Draft:Niko Marzouca
| Submission declined on 21 April 2022 by Rich Smith (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of music-related topics). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
|  |
Niko Marzouca | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 1978 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer, Mixing engineer |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Website | NikoandRob.com |
Niko Marzouca is an American born music producer and mixing engineer. He has mixed for a variety of musical artists, from British rapper KSI to country pop star Carrie Underwood. His credits include Becky G, Pharrell, Usher, ASAP Rocky, Mary J Blige, Pitbull, and Damian Marley, to name a few.[1] Marzouca has worked on several Grammy Award winning albums as an engineer, songwriter and producer.[1][2] He also won an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Award in 2013 for Composition on Usher's Lemme See.[3][4][5]
Background[edit]
Marzouca was born in Miami, FL to a Jamaican father and American mother. He spent his childhood in his mother's hometown of Nashville, TN, until moving to Montego Bay, Jamaica at the age of 13. There, he was introduced to his Jamaican roots and became a reggae/dancehall DJ. While attending Cornwall College, Jamaica, Marzouca honed his skills playing the local circuit, and his love for music deepened. After graduating high school, Marzouca attended Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL, and graduated with an Associate of Science degree in Recording Arts.[6]
Career[edit]
In 1999, Marzouca moved back to Miami and joined Circle House Studio, owned by reggae band Inner Circle. During his tenure there he worked with Lenny Kravitz, Julio Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias, José Feliciano, Mobb Deep, various Cash Money Records artists, and others.[1]
Marzouca then went on to work at Stephen Marley's studio, The Lion’s Den, and engineered on several Grammy-winning projects including Damian Marley's 2005 album Welcome to Jamrock.[1][2]
In 2011, Marzouca joined producer Jim Jonsin at his Parkland Playhouse studio. While Marzouca served as in-house engineer at the Playhouse, he also took on several other roles including creative consulting, new talent development, and negotiating publishing splits. When Jonsin was chosen to participate in American Idol (season 10) as a mentor to the contestants, Marzouca was brought to Los Angeles as part of Jonsin's team, and recorded Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Haley Reinhart and others.
In 2015, Marzouca joined forces with fellow mix engineer Rob Marks, whose credits include Ludacris, Nas, Eminem, T.I., and more.[7] Currently they collaborate on the majority of their mix projects, and have also begun working as a production team. In 2022, Marzouca and Marks received their first Grammy for production, for SOJA's Beauty in the Silence.[8][2][9]
Notable Projects[edit]
In 2016, Marzouca mixed the record "Wait for It" by Usher. The song was part of The Hamilton Mixtape, which featured songs from Lin Manuel Miranda's 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton, performed by various artists.[10]
In 2018, Marzouca mixed the record "The Champion" by Carrie Underwood, which was recorded for The 2018 Super Bowl. The song was also featured throughout NBC’s coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[11] [12] [13]
Awards[edit]
Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album:
- Damian Marley "Welcome To Jamrock" (2006)[1][2]
- Stephen Marley "Mind Control" (2008)[14][2]
- Stephen Marley "Revelation Pt. 1 - The Root of Life" (2012)[15][2]
- Morgan Heritage "Strictly Roots" (2016)[1][2]
- Damian Marley "Stony Hill" (2017)[16][2]
- SOJA "Beauty in the Silence" (2022)[8][2]
ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Award for Composition: Usher “Lemme See”(2013)[3][5]
Discography[edit]
| Year | Title | Artist | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Cave Sessions, Vol. 1 | Diane Warren | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2021 | Beauty in the Silence | SOJA | Producer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 2021 | All Over the Place | KSI | Engineer |
| 2020 | Tennis | Blacc Zacc | Mixing |
| 2020 | Fight the Fight | Mortimer | Mixing |
| 2020 | Coastin' | Iration | Mixing |
| 2020 | 803 Legend | Blacc Zacc | Mixing |
| 2018 | Trifecta | Big K.R.I.T. | Engineer, Recording |
| 2018 | TA13OO | Denzel Curry | Mixing |
| 2018 | Free Rein | Rebelution | Mixing |
| 2018 | Double Down | Big K.R.I.T. | Mixing Engineer |
| 2018 | Cry Pretty | Carrie Underwood | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2018 | A Matter of Time | Protoje | Mixing |
| 2017 | Trial by Fire | Yelawolf | Mixing |
| 2017 | The Answers | SoMo | Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| 2017 | SweetSexySavage | Kehlani | Mixing |
| 2017 | Stony Hill | Damian Marley | Engineer |
| 2017 | Mr. Davis | Gucci Mane | Mixing |
| 2017 | Marching Orders | The Green | Mixing |
| 2016 | The Hamilton Mixtape | Mixing | |
