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{{short description|American recording and mixing engineer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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|Name = Marcella Araica
| name = Marcella Araica
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| birth_name = Marcella Christina Araica
|Background = non_performing_personnel
| alias = {{hlist|Ms. Lago|The Incredible Lago}}
|Birth_name = Marcella Araica
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[hip hop music|hip-hop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Electronic dance music|electronic]]|[[urban contemporary|urban pop]]}}
|Alias = Ms. Lago, The Incredible Lago
| occupation = {{hlist|Mixing engineer|recording engineer|record producer}}
|Born =
| years_active = 2002–present
|Died =
| label = {{hlist|N.A.R.S|[[Mosley Music Group]]}}
|Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[hip hop music|Hip-Hop]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Electronic dance music|Electronic]], [[urban contemporary|Urban pop]], [[Rap]]
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Britney Spears]]|[[Danja (record producer)|Danja]]|[[Sean Combs|Diddy]]|[[Justin Timberlake]]|[[K. Michelle]]|[[Keri Hilson]]|[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]|[[Missy Elliott]]|[[Nelly Furtado]]|[[Pink (singer)|P!nk]]|[[Simple Plan]]|[[T.I.]]|[[The Clutch]]|[[T-Pain]]|[[Duran Duran]]|[[Tiesto]]|[[Timbaland]]|[[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]]}}
|Occupation = [[Mixing engineer]], [[Recording engineer]], [[Record producer]]
| website = [http://www.marcellaaraica.com www.marcellaaraica.com]
|Years_active = 2002 – present
|Label = [[N.A.R.S]]<br> [[Mosley Music Group]]
|Associated_acts = [[Britney Spears]] , [[Whitney Houston]], [[Timbaland]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Keri Hilson]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Nelly Furtado]], [[Simple Plan]], [[T.I.]], [[The Clutch]], [[T-Pain]] , [[Sean Combs|Diddy]], [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Tiesto]]
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'''Marcella Araica''' is an American recording and mixing engineer, who has recorded and mixed tracks for artists including [[Britney Spears]], [[Madonna]], [[Duran Duran]] and [[Keri Hilson]].
'''Marcella Christina Araica''' is an American recording and mixing engineer, who has recorded and mixed tracks for artists including [[Britney Spears]], [[Duran Duran]], [[K. Michelle]], [[Ciara]], [[Keri Hilson]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Pink (singer)|P!nk]] and [[Timbaland]].



==Biography==
==Biography==
Araica started her professional career as an assistant at [[Criteria Studios|Hit Factory Criteria]] in March 2002<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine|last=Concepcion|first=Mariel|date=3 October 2009|title=6 Questions With Marcella Araica|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EX4yD1pJCxUC&q=%22marcella%20araica%22&pg=RA1-PA13|magazine=Billboard|volume=121|issue=39|page=13}}</ref> after graduating from the [[Full Sail University|Full Sail]] Production and Recording Program in Florida.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p_UQH6L_n14C&q=%22marcella%20araica%22&pg=PA196|title=The Art of Music Production: The Theory and Practice|last=Burgess|first=Richard James|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2013|isbn=9780199921720|edition=4th|pages=196}}</ref> She was mentored by [[Jimmy Douglass]] and Demacio Castellon.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://www.mixonline.com/news/facilities/cover-dream-asylum-studios/426841|title=On the Cover: Dream Asylum Studios|last=Kenny|first=Tom|date=29 February 2016|work=Mix|access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> Araica describes how it was difficult breaking into a male-dominated career, "As a female, I had more to prove."<ref name=":2" /> She has worked as an assistant engineer in sessions for [[Timbaland]] and [[Missy Elliott]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.mixonline.com/news/profiles/marcella-araica-making-waves-miami-recording/366559|title=Marcella Araica: Making Waves in Miami Recording|last=Jackson|first=Blair|date=1 September 2014|work=Mix|access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref> Subsequently, she became a full-time engineer at the studio, working closely with [[Timbaland]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal|last=Harvey|first=Steve|year=2009|title=Araica Is on Board|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=44275971&site=ehost-live|journal=[[Pro Sound News]]|volume=31|issue=8|pages=20, 30|access-date=18 August 2016|url-access=subscription |via=EBSCO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zondra-hughes/post_1460_b_799448.html|title=5 Fantasy Jobs (and How You Can Get Your Own)|last=Hughes|first=Zondra|date=21 December 2010|work=HuffPost|access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref>
Marcella started her professional career as an assistant at the Hit Factory in March 2002. After graduating with honors from the Full Sail Production and Recording Program in Orlando, Florida, she was identified as a person with tremendous potential. After only two months, she was working as an assistant engineer in sessions for [[Timbaland]] and Missy Elliot. Subsequently, she became a fulltime engineer at the studio, working closely with [[Timbaland]]. In 2003, she met [[Danja]] who recognised that her potential would take her far. [[Danja]] soon involved Marcella in the recording and mixing of all of his records, helping him to achieve “his sound.” Marcella continued to work with [[Timbaland]] as well, and has mixed some of his biggest hits in recent years<ref name="Sound On Sound">{{cite web|last=Tingen|first=Paul|title=Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Marcella Araica - Inside Track: ‘The Way I Are’|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb08/articles/insidetrack_0208.htm|work=[[Sound On Sound]]|accessdate=13 June 2010}}</ref>.

