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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, Pink, Duran Duran and Keri Hilson.

Biography

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^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5].

Credits

Marcella’s mixing and recording credits include "Gimme More" by Britney Spears, "The Way I Are" by Timbaland, "Migrate" by Mariah Carey, "We Takin’ Over" by DJ Khaled, "When I’m Gone" by Simple Plain and "The Valley" by Duran Duran.

Selected discography

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

Mix

Appears On

"The Valley"
"After The Storm"
"Pass That Dutch" / "Hurt Sumthin"
"I'm Really Hot"
"Monkey Business"
"Maneater"
"Relax And Take Notes" / "Turn Up The Bump"
"The Big Bang"
"Anonymous"
"Gimme More"
"Trey Day"
"When I'm Gone"
"Break The Ice"
"Circus"
"Overworld"
"Simple Plan"

Awards

In 2010, Araica received two ASCAP awards for "Knock You Down" and "Sober"^[6] ^[7].

Citations

Footnotes

^ Tingen, Paul. "Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Marcella Araica - Inside Track: 'The Way I Are'". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^ Baker, Aaron “AO”. "iStandardProducers.com Exclusive iNterview with Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica". iStandardProducers. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^ "Marcella Araica: Hit Engineer Ascent". Hit Talk Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^ Harvey, Steve. "Araica Is On Board". ProSound News. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^ "Danja and Marcella Araica install Matrix in their new private studio". Solid State Logic News. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^ "27th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards Celebrate Hitmakers at Star-Studded Event in Hollywood". 27th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^ Christman, Ed. "Dr. Luke, Jason Mraz, EMI, Patti Smith Among ASCAP Honorees". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

Bibliography

Mshaka, Thembisa S. (2009). Put Your Dreams First: Handle Your Entertainment Business. Business Plus. ISBN 0-4464-0946-4.

External links

facebook.com/Ms.Lago - Marcella Araica on Facebook
twitter.com/incredibleLAGO - Marcella Araica on Twitter
myspace.com/Ms.Lago Marcella Araica on MySpace
discogs.com - Marcella Araica Discography
Danja and Marcella Araica interview on YouTube

[Sound_On_Sound-1] Tingen, Paul. "Secrets Of The Mix Engineers: Marcella Araica - Inside Track: 'The Way I Are'". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

[iStandardProducers-2] Baker, Aaron “AO”. "iStandardProducers.com Exclusive iNterview with Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica". iStandardProducers. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

[Hit_Talk-3] "Marcella Araica: Hit Engineer Ascent". Hit Talk Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

[ProSound-4] Harvey, Steve. "Araica Is On Board". ProSound News. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

[SSL_News-5] "Danja and Marcella Araica install Matrix in their new private studio". Solid State Logic News. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

[27th_annual_ASCAP_Pop_Music_Awards-6] "27th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards Celebrate Hitmakers at Star-Studded Event in Hollywood". 27th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

[Billboard-7] Christman, Ed. "Dr. Luke, Jason Mraz, EMI, Patti Smith Among ASCAP Honorees". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

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 ====Credits====
-Marcella’s mixing and recording credits include "[[Gimme More]]" by [[Britney Spears]], "[[The Way I Are]]" by [[Timbaland]], "Promiscuous" by [[Nelly Furtado]], "[[4 Minutes (Madonna song)|4 Minutes]]" by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], "Migrate" by [[Mariah Carey]], "We Takin’ Over" by DJ Khaled, "When I’m Gone" by Simple Plain and "[[The Valley]]" by [[Duran Duran]].
+Marcella’s mixing and recording credits include "[[Gimme More]]" by [[Britney Spears]], "[[The Way I Are]]" by [[Timbaland]], "Migrate" by [[Mariah Carey]], "We Takin’ Over" by DJ Khaled, "When I’m Gone" by Simple Plain and "[[The Valley]]" by [[Duran Duran]].
 ==Selected discography==