American record producer
Musical artist
Sebastian Krys (born November 11, 1970) is an Argentine-born American audio engineer , record producer and radio personality . A six-time Grammy and 13-time Latin Grammy winner, Krys has worked with many Spanish language pop and rock artists such as Percance , Sergio Dalma , Eros Ramazzotti , Sandy & Junior , Gloria Estefan , Carlos Vives , Shakira , Alejandro Sanz , Luis Fonsi , Vega , Kinky , Los Rabanes , Obie Bermúdez , Ricky Martin ,[ 1] Marc Anthony , Lori Meyers , Fangoria , La Santa Cecilia and Will Smith .
Sebastian Krys (pronounced "Chris") was born in Buenos Aires , Argentina and arrived in the United States in 1980 at the age of nine as an undocumented immigrant . He became a U.S. citizen in 2012. He Lives with his wife, Pamela Krys, and sons Nick and Gabe Krys.[ 2]
Krys started in 1992 as a recording intern at Emilio Estefan 's Crescent Moon Studio in Miami, where he worked until the early 2000s. There he worked with major Latin artists such as Roberto Blades , Celia Cruz , Enrique Iglesias , David Bisbal , Ricky Martin , Arturo Sandoval , Jon Secada and, of course, Gloria Estefan .
In 2010, after moving to Los Angeles, Krys launched an independent music company called Rebeleon Entertainment.[ 3]
Selected discography [ edit ]
Amor a la Mexicana , Thalía (1997)
Dónde Están los Ladrones? , Shakira (1998)
Ricky Martin , Ricky Martin (1999)
MTV Unplugged , Shakira (2000)
Arrasando , Thalía (2000)
Escape , Enrique Iglesias (2001)
Déjame Entrar , Carlos Vives (2001)
Money Pa Que' , Los Rabanes (2002)
Confesiones , Obie Bermúdez (2003)
Unwrapped , Gloria Estefan (2003)
Imperfecta , JD Natasha (2004)
El Rock de Mi Pueblo , Carlos Vives (2004)
Paso a Paso , Luis Fonsi (2005)
Mi Forma de Ser , Patricia Loaiza (2005)
El Otro Lado de Mi , Soraya (2005)
Dicen Que El Tiempo , Jennifer Pena (2006)
Sandy e Junior 2006 , Sandy & Junior (2006)
Premonición , David Bisbal (2006)
Ese Que Va Por Ahí , Jeremías (2006)
VI , Los Rabanes (2007)
E2 , Eros Ramazzotti (2007)
9MA , Nove Mil Anjos (2008)
Día Azul , Jimena Angel (2008)
Palabras del Silencio , Luis Fonsi (2008)
A Buena Hora , Sergio Dalma (2008)
Barracuda , Kinky (2008)
Soy , Ednita Nazario (2009)
Metamorfosis , Vega (2009)
Bendito Entre Las Mujeres , Vallin (2009)
Trece , Sergio Dalma (2010)
Extranjera , Dulce María (2010)
Cuando el Destino Nos Alcance , Lori Meyers (2010)
Acordes de Mi Diario , Merche (2010)
Suddenly Yours , Allstar Weekend (2010)
2 , Amaia Montero (2011)
Guadalupe , The Mills (2011)
Grandes Canciones , Noel Schajris (2011)
La Cuenta Atras , Vega (2011)
Tierra Firme , Luis Fonsi (2011)
La Música No Se Toca , Alejandro Sanz (2012)
Un mundo de colores , Merche (2012)
Antes o después , Fangoria (2013)
Impronta , Lori Meyers (2013)
Montaña Rusa , Second (2013)
Treinta Dias , La Santa Cecilia (2013)
Wolverines , Vega (2013)
Tú y Yo , David Bisbal (2014)
Verte Nacer , Noel Schajris (2014)
Someday New , La Santa Cecilia (2014)
Sirope , Alejandro Sanz (2015)[ 4]
¿Dónde está mi Varón? , Verónica Orozco (2016)
Buenaventura , La Santa Cecilia (2016)
Cicatrices , Miriam Rodríguez (2018)
La Reina Pez , Vega (2018)
Look Now , Elvis Costello and The Imposters (2018)[ 5]
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
As a producer and mixer, he won seven American Grammys[ 6] and ten Latin Grammys.[ 7] He is currently[when? ] fourth in the list of 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, Krys was awarded the title of Producer of the Year .[ 8] at the 8th Latin Grammy Awards In 2009, he was inducted to the Full Sail University Hall of Fame.[ 9]
Latin Grammy Awards [ edit ]
^ "List of Tsunami Entertainment Producers" . Retrieved 28 Feb 2011 .
^ Krys, Sebastian. "Immigration Stories" . The White House. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013 . - Fratantori, Fernando (April 10, 2021). "Krys: el productor argentino que servía café y ya ganó 17 Grammy" [Krys: the Argentine producer who served coffee and has already won 17 Grammys]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved July 4, 2023 .
^ "Rebeleon" . Twitter . - San Román, Gabriel (December 9, 2010). "REBELEON ENTERTAINMENT'S SEBASTIAN KRYS GIVES HIS FIRST INTERVIEW" . OC Weekly . Retrieved August 5, 2021 .
^ Curiel, Fernando. "El vigor y perspectiva de un importante productor musical" . Músico Pro . Retrieved August 5, 2021 .
^ "Sebastián Krys" . Discogs . Retrieved August 5, 2021 .
^ "Grammys awards search for Krys" . 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012 .
^ "Latin Grammys awards search for Krys" . 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012 .
^ "The 8th Latin GRAMMYs Sizzle" . The Grammy Foundation. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2011 .
^ Full Sail University (2009). "Full Sail University Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on November 28, 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2011 .
^ "Sebastián Krys" . Grammys . Retrieved 5 August 2021 .
^ "Sebastian Krys" . Latin Grammys . Retrieved July 31, 2023 .
^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List" . Billboard . Retrieved 19 September 2023 .