Gustavo Celis

Born and raised in Venezuela and now a European citizen living permanently in the US, Gustavo Celis' music and studio career has come a long way in following its upwardly spiraling, circled path. Along the way he has worked with Eric Clapton, Ricky Martin, Jewel, Roger Waters, J-Lo, Marc Anthony, Beyonce and Skakira and won seven Grammy Awards, two TEC award nominations, and shared an Academy Award for Best Sound (Chicago.)Graduating atop his class in the mid-'90s from Boston's Berklee College of Music, Celis had engineering stops along the way at the respected Hit Factory Recording Studios (New York City) and Crescent Moon Studios (Miami) before assembling one of the most innovative hybrid studios today: Elastic Mix.Celis' work ethic and talent has paid off ever since; he's been honored with of a total of seven Recording Academy Awards. Two Grammy Awards, for his work with Gloria Estefan in 2000 and R. Blades in 2001, plus five Latin Grammy Awards for works with Ricky Martin, Thalia, Shakira and Alejandro Sanz including two for Best Engineering. In the year 2003 Gustavo Celis received critical acclaim for his work on the film Chicago which was awarded a Best Sound Oscar.In the technical front he has been nominated twice for a TEC Award for his mix of "La Tortura" and his 5.1 mix and recording of Shakira's "Oral Fixation Tour" Blu Ray disc.He has mixed live TV broadcasts and have worked on studios across the globe and has had the honor to collaborate with some of the world's most renowned artist's including Eric Clapton, Beyonce, Ric Rubin, Marc Anthony, Jewel, Cerati, Cher and Roger Waters.