Carmen Rizzo
Two Time Grammy nominated Record Producer, Artist, Electronic Musician & Technologist
Two-time Grammy Nominee, best known for his Electronic World Music, produced various eclectic album credits which include Seal, Coldplay, Paul Oakenfold, AR Rahman, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Pete Townshend, Michael Jackson, Huun Huur Tu, and Niyaz. Composed music for Oscar-winning directors Michael Apted and Stanley Brooks, and wrote the end title for Sony Play Station’s Uncharted 2. As a long-time Recording Academy member, he has served as a Trustee & Governor and wrote the categories "Best Electronic Album" and "Technical Grammys" for Apple and Roger Linn, inventor of the drum machine. He has also hosted and lectured Master Classes all over the world, including his own TED X Talk in the US. He runs his own music label, Electrofone Music, and previously served as the Senior Artist Relations Manager at Native Instruments running A&R in North America for 7 years.
Latest News
-Didon- My new project with Tunisian artist Meriem Ben Amore is a North African Arabic Electronic project. You can listen here. We are currently #1 on the radio World Music charts for the second week in a row!!
-Huun Huur Tu, Carmen Rizzo & Dhani Harrison new album coming early 2023 on Dark Horse Records
-KCRW-Didon Top Tune of the day. You can download here.
-Karavan Sari album “The Moon’s Within Reach” I produced & mixed now out.
-Forthcoming Huun Huur Tu, Carmen Rizzo and Dhani Harrison album.
-Forthcoming Melissa Lingo album I am producing and mixing coming out soon.
-Karin Ann A new your artist from Slovakia I am co produced 4 songs on her current album. You can listen here.
-Produced recorded & mixed the new album for Melissa Lingo “Feeding Birds In Winter”
-Meriem Ben Amor -Remixed EP out 4/23/21
-Lili Haydn-Remixed “Is this life, is this love?”
-Pure Mix guest. I will be interviewed by long time friend Andrew Scheps 4/19/21. You can stream it here.
-My remix is now out of Bulgarian artist Trigaida “Sluntseto Trepti”.
-Forthcoming Stellamara album additional production & mix.
“One of Andrew Scheps first mentors and one of his favorite people,Carmen Rizzo is an absolute genius at combining genres. Producer, artist, everything!”
Carmen Rizzo on Song Check:
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My featured interview on The Sync Report is available on all Podcast. You can hear it here.
KCRW Top tune of the. You can download here.
Current Releases
Here is a list some recent releases of mine.
Meriem Ben Amor-”Once Upon A Time”
Tunisian artist Meriem Ben Amor, I produced, engineered, mixed, programmed & played on this beautiful World Music album.
Melissa Lingo-”Feeding Birds In Winter”
Northern California artist I produced, recorded & mixed. An amazing folk album who’s songwriting is memorizing.
Didon- ديدون “Tunisian Tale”
My new project w/ Meriem Ben Amor from Tunisia an Arabic North African electro collective.Our first week at radio we were the #1 most added on the World music charts & #2 on the Electronic charts.
Carmen Rizzo-”Too Rude”
The re-release of my single "Too Rude" w/ Esthero remixed & remastered featuring a remix by the great Telefon Tel Aviv Charlie Cooper.
Trigaida “Sluntseto Trepti (Carmen Rizzo Remix)
Sofia, Bulgaria Electronic band Trigaida (Ivan Shopov)
Karavan Sari-”The Moons Within Reach”
My 4th album I produced, recorded & Mixed, now out.
Video
My latest single “Promised For Saturday” teaser video. Now out on all digital outlets.
