Origin New York City, New York U.S. Occupation(s) Mastering Engineer, Producer Website sterling-sound.com/engineers/joe-laporta Similar Emily Lazar, Michael Brauer, Manny Marroquin, Alex da Kid, Butch Vig Profiles | ||
Joe LaPorta (Joseph J. LaPorta; born c. 1980) is a GRAMMY winning American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, NYC.
Contents
- Career
- GRAMMY Wins
- GRAMMY Nominations
- Latin GRAMMY Nominations
- TEC Award Wins
- TEC Award Nominations
- Pensado Awards
- References
Career
Born and raised in New York, Joe LaPorta graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree in Music Technology. He began his mastering career at The Lodge and then joined Sterling Sound in 2013 as a Senior Engineer.
He has amassed a body of work that includes artists like David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Vampire Weekend, The Killers, Beach House, Tiesto, Imagine Dragons, The Weeknd, Bon Jovi, Run The Jewels, Tune-Yards, Armin van Buuren, Young Thug and many others.
In addition to mastering, LaPorta also works as a music consultant on forensic musicology/copyright infringement cases. He has consulted on cases for The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Prince, Jay-Z, Britney Spears, Shakira, Guns N’ Roses, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas, Sting, Phil Collins, Diddy, Alicia Keys and many others.
LaPorta also has experience in music production, having worked with various artists in both hip hop and electronic dance music for over the past decade. He has written & produced for artists including 50 Cent, GZA (of the Wu Tang Clan), Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch and Cunninlynguists, as well as licensing tracks to TV & film clients such as MTV, Showtime and Fox Network.
GRAMMY Wins
'Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical' (2017) David Bowie - "Blackstar (album)"
GRAMMY Nominations
'Album of the Year' (2012) Foo Fighters - "Wasting Light"
'Record of the Year' (2014) Imagine Dragons - "Radioactive"
Latin GRAMMY Nominations
'Album of the Year' (2014) Calle 13 - "Multi_Viral"
'Record of the Year' (2014) Calle 13 - "Respira El Momento"
TEC Award Wins
2012 - LaPorta won a Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards. in the 'Record/Production Album' category for his work on Foo Fighters - "Wasting Light"
2017 - He won a Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards. in the 'Record Production/Single or Track' category for his work on David Bowie - "Blackstar"
2017 - He won a Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards. in the 'Record Production/Album' category for his work on David Bowie - "Blackstar"
TEC Award Nominations
2016 - He was nominated for a Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards. in the 'Record Production/Album' category for his work on Imagine Dragons - "Smoke + Mirrors"
Pensado Awards
2016 - LaPorta won in the "Masters of Mastering" category.