Marcella Christina Araica is an American recording and mixing engineer, who has recorded and mixed tracks for artists including

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, P!nk and

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Biography

Araica started her professional career as an assistant at

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in March 2002 after graduating from the Full Sail Production and Recording Program in Florida. She was mentored by Jimmy Douglass and Demacio Castellon. Araica describes how it was difficult breaking into a male-dominated career, "As a female, I had more to prove." She has worked as an assistant engineer in sessions for

and

Missy Elliott Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known as Missy Elliott or Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She embarked on her music career with R&B girl group Sista in the earl ...

. Subsequently, she became a full-time engineer at the studio, working closely with

. In the early 2000s, she met Danja and the two started working together. In 2008, they created N.A.R.S. records and in 2014, opened a studio in Miami, called Dream Asylum. The studio was built in a former warehouse and has separate recording rooms for Danja and Araica. She visits Full Sail University often to spread her knowledge and give current students a closer look into what it really takes to become successful in the music industry. Araica also created the Red Bottoms Foundation in order to support women in the music industry. The foundation supports mentorships for women. Araica's method of working with musical projects is to focus primarily on the vocal aspect of the song, and then uses effects in

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and

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. She has also called herself "a mad scientist when I'm in the studio."

Credits

Araica's mixing and recording credits include "

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" by

, "

The Way I Are "The Way I Are" is a song by American producer Timbaland, released as the second single from his second studio album ''Shock Value'' (2007). The song features vocals by singer Keri Hilson, and is included on international editions on her debut a ...

" by

, "Migrate" by

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, "We Takin' Over" by DJ Khaled, "When I’m Gone" by Simple Plan and " The Valley" by

Selected discography

Name Variations: Marcella Araica, Marcella 'Ms. Lago' Araica', The Incredible Lago

Mix

*"Special Occasion" *" Bad Girl" *"

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" *" E=MC²" *" Welcome to the Dollhouse" *"

In a Perfect World… ''In a Perfect World...'' is the debut studio album of American singer Keri Hilson. It was released on March 24, 2009, through Zone 4, Mosley Music Group and Interscope Records. Originally planned for a 2007 release, it was pushed back numerous ...

" *"Hide The Rum" * " Blackout"

Appears on

*" The Valley" *'' After the Storm'' by Monica (2003) *"

Pass That Dutch "Pass That Dutch" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was written and produced by Timbaland and Elliott for her fifth studio album ''This Is Not a Test!'' (2003) and contains samples of Santa Esmeralda's version of "Don't Let Me Be Mis ...

" / "Hurt Sumthin" *" I'm Really Hot" *"Monkey Business" *" Maneater" *"Relax And Take Notes" / "Turn Up The Bump" *"The Big Bang" *"Anonymous" *"

" *"

Trey Day ''Trey Day'' is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Trey Songz. It was released on October 1, 2007, by Atlantic Records. The album debuted at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, with 73,000 copies sold in the first week ...

" *"When I'm Gone" *" Break The Ice" *"

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" *"Overworld" *"Simple Plan" *"Turntables" (Ciara Song) *"

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" * " Perfect Lover" * " Hot As Ice"

Awards

In 2010, Araica received two

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awards for " Knock You Down" and " Sober." She was presented with the

Leading Ladies of Entertainment The Leading Ladies of Entertainment is an honor presented annually by the Latin Recording Academy, the same organization that distributes the Latin Grammy Awards, to commend women "excelling in the arts and sciences, and who have made indelible ...

accolade by the

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in 2017.

References

Bibliography

External links

discogs.com
- Marcella Araica Discography {{DEFAULTSORT:Araica, Marcella American audio engineers Living people Women audio engineers Year of birth missing (living people)