====Credits====
In the early 2000s, she met [[Danja (musician)|Danja]] and the two started working together.<ref name=":3" /> In 2008, they created N.A.R.S. records and in 2014, opened a studio in Miami, called Dream Asylum.<ref name=":3" /> The studio was built in a former warehouse and has separate recording rooms for Danja and Araica.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bullins|first=Strother|date=October 2015|title=Developing the Duality of Dream Asylum|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=110352163&site=ehost-live|journal=[[Pro Sound News]]|volume=37|issue=10|pages=22, 55|access-date=18 August 2016|url-access=subscription |via=EBSCO}}</ref>
Marcella’s mixing and recording credits include "Gimme More" by Britney Spears, "They Way I Are" by [[Timbaland]], "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado, "4 Minutes" by Madonna, "Migrate" by Mariah Carey, "We Takin’ Over" by DJ Khaled, "When I’m Gone" by Simple Plain and "[[The Valley]]" by [[Duran Duran]].

She visits Full Sail University often to spread her knowledge and give current students a closer look into what it really takes to become successful in the music industry.<ref name="iStandardProducers">{{cite web|last=Baker|first=Aaron "AO"|title=iStandardProducers.com Exclusive iNterview with Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica|url=http://blog.istandardproducers.com/2009/07/mslago/|work=iStandardProducers|accessdate=13 June 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815090425/http://blog.istandardproducers.com/2009/07/mslago/|archivedate=15 August 2009}}</ref><ref name="Hit Talk">{{cite web|title=Marcella Araica: Hit Engineer Ascent|url=http://www.modernbeats.com/hit-talk/marcella-araica-hit-sound-engineer/|work=Hit Talk Magazine|accessdate=13 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="ProSound">{{cite web|last=Harvey|first=Steve|title=Araica Is on Board|url=http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/newbay/prosound_200908/#/20|work=ProSound News|accessdate=13 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="SSL News">{{cite web|title=Danja and Marcella Araica install Matrix in their new private studio|url=http://www.solid-state-logic.com/news/article.asp?ID=250&T=M|work=Solid State Logic News|accessdate=13 June 2010}}</ref> Araica also created the Red Bottoms Foundation in order to support women in the music industry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-275850645.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911002100/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-275850645.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2016|title=Sound Check: An Audio Engineer Mixes Recordings for Pop Music's Biggest Hit Makers|last=Smith|first=LaToya M.|date=1 December 2011|work=Black Enterprise|access-date=18 August 2016|via=HighBeam Research}}</ref> The foundation supports mentorships for women.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mmusicmag.com/m/2011/08/marcella-araica/|title=Marcella Araica|last=Gallant|first=Michael|date=August 2011|work=M Music and Musicians|access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref>

Araica's method of working with musical projects is to focus primarily on the vocal aspect of the song, and then uses effects in [[Pro Tools]] and [[outboard gear]].<ref name=":4" /> She has also called herself "a mad scientist when I'm in the studio."<ref name="Sound on Sound">{{cite web|last=Tingen|first=Paul|title=Secrets of the Mix Engineers: Marcella Araica – Inside Track: 'The Way I Are'|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb08/articles/insidetrack_0208.htm|work=[[Sound on Sound]]|accessdate=13 June 2010}}</ref>

===Credits===
Araica's mixing and recording credits include "[[Gimme More]]" by [[Britney Spears]], "[[The Way I Are]]" by [[Timbaland]],<ref name=":4" /> "Migrate" by [[Mariah Carey]], "We Takin' Over" by DJ Khaled, "When I’m Gone" by Simple Plan and "[[Red Carpet Massacre|The Valley]]" by [[Duran Duran]].{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}


