Mike Marciano
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Mike Marciano is a two-time Grammy Award-winning audio engineer, and
six time Grammy nominated, multi-platinum and gold record award, GMA and Junos award recipient. He started his career in 1980, recording, mixing and mastering exclusively at Systems Two Recording Studio in Brooklyn, New York. Early in his career, he worked with many well-known rock and heavy metal groups, including Type O Negative, Carnivore, Agnostic Front, Life of Agony. Many of his hardcore and metal credits are noted in Encyclopaedia Metallum. His work with Type O Negative was used in multiple movie soundtracks and other media. Since the early 90s, he has worked with some of the top musicians in the jazz field, including jazz greats like Wynton Marsalis (and his Grammy-nominated “Joe Cool's Blues”), Brad Mehldau,{{cite web | url=https://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1423.html | title=Solid Jackson }} Robert Glasper, {{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1408970-Robert-Glasper-Canvas|title = Robert Glasper - Canvas Album| website=Discogs | date=2005 }} {{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5399649-Robert-Glasper-Double-Booked|title = Robert Glasper - Double Booked Album| website=Discogs | date=25 August 2009 }}Clark Terry,{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/remember-the-time-mw0000177394/credits|title = Remember the Time - Clark Terry | Credits | AllMusic| website=AllMusic }} Elvin Jones,{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/it-dont-mean-a-thing-mw0000126178/credits|title = It Don't Mean a Thing - Elvin Jones | Credits | AllMusic| website=AllMusic }} and Steve Coleman. His work with Don Braden was used as the theme song for Cosby.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1132531&style=music&fulldesc=T|title = Don Braden - Voice of Saxophone CD Album}} Mike's partial discographies (well over 1300 album credits) are avail. on https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-marciano-mn0000894902 and https://www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-marciano-mn0000460998#credits
Accolades
In 2011, he received his first Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album "The Mosaic Project" by Terri Lynne Carrington. Then, in 2013 he received his second Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, "Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue", by Terri Lynne Carrington.{{Cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=marciano&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=All|title = Awards Nominations & Winners|date = 30 April 2017}}
In 2016, Marciano recorded In for a Penny, In for a Pound by Henry Threadgill, which received a Pulitzer Prize for Music.{{cite web| url = http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/henry-threadgill| title = The Pulitzer Prizes}}
The same year his work on Impromptu by the Rodriguez Brothers was also nominated for a Grammy Award.
In 2017, his work on Madera Latino by Brian Lynch was nominated for a Grammy.
In 2018, Two additional projects that Marciano engineered were nominated for Grammy's,Tipico by
Miguel Zenón and Art of the Arrangement by Doug Beavers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/60th-annual-grammy-awards|title=60th Annual GRAMMY Awards|date=22 May 2018}}
Also in 2019, Mike's work on Happened, Happening by Yuying Hsu {{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/happened-happening-mw0003172701|title = Happened, Happening - Yuying Hsu | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic| website=AllMusic }} won him a Golden Melody Award for Best Instrumental Recording Album - Technical Category.{{Cite web|url=https://taiwanbeats.tw/archives/9819|title=Eason Chan and LaLa Hsu Wins Big for Golden Melody Awards 2018 (Full Winner List)|work=Taiwan Beats |date=25 June 2018 |last1=Beats |first1=Taiwan }}
In 2019, his work on Elio Villafranca's Cinque was nominated for a Best Latin Jazz Album Grammy Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-nominations-complete-nominees-and-winners-list|title = 61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List|date = 7 December 2018}}
In 2020, his work on Carib by David Sánchez was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Latin Jazz album category.{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-nominations-complete-winners-list|title = 2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Winners List|date = 20 November 2019}}
In 2021, Mike received his Grammy Win certificate for his mastering work on "Puertos: Music from International Waters": by The Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra, Best Jazz Album {{Cite web|url=https://jazz.fm/latin-grammys-2020-emilio-solla-tango-jazz-orchestra-puertos/|title = Emilio Solla Tango Jazz Orchestra wins Latin Grammy|date = 20 November 2020}}
Also in 2021, he received a Juno award for Andy Milne and Unison's Best Jazz Album Award for reMission.{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1905315907630| title = Andy Milne and Unison win jazz album of the year: group {{!}} Juno Awards 2021 {{!}} CBC.ca}}
Also in 2021, another project Mike recorded, mixed and mastered received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album for Dafnis Prieto Sextet "Transparency" {{cite web| url = https://www.grammy.com/artists/dafnis-prieto/15846}}
Mike is credited on well over 1,300 recordings.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-marciano-mn0000460998/credits|title=Michael Marciano {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-05-29}}
{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-marciano-mn0000894902/credits|title=Mike Marciano {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-05-29}} He continues his career as "Systems Two", recording, mixing, and mastering some of today's top jazz albums.
=Gold and Platinum RIAA Certified Awards=
- Mortal Kombat Soundtrack (Cert. Platinum 1996)
- Howard Stern - Private Parts (Cert. Platinum 1997)
- Bloody Kisses (Cert. Gold 1995, Cert. Platinum 2000)
- October Rust (Cert. Gold 2000)
- Nativity in Black - A Tribute to Black Sabbath (Cert. Gold 2000)
- After Dark DVD (Cert. Gold 2000){{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database# |title= Gold & Platinum|website=riaa.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830055854/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database |archive-date=2014-08-30}}
Recorded Work Used on Movie Soundtracks
- Bride of Chucky ("Love You to Death" by Type O Negative)
- Freddy vs. Jason ("We Were Electrocute" by Type O Negative)
- I Know What You Did Last Summer ("Summer Breeze" by Type O Negative)
- Howard Stern - Private Parts ("Pictures of Matchstick Men" by Ozzy Osbourne with Type O Negative)
- Mortal Kombat ("Blood and Fire" by Type O Negative)
- The Blair Witch Project ("Haunted" by Type O Negative)
- Nosferatu (Type O Negative Compilation)
- Descent 2
Recorded Work Used in Other Media
References
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