Rob Cohen is an American vocal producer, record mixer, songwriter and record producer known for his work with artists including Portugal. The Man,

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, and more.   After growing up in Denver Colorado, Cohen moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in

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. He began working as an assistant engineer at

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; his projects included

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's number-one album

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. After 5-years at Westlake, Cohen began to work with

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as a full-time engineer and vocal producer.

Awards

In 2020, Cohen won a

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for his work as a vocal producer and engineer on

's album ''

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'', which won "Best Rock Album". In 2017, Cohen worked together with

on Portugal. The Man's #1 ''

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'' single "

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" which also won a Grammy Award for "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. He also received a Grammy Award nomination for engineering on

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album ''Beyoncé''  album in 2015.

Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Rob Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American audio engineers American male songwriters Grammy Award winners Place of birth missing (living people) People from Denver Re-recording mixers Record producers from Colorado