==Selected discography==
==Selected discography==
Name Variations: Marcella Araica, Marcella 'Ms. Lago' Araica', The Incredible Lago.
Name Variations: Marcella Araica, Marcella 'Ms. Lago'<ref name=":1" /> Araica', The Incredible Lago

=====Mix=====
===Mix===
*"Maneater"
* "Special Occasion"
*"Apologize"
* "[[Bad Girl (Danity Kane song)|Bad Girl]]"
*"Special Occasion"
* "[[Day26]]"
*"Bad Girl"
* "[[E=MC² (Mariah Carey album)|E=MC²]]"
*"Day26"
* "[[Welcome to the Dollhouse (album)|Welcome to the Dollhouse]]"
*"E=MC²"
* "[[In a Perfect World…]]"
*"Welcome To The Dollhouse"
* "Hide The Rum"
*"In A Perfect World"
* "[[Blackout (Britney Spears album)|Blackout]]"
=====Appears On=====

*"[[The Valley]]"
===Appears on===
*"After The Storm"
* "[[Red Carpet Massacre|The Valley]]"
*"Pass That Dutch" / "Hurt Sumthin"
* ''[[After the Storm (Monica album)|After the Storm]]'' by [[Monica (entertainer)|Monica]] (2003)
*"I'm Really Hot"
* "[[Pass That Dutch]]" / "Hurt Sumthin"
*"Monkey Business"
* "[[I'm Really Hot]]"
*"Maneater"
* "Monkey Business"
*"Relax And Take Notes" / "Turn Up The Bump"
* "[[Maneater (Nelly Furtado song)|Maneater]]"
*"The Big Bang"
* "Relax And Take Notes" / "Turn Up The Bump"
*"Anonymous"
*"Gimme More"
* "The Big Bang"
* "Anonymous"
*"Trey Day"
* "[[Gimme More]]"
*"When I'm Gone"
* "[[Trey Day]]"
*"Break The Ice"
* "When I'm Gone"
*"Circus"
* "[[Break the Ice (Britney Spears song)|Break The Ice]]"
*"Overworld"
* "[[Circus (Britney Spears album)|Circus]]"
*"Simple Plan"
* "Overworld"
* "Simple Plan"
* "Turntables" (Ciara Song)
* "[[Talk a Good Game#Track listing|Freak]]"
* "[[Blackout (Britney Spears album)|Perfect Lover]]"
* "[[Hot As Ice]]"

==Awards==
In 2010, Araica received two [[ASCAP]] awards for "[[Knock You Down]]" and "[[Sober (Pink song)|Sober]]."<ref name="27th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards">{{cite web|title=27th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards Celebrate Hitmakers at Star-Studded Event in Hollywood|url=http://www.ascap.com/press/2010/0421_Pop-Awards.aspx|work=27th annual [[ASCAP]] Pop Music Awards|accessdate=13 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|last=Christman|first=Ed |title=Dr. Luke, Jason Mraz, EMI, Patti Smith Among ASCAP Honorees|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i76c0f8a6ea10f50427181f57ca69e492|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=13 June 2010}}</ref> She was presented with the [[Leading Ladies of Entertainment]] accolade by the [[Latin Recording Academy]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leading Ladies of Entertainment |url=https://www.latingrammy.com/en/leading-ladies-of-entertainment |publisher=Latin Recording Academy |access-date=September 11, 2022}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book|last=Mshaka|first=Thembisa S.|title=Put Your Dreams First: Handle Your Entertainment Business|publisher=Business Plus|year=2009|isbn=978-0-446-40946-9}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.facebook.com/Ms.Lago facebook.com/Ms.Lago] - Marcella Araica on Facebook
* [http://www.twitter.com/incrediblelago twitter.com/incredibleLAGO] - Marcella Araica on Twitter
* [http://www.myspace.com/ms.lago myspace.com/Ms.Lago] Marcella Araica on MySpace
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Marcella+Araica discogs.com] - Marcella Araica Discography
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Marcella+Araica discogs.com] - Marcella Araica Discography

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Latest revision as of 02:40, 4 December 2024

Marcella Araica
Birth nameMarcella Christina Araica
Also known as
  • Ms. Lago
  • The Incredible Lago
Genres
Occupations
  • Mixing engineer
  • recording engineer
  • record producer
Years active2002–present
Labels
Websitewww.marcellaaraica.com

Marcella Christina Araica is an American recording and mixing engineer, who has recorded and mixed tracks for artists including Britney Spears, Duran Duran, K. Michelle, Ciara, Keri Hilson, Madonna, P!nk and Timbaland.

