Rob Kinelski

{{Infobox musical artist

| birth_name = Robert Michael Kinelski

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Audio engineer| audio mixer| record producer}}

| associated_acts = Billie Eilish, FINNEAS, Karol G, Big Sean, Joji, Lil Dicky, Jhené Aiko, Cocaine 80s

}}

Robert Michael Kinelski (born January 27, 1981) is an American audio engineer, mixer, and record producer. He is best known for his work with Billie Eilish, Finneas, Lil Dicky, Big Sean, Karol G, Joji, Beyoncé, and NewJeans, among others.{{Cite magazine|title=Rob Kinelski Talks Mixing For Billie Eilish, Working With Young Artists, and Keeping His Approach Simple|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8512952/rob-kinelski-billie-eilish-engineer-interview|access-date=2021-01-04|magazine=Billboard|language=en}} In 2020, Kinelski won four Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for mixing Billie Eilish's debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.

Early life and education

Kinelski was born in Staten Island, New York. At a young age, his family relocated to nearby Howell Township, New Jersey. Kinelski graduated from Howell High School and the SAE Institute in Manhattan.{{Cite web|date=2020-01-21|title=Staten Island son up for three Grammys Sunday during music's biggest night|url=https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2020/01/staten-island-son-up-for-three-grammys-sunday-during-musics-biggest-night.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=silive|language=en}}

Career

Kinelski started his career at Sony Studios New York, engineering for Swizz Beatz, LL Cool J, and Ryan Leslie, amongst others, notably working on Beyoncé's GRAMMY-winning album B'Day.{{Cite web|title=Inside Track: Billie Eilish 'Bad Guy'|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-billie-eilish-bad-guy|access-date=2021-01-04|website=www.soundonsound.com}}

After relocating to Los Angeles in 2009, Kinelski collaborated with No I.D., J. Cole, Rihanna, Nas, Common, Vince Staples, Jhené Aiko, and Big Sean, and more as a member of the Cocaine 80s music collective. Since 2018, he has worked very closely with Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, mixing a majority of their discography.

Mixing discography

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Singles and album tracks, by year, title, artist, and album name{{Cite web|title=Rob Kinelski {{!}} Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/rob-kinelski-mn0000564568|access-date=2021-01-04|website=AllMusic|language=en}}

!Year

!Title

!Artist

!Album

2009

|"You Stop My Heart"

|Melanie Fiona

|The Bridge

2011

|"Kiss Me"

|Ed Sheeran

rowspan="5" |2012

|"Loco-Motive" (featuring Large Professor)

| rowspan="3" |Nas

| rowspan="3" |Life Is Good

"Accident Murderers" (featuring Rick Ross)

"Daughters"

"This Time" (featuring J. Cole)

| rowspan="2" |Melanie Fiona

| rowspan="2" |The MF Life

"L.O.V.E." (featuring John Legend)

2013

|"3:16AM"

|Jhené Aiko

|Sail Out

rowspan="4" |2014

|"Heavy Metal and Reflective"

| rowspan="3" |Azealia Banks

| rowspan="3" |Broke with Expensive Taste

"Ice Princess"

"Chasing Time"

"Gasoline"

|Troye Sivan

|TRXYE

rowspan="10" |2015

|"Alright"

|Logic

|Under Pressure

"All Your Fault" (featuring Kanye West)

| rowspan="5" |Big Sean

| rowspan="5" |Dark Sky Paradise

"I Don't Fuck with You" (featuring E-40)

"Play No Games" (featuring Chris Brown and Ty Dolla Sign)

"Outro"

"Research" (featuring Ariana Grande)

"Pieces"

|Tanlines

|non-album single

"Save Dat Money" (featuring Fetty Wap and Rich Homie Quan)

| rowspan="2" |Lil Dicky

| rowspan="2" |Professional Rapper

"Molly" (featuring Brendon Urie)

"Lost on You"

|LP

|Lost on You

rowspan="2" |2016

|"My Beyonce" (featuring Dej Loaf)

| rowspan="2" |Lil Durk

| rowspan="2" |Lil Durk 2X

"She Just Wanna" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)

rowspan="7" |2017

|"So Good" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)

|Zara Larsson

|So Good

"Sunday Morning Jetpack" (featuring The-Dream)

| rowspan="3" |Big Sean

| rowspan="3" |I Decided

"Inspire Me"

"Bigger Than Me" (featuring Flint Chozen Choir and Starrah)

"Lung"

| rowspan="3" |Vancouver Sleep Clinic

| rowspan="3" |Revival

"Someone To Stay"

"Living Water"

rowspan="14" |2018

|"Good Vibes" (feat. Tove Styrke)

|Alma

|Heavy Rules Mixtape

"Hail To The Victor"

|Thirty Seconds to Mars

|America

"Lovely" (with Khalid)

|Billie Eilish

|13 Reasons Why: Season 2

"Crush Culture"

| rowspan="3" |Conan Gray

| rowspan="3" |Sunset Season

"Lookalike"

"Greek God"

"Come Out and Play"

|Billie Eilish

|non-album single

"Pussy is God"

| rowspan="2" |King Princess

| rowspan="2" |Make My Bed

"Talia"

