing has been described as unusual. He generally starts with the instruments that provide the chords and will likely need the least amount of adjustment, setting aside the drums and vocals for later.

Awards

Mokran won two 2010

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: as engineer/mixer on the Best Pop Album By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for ''

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'' by Camila; and as mixer on the Record of the Year for " Mientes" by Camila.Latin Grammy Winners
Grammy.com. Accessed July 31, 2013.

References

External links

Credits on AllMusic
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