Biography

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Araica started her professional career as an assistant at Hit Factory Criteria in March 2002[1] after graduating from the Full Sail Production and Recording Program in Florida.[2] She was mentored by Jimmy Douglass and Demacio Castellon.[3] Araica describes how it was difficult breaking into a male-dominated career, "As a female, I had more to prove."[2] She has worked as an assistant engineer in sessions for Timbaland and Missy Elliott.[4] Subsequently, she became a full-time engineer at the studio, working closely with Timbaland.[5][6]

In the early 2000s, she met Danja and the two started working together.[3] In 2008, they created N.A.R.S. records and in 2014, opened a studio in Miami, called Dream Asylum.[3] The studio was built in a former warehouse and has separate recording rooms for Danja and Araica.[7]

She visits Full Sail University often to spread her knowledge and give current students a closer look into what it really takes to become successful in the music industry.[8][9][10][11] Araica also created the Red Bottoms Foundation in order to support women in the music industry.[12] The foundation supports mentorships for women.[13]

Araica's method of working with musical projects is to focus primarily on the vocal aspect of the song, and then uses effects in Pro Tools and outboard gear.[5] She has also called herself "a mad scientist when I'm in the studio."[14]

Credits

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Araica's mixing and recording credits include "Gimme More" by Britney Spears, "The Way I Are" by Timbaland,[5] "Migrate" by Mariah Carey, "We Takin' Over" by DJ Khaled, "When I’m Gone" by Simple Plan and "The Valley" by Duran Duran.[citation needed]

Selected discography

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Name Variations: Marcella Araica, Marcella 'Ms. Lago'[1] Araica', The Incredible Lago

Mix

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Appears on

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Awards

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In 2010, Araica received two ASCAP awards for "Knock You Down" and "Sober."[15][16] She was presented with the Leading Ladies of Entertainment accolade by the Latin Recording Academy in 2017.[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b Concepcion, Mariel (3 October 2009). "6 Questions With Marcella Araica". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 39. p. 13.
  2. ^ a b Burgess, Richard James (2013). The Art of Music Production: The Theory and Practice (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780199921720.
  3. ^ a b c Kenny, Tom (29 February 2016). "On the Cover: Dream Asylum Studios". Mix. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ Jackson, Blair (1 September 2014). "Marcella Araica: Making Waves in Miami Recording". Mix. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Harvey, Steve (2009). "Araica Is on Board". Pro Sound News. 31 (8): 20, 30. Retrieved 18 August 2016 – via EBSCO.
  6. ^ Hughes, Zondra (21 December 2010). "5 Fantasy Jobs (and How You Can Get Your Own)". HuffPost. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  7. ^ Bullins, Strother (October 2015). "Developing the Duality of Dream Asylum". Pro Sound News. 37 (10): 22, 55. Retrieved 18 August 2016 – via EBSCO.
  8. ^ Baker, Aaron "AO". "iStandardProducers.com Exclusive iNterview with Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica". iStandardProducers. Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  9. ^ "Marcella Araica: Hit Engineer Ascent". Hit Talk Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  10. ^ Harvey, Steve. "Araica Is on Board". ProSound News. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  11. ^ "Danja and Marcella Araica install Matrix in their new private studio". Solid State Logic News. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  12. ^ Smith, LaToya M. (1 December 2011). "Sound Check: An Audio Engineer Mixes Recordings for Pop Music's Biggest Hit Makers". Black Enterprise. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  13. ^ Gallant, Michael (August 2011). "Marcella Araica". M Music and Musicians. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  14. ^ Tingen, Paul. "Secrets of the Mix Engineers: Marcella Araica – Inside Track: 'The Way I Are'". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  15. ^ "27th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards Celebrate Hitmakers at Star-Studded Event in Hollywood". 27th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  16. ^ Christman, Ed. "Dr. Luke, Jason Mraz, EMI, Patti Smith Among ASCAP Honorees". Billboard. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  17. ^ "Leading Ladies of Entertainment". Latin Recording Academy. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

Bibliography

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  • Mshaka, Thembisa S. (2009). Put Your Dreams First: Handle Your Entertainment Business. Business Plus. ISBN 978-0-446-40946-9.
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