| 2016 | Soulrocker | Michael Franti & Spearhead | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2016 | Revelation Pt. 2 - The Fruit of Life | Stephen Marley | Engineer, Recording |
| 2016 | Falling Into Place | Rebelution | Mixing |
| 2016 | Dirty Heads | Dirty Heads | Mixing |
| 2015 | Turn the Lights On | Rico Love | Composer, Composer/Lyricist |
| 2015 | Strictly Roots | Morgan Heritage | Composer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 2015 | Sirens | Sublime with Rome | Mixing |
| 2015 | Maestro | Ky-Mani Marley | Mixing |
| 2015 | General Admission | Machine Gun Kelly | Composer, Engineer |
| 2015 | At.Long.Last.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | Engineer |
| 2014 | Cadillactica | Big K.R.I.T. | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2014 | By Any Means | Kevin Gates | Composer |
| 2014 | Blacc Hollywood | Wiz Khalifa | Audio Engineer, Composer, Engineer, Recording |
| 2013 | Underground Luxury | B.o.B | Engineer, Recording |
| 2013 | Trap Lord | A$AP Ferg | Composer, Engineer |
| 2013 | Long.Live.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | Engineer |
| 2013 | International Takeover, Vol. 1 | Mr. 305 | Composer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 2012 | Two Eleven | Brandy | Engineer |
| 2012 | The Stoned Immaculate | Curren$y | Mixing |
| 2012 | Looking 4 Myself | Usher | Composer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 2012 | Aloha | Cisco Adler | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2011 | Revelation Pt. 1 - The Root of Life | Stephen Marley | Engineer |
| 2011 | Radioactive | Yelawolf | Engineer |
| 2011 | My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) | Mary J. Blige | Engineer |
| 2011 | Greatest Hits | N-Dubz | Engineer |
| 2011 | American Idol Season 10 Highlights | Lauren Alaina | Engineer |
| 2010 | Now or Never | Tank | Engineer, Recording |
| 2010 | Love.Live.Life | N-Dubz | Engineer |
| 2009 | The Universal Cure | Jah Cure | Engineer, Audio Engineer |
| 2009 | The Redemption | Brooke Hogan | Audio Engineer, Mixing |
| 2009 | GRIII: Old School 2 Nu Skool | Urban Mystic | Engineer, Mixing, Audio Engineer |
| 2008 | Waiting | Ce'cile | Mixing |
| 2008 | Shine the Light | Richie Booker Marley | Production Engineer |
| 2008 | Got Me Going | Day26 | Vocal Engineer |
| 2008 | Day26 | Day26 | Vocal Engineer, Engineer |
| 2008 | Crazee & Confuzed | Stack$ | Mixing |
| 2007 | Superstar | Javaughn | Engineer |
| 2007 | Mind Control | Stephen Marley | Mixing |
| 2006 | Undiscovered | Brooke Hogan | Engineer |
| 2006 | Paris | Paris Hilton | Engineer, Recording |
| 2006 | All Night | Damian Marley | Engineer |
| 2005 | Welcome to Jamrock | Damian Marley | Engineer |
| 2004 | Unity: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album | Assistant Engineer | |
| 2004 | Sombras del Juego | Sucio | Engineer |
| 2004 | Of What Lies Beneath | Dan Dyer | Engineer |
| 2004 | Living Legends | 8Ball and MJG | Engineer |
| 2004 | Greatest Hits | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Mixing Assistant |
| 2004 | Ghetto Revelations | Urban Mystic | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2003 | Def Jamaica [Def Jam] | Engineer | |
| 2002 | From tha Roota to tha Toota | Field Mob | Engineer |
| 2001 | Southern Cooking | Ingrams | Editing, Sequencing |
| 2001 | Bring It Outside | The Quick Hit Boyz | Mixing |
| 2001 | Boom | Richard Lugo | Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 2000 | Sexy Sweet Thing | Cameo | Assistant Engineer |
| 2000 | A Nu Day | Tamia | Assistant Engineer |
| 1999 | Enrique | Enrique Iglesias | Assistant Engineer |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Credits - Niko Marzouca". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "All GRAMMY Awards and Nominations for Reggae". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b "ASCAP Credits". ASCAP.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Songs Written by Niko Marzouca". musicvf.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". ASCAP.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "SOJA's Ja Link". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Credits - Rob Marks". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Beauty in the Silence credits". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "SOJA Wins Grammy for Best Reggae Album". redlightmanagement.com. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Usher Wait for It Credits". allmusic.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Carrie Underwood Releases New Super Bowl Song 'The Champion' With Ludacris". usweekly. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Carrie Underwood featuring Ludacris - The Champion". discogs.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Carrie Underwood The Champion Credits". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Mind Control Credits". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Revelation Credits". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Stony Hill Credits". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.