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==Biography==
==Biography==
Araica started her professional career as an assistant at the Hit Factory in March 2002.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Concepcion|first=Mariel|date=3 October 2009|title=6 Questions With Marcella Araica|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EX4yD1pJCxUC&lpg=RA1-PA13&dq=%22marcella%20araica%22&pg=RA1-PA13#v=onepage&q=%22marcella%20araica%22&f=false|journal=Billboard|volume=121|issue=39|page=13|doi=|pmid=|access-date=|via=}}</ref> Araica graduated from the [[Full Sail University|Full Sail]] Production and Recording Program in Florida in 2002.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p_UQH6L_n14C&lpg=PA196&dq=%22marcella%20araica%22&pg=PA196#v=onepage&q=%22marcella%20araica%22&f=false|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|location=|pages=196|via=}}</ref> She was mentored by [[Jimmy Douglass]] and [[Demo Castellon|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|via=}}</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|via=}}</ref> Subsequently, she became a full-time engineer at the studio, working closely with [[Timbaland]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal|last=Harvey|first=Steve|date=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|doi=|pmid=|access-date=18 August 2016|subscription=yes|via=EBSCO}}</ref>
Araica started her professional career as an assistant at the Hit Factory in March 2002.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Concepcion|first=Mariel|date=3 October 2009|title=6 Questions With Marcella Araica|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EX4yD1pJCxUC&lpg=RA1-PA13&dq=%22marcella%20araica%22&pg=RA1-PA13#v=onepage&q=%22marcella%20araica%22&f=false|journal=Billboard|volume=121|issue=39|page=13|doi=|pmid=|access-date=|via=}}</ref> Araica graduated from the [[Full Sail University|Full Sail]] Production and Recording Program in Florida in 2002.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p_UQH6L_n14C&lpg=PA196&dq=%22marcella%20araica%22&pg=PA196#v=onepage&q=%22marcella%20araica%22&f=false|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|location=|pages=196|via=}}</ref> She was mentored by [[Jimmy Douglass]] and [[Demo Castellon|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|via=}}</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|via=}}</ref> Subsequently, she became a full-time engineer at the studio, working closely with [[Timbaland]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal|last=Harvey|first=Steve|date=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|doi=|pmid=|access-date=18 August 2016|subscription=yes|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=The Huffington Post|access-date=18 August 2016|via=}}</ref>


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|doi=|pmid=|access-date=18 August 2016|subscription=yes|via=EBSCO}}</ref>
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|doi=|pmid=|access-date=18 August 2016|subscription=yes|via=EBSCO}}</ref>


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}}</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|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|subscription=yes|access-date=18 August 2016|via=HighBeam Research}}</ref>
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}}</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|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|subscription=yes|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|via=}}</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>
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>

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Marcella Araica
Birth nameMarcella Araica
Also known asMs. Lago, The Incredible Lago
GenresPop, hip-hop, R&B, electronic, urban pop, Rap
Occupation(s)Mixing engineer, recording engineer, record producer
Years active2002 – present
LabelsN.A.R.S
Mosley Music Group
Websitemyspace.com/Ms.Lago

Marcella Araica is an American recording and mixing engineer, who has recorded and mixed tracks for artists including Britney Spears, K Michelle Madonna, Pink, Duran Duran and Keri Hilson.

Biography

Araica started her professional career as an assistant at the Hit Factory in March 2002.[1] Araica graduated from the Full Sail Production and Recording Program in Florida in 2002.[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

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

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

Mix

Appears on

Awards

In 2010, Araica received two ASCAP awards for "Knock You Down" and "Sober."[15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b Concepcion, Mariel (3 October 2009). "6 Questions With Marcella Araica". Billboard. 121 (39): 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. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Hughes, Zondra (21 December 2010). "5 Fantasy Jobs (and How You Can Get Your Own)". The Huffington Post. 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. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Baker, Aaron “AO”. "iStandardProducers.com Exclusive iNterview with Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica". iStandardProducers. 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. Retrieved 18 August 2016 – via HighBeam Research. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  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 Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2010.

Bibliography

  • Mshaka, Thembisa S. (2009). Put Your Dreams First: Handle Your Entertainment Business. Business Plus. ISBN 0-446-40946-4.

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