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Selected Discography
-Seal “Seal 2” -Engineered, Co- Wrote, programmed
-Coldplay X&Y -“Engineered
-Coldplay “Speed Of Sound” -Remix
-Ryuichi Sakamoto-”Beauty”-Engineer & Mixer
-Paul Oakenfold-”Bunkka”-Producer ,Engineered, Mixed, Co- Wrote & Muscian
-Huun Huur Tu & Carmen Rizzo-”Eternal”, Koshkyn”-Producer ,Engineered, Mixed & Muscian
-Alanis Morissette-”Under the Rug Swept”, “Uninvited” (City of Angels soundtrack) “Still” (Dogma soundtrack)-Engineered, programmed
-A.R Rahman & Dido“If I Rise” from 127 hours Soundtrack -Remix
-Niyaz -”Niyaz”, “Nine Heavens”, “Samud” Co-Producer, Co-founding and member of the band
-BT-”The Great Escape” Remix ”These Hopeful Machines” Remix
-Cheb Khaled-”Khaled” (Didi) -Engineered, Mixed
-Libella-”The Apostle Of Beauty” Co- Producer, Co-founding and member of the band
-The Silver Lake Chorus-Remix album “From the snow tipped hills”
-Camembert Electrique- -In Abyssum-”Together we stare into silence” Producer/ Remixer
-Grant Lee Phillips-”Mobilize” Producer, Engineered, Mixed
-Lal Meri-”Lal Meri” Producer, Co-founding and member of the band
-Meriem Ben Amor-”Once Upon A Time”-Producer ,Engineered, Mixed & Muscian
-Karavan Sarai-”Torn In Love”, “Painted Sands”, “Woven Landscape” -Producer ,Engineered, Mixed, Co- Wrote & Muscian
-Robbie Robertson-“Contact From The Underworld of Redboy” -Engineered, Mixed
- Stefano Meneghetti -“L’espace Indicible-Remix
-Carmen Rizzo ”The Lost Art of the Idle Moment”, “Ornament of An Imposter”,“The Space Left Behind”,“Looking Through Leaves”,“Illumanado”,“Romancia”-Producer ,Engineered, Mixed & Muscian
-Ray Charles- “My World”-Engineered, Mixed
-Michael Jackson -”Bad”-Drum programmer on “The Way You Make Me Feel”
-Ekova- “Space Lullabies And Other Fantasmagore” Producer, Engineered, mixed
-Kate Havnevik “Melankton “-Producer ,Engineered, Mixed & Muscian
-Buddha Bar- “Buddha Bar Vol. 9”, “Huvafen Fushi Maldives, Vol. 2”, “Siddharta, Spirit of Buddha Bar – Praha”, “A Night at Buddha-Bar Hotel “.- Featured Artist
-Rachel FullerCigarettes & Housework (Universal) – produced with Pete Townshend
-Delirium-”Chimera”-Co-Producer ,Engineered, Mixed
-Conjure One-”Sleep” -Co-Producer ,Engineered, Mixed
-Perry Farrell-”Song Yet To Be Sung”-Engineered, Mixed
-West Indian Girl -“To Die In L.A.” Remix
-Valravn“Farin Uttan At Verda Vekk” -Remix
-Chandrika Tandon“Malkoshm” – Single
-Cirque du Soleil-”Solarium/Delirium” -Remix
-Mel C-”Northern Star”-Engineered, Mixed
-Doyle Bramhall-”Doyle Bramhall II”- Engineered, Mixed
-Freakpower- (Norman Cook) “More of Everything for Everybody”-Engineered, Mixed
-Michael Nyman-”Sangam “- Co- Produced, Engineered & Mixed
-Povi- “Life in Volcanoes” - Producer, Co-founding and member of the band
-Carla Werner“Wanderlust” from Departure - Producer, Engineered, Mixed
-Supreme Beings of Leisure-”Supreme Beings of Leisure”-Producer, Engineered, Mixed
-Les Rita Mitsouko-”Systeme D” -Engineered, Mixed
-Kristen Vigard -”Kristen Vigard” Producer, Engineered, Mixed
-Terence Trent D’arby-”The Solar Return Of Terence Trent Darby”-Producer, Engineered, Mixed
-Planet of the Apes -Film Theme Remixed with Paul Oakenfield
-Beth Nielsen Chapman“Message In A Bottle” from Message In A Bottle (Music From the Motion Picture) Co- Produced with David Foster Engineered, Mixed
-Greenpeace“Go Green” ft. Dave Steward, Sarah McLachlanAnnie Lenox, Natalie Imbruglia -Remix
-Jes “Disconnect”-Producer ,Engineered, Mixed