Sebastian Krys (born November 11, 1970) is an Argentine-born American

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. A six-time Grammy and 13-time Latin Grammy winner, Krys has worked with many Spanish language pop and rock artists such as Percance,

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Personal

Sebastian Krys (pronounced "Chris") was born in

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and arrived in the United States of America in 1980 at the age of nine as an

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. Krys became a

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in 2012. He Lives with his wife Pamela Krys, and sons Nick and Gabe Krys.

Career

Krys started in 1992 as a recording intern at the legendary

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's Crescent Moon Studio in Miami, where he worked until the early 2000s. There he worked with major Latin artists such as

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. In 2010, after moving to Los Angeles, Sebastian launched an independent music company called Rebeleon Entertainment.

Selected discography

Awards and nominations

As a producer and mixer he won seven American Grammys and ten Latin Grammys. He's currently in the fourth spot as 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 Sebastian Krys was awarded the

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. at the 8th Latin Grammy Awards In 2009 he was inducted to the

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Hall of Fame.

Grammy Awards

Latin Grammy Awards

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krys, Sebastian 1970 births American audio engineers American people of Argentine-Jewish descent American record producers Argentine emigrants to the United States Argentine Jews Grammy Award winners Living people Jewish American musicians Jewish Argentine musicians Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year Latin music record producers 21st-century American Jews