"Winnebago" (with Quinn XCII and Daniel Wilson)

|Gryffin

|non-album single

"Believer"

|CYN

|non-album single

"Miss You"

| rowspan="2" |Jez Dior

|non-album single

"Come and Go" (featuring Rome Ramirez)

|non-album single

"Hotel"

|Blake Rose

|non-album single

rowspan="11" |2019

|"When I Was Older"

|Billie Eilish

|Roma

"Lost"

|Blake Rose

|non-album single

"Love Alone"

|Mokita

|non-album single

"Cold In LA"

|Why Don't We

|non-album single

"Hit Your Heart" (with Dagny)

|Steve Aoki

|non-album single

"Terrible Ideas"

|CYN

|non-album single

"Bad Guy" (Justin Bieber remix)

|Billie Eilish

|When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

"Angel"

|Finneas

|non-album single

"Tusa" (with Nicki Minaj)

|Karol G

|non-album single

"Tough On Myself"

| rowspan="2" |King Princess

| rowspan="2" |Cheap Queen

"Hit The Back"

rowspan="11" |2020

|"Everything I Wanted"

| rowspan="2" |Billie Eilish

|non-album single

"No Time to Die"

|non-album single

"Ew"

| rowspan="9" |Joji

| rowspan="9" |Nectar

"MODUS"

"Daylight"

"Gimme Love"

"Run"

"High Hopes"

"Pretty Boy"

"Afterthought"

"Like You Do"

rowspan="2" |2021

|"Lo Vas a Olvidar"

|Billie Eilish, Rosalía

|Euphoria: (Original Score from the HBO Series)

"Good Without"

|Mimi Webb

|Non-album single

rowspan="6" |2022

|"Save Yourself"

| rowspan="6" |ONE OK ROCK

| rowspan="6" |Luxury Disease

"Neon"

"Vandalize"

"Mad Word"

"Outta Sight"

"Your Tears are Mine"

rowspan="2" |2023

|"Watati"

|Karol G

| rowspan="2" |Barbie the Album

"What Was I Made For?"

|Billie Eilish

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Full albums and EPs, by year and artist name

!Year

!Artist

!Album Name

2011

|Common

|The Dreamer/The Believer

2012

| rowspan="2" |Big Sean

2013

2014

rowspan="2" |2015

|Riot Boi

rowspan="2" |2017

|All-Amerikkkan Badass

Billie Eilish

|don't smile at me (all songs except Party Favor, Ocean Eyes)

rowspan="3" |2018

|Effected

rowspan="2" |2019

|When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Milky Chance

|Mind The Moon

rowspan="2" |2021

|Karol G

|KG0516

Billie Eilish

|Happier Than Ever

Awards and nominations

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scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Year{{efn\|group=upper-alpha\|Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}} ! scope="col" \| Nominee(s) ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
rowspan="8" scope="row" \| Grammy Awards \| rowspan="4" \| 2020 \| rowspan="3" \|When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? \|Album of the Year \| {{won}} \| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list \|title=2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List\|date=November 20, 2019\|website=Grammy.com\|access-date=November 20, 2019}}
Best Pop Vocal Album \| {{won}}
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical \| {{won}}
"Bad Guy" \| rowspan="3" \| Record of the Year \| {{won}}
scope="row" \| 2021 \| "Everything I Wanted" \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/arts/music/grammy-nominees-list.html\|title=Grammy Nominations 2021\|newspaper=The New York Times\|date=24 November 2020}}
rowspan="3" scope="row" \| 2022 \| "Happier Than Ever" \| {{nominated}} \| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/arts/music/grammys-nominee-list.html\|title=Grammy Nominations 2022\|newspaper=The New York Times\|date=23 November 2021}}
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| Happier Than Ever \| Album of the Year \| {{nominated}}
Best Pop Vocal Album \| {{nominated}}
scope="row" \|Latin Grammy Awards \|2020 \|"Tusa" \|Record of the Year \| {{nominated}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{Cite web\|date=2020-11-16\|title=Record Of The Year Nominees {{!}} 2020 Latin GRAMMYs\|url=https://www.grammy.com/latin-grammys/news/record-year-2020-latin-grammys\|access-date=2021-01-04\|website=GRAMMY.com\|language=en}}

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scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Year{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}

! scope="col" | Nominee(s)

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

rowspan="8" scope="row" | Grammy Awards

| rowspan="4" | 2020

| rowspan="3" |When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

|Album of the Year

| {{won}}

| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2020-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-list |title=2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List|date=November 20, 2019|website=Grammy.com|access-date=November 20, 2019}}

Best Pop Vocal Album

| {{won}}

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

| {{won}}

"Bad Guy"

| rowspan="3" | Record of the Year

| {{won}}

scope="row" | 2021

| "Everything I Wanted"

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/arts/music/grammy-nominees-list.html|title=Grammy Nominations 2021|newspaper=The New York Times|date=24 November 2020}}

rowspan="3" scope="row" | 2022

| "Happier Than Ever"

| {{nominated}}

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/arts/music/grammys-nominee-list.html|title=Grammy Nominations 2022|newspaper=The New York Times|date=23 November 2021}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Happier Than Ever

| Album of the Year

| {{nominated}}

Best Pop Vocal Album

| {{nominated}}

scope="row" |Latin Grammy Awards

|2020

|"Tusa"

|Record of the Year

| {{nominated}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|date=2020-11-16|title=Record Of The Year Nominees {{!}} 2020 Latin GRAMMYs|url=https://www.grammy.com/latin-grammys/news/record-year-2020-latin-grammys|access-date=2021-01-04|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en}}

References

External links

{{discogs artist|Rob Kinelski}}
{{IMDb name|10234235}}

Category:American audio engineers

Category:Living people

Category:Grammy Award winners

Category:1981 births

Category:Cocaine 80s members

Category:Howell High School (New Jersey) alumni

Category:People from Howell Township, New Jersey

Category:People from Staten Island