Antonio "Moogie" Canazio is a Brazilian recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer known for his work with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Ivan Lins, Joao Gilberto, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan and Luis Miguel.
10 Facts About Moogie Canazio
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Moogie Canazio has won two Grammy Awards, five Latin Grammy Awards, and two Midsouth Emmy Awards.
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Moogie Canazio currently serves as vice-chairman of the Latin Recording Academy Board of Trustees and as chairman of the Latin Recording Academy Circle of Producers and Engineers, equivalent to the Recording Academy Producers and Engineers Wing.
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In 1978, Moogie Canazio moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a recording engineer.
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Moogie Canazio enrolled in sound engineering courses and started doing office work at Kendun Recorders in Burbank.
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Moogie Canazio worked at the record label Som Livre recording musica popular brasileira.
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Moogie Canazio was nominated again in this same category in 1996 and 2012.
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Moogie Canazio has been nominated nine times in the "Best Engineered Album - non classical" category at the Latin Grammy Awards, winning the award at the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2008.
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Moogie Canazio was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for the Producer of the Year at the 7th and 13th Latin Grammy Awards in 2006 and 2013, respectively.
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Moogie Canazio has won two Midsouth Emmy Awards for his work on "The Passion for Music" and "Heart of Inspiration".