Joseph J. LaPorta (born c. 1980) is a Grammy Award-winning American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, NJ.[1][2][3]
Joe LaPorta | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 19, 1980 |
| Origin | New York City, New York U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Mastering Engineer, Producer |
| Website | sterling-sound.com/engineers/joe-laporta |
Career
Born and raised in New York, LaPorta graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree in Music Technology. He began his mastering career at The Lodge and then joined Sterling Sound in 2013 as a senior engineer.[4][5]
He has amassed a body of work that includes artists like David Bowie, The Weeknd, Foo Fighters, Vampire Weekend, Big Sean, The Killers, Tiesto, Imagine Dragons, Bon Jovi, 21 Savage, Run the Jewels, Armin van Buuren, Young Thug, Beach House and others.[3][6]
In addition to mastering, LaPorta also works as a music consultant on forensic musicology/copyright infringement cases. He has consulted on cases for The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Prince, Jay-Z, Britney Spears, Shakira, Guns N' Roses, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, Sting, Phil Collins, Diddy, Alicia Keys and others.[7]
LaPorta also has experience in music production, having worked with various artists in both hip hop and electronic dance music for over the past decade. He has written and produced for artists including 50 Cent, GZA, Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch and Cunninlynguists,[8] as well as licensing tracks to TV and film clients such as MTV, Showtime and Fox Network.[3][7][9]
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Wasting Light | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2012 | Radioactive | Record of the Year | Nominated |
| 2017 | Blackstar (album) | Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Won |
| 2018 | Every Where Is Some Where | Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Nominated
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Latin Grammy Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Multi_Viral | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| 2014 | Respira El Momento | Record of the Year | Nominated
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TEC Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Wasting Light | Record Production/Album | Won |
| 2016 | Smoke + Mirrors | Record Production/Album | Nominated |
| 2017 | Blackstar | Record Production/Single or Track | Won |
| 2017 | Blackstar | Record Production/Album | Won
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Pensado Awards[10]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Joe LaPorta | "Masters of Mastering" | Won
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Music LaPorta has mastered includes:
- 21 Savage Issa Album (2017)
- Armin van Buuren Embrace (Armin van Buuren album) (2015)
- Baby Driver (soundtrack) (2017)
- Beach House Bloom (Beach House album) (2012)
- Big Sean & Metro Boomin Double or Nothing (Big Sean and Metro Boomin album) (2017)
- Bon Jovi This House Is Not for Sale (2016)
- Carrie Underwood Cry Pretty (2018)
- David Bowie Blackstar (album) (2016)
- Denzel Curry Zuu (2019)
- Disciples of Babylon (band) Welcome to Babylon (2015)
- Dreamville Revenge of the Dreamers III (2019)
- FKA Twigs Magdalene (album) (2019)
- Foo Fighters Wasting Light (2011)
- Freddie Gibbs x Currensy x Alchemist (band) Fetti (2018)
- Future (rapper) x Juice Wrld Wrld on Drugs (2018)
- Ghost (Swedish band) Bear Painted Ruins (2017)
- Imagine Dragons Night Visions (2012)
- K.Flay Every Where Is Some Where (2017)
- Lauren Daigle Look Up Child (2018)
- Leon Bridges Coming Home (Leon Bridges album) (2015)
- Lil Keed Long Live Mexico (2019)
- Lil Peep Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1 (2017)
- Lil Wayne Tha Carter III (Remaster) (2008)
- Of Monsters and Men Fever Dream (Of Monsters and Men album) (2019)
- Parquet Courts Wide Awake! (2018)
- Phoenix (band) Ti Amo (album) (2017)
- Rico Nasty x Kenny Beats Anger Management (2019)
- Rise Against Wolves (Rise Against album) (2017)
- Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 3 (2016)
- Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes (album) (2018)
- Skepta Ignorance Is Bliss (Skepta album) (2019)
- Snail Mail (musician) Lush (album) (2018)
- Solange Knowles When I Get Home (album) (2019)
- The Killers Battle Born (album) (2012)
- The Postal Service Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) (2003)
- The Weeknd Kiss Land (2013)
- Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City (2013)
- Walk the Moon Shut Up and Dance (Walk the Moon song) (2014)
- Whitney (band) Light Upon the Lake (2016)
- X Ambassadors Orion (X Ambassadors album) (2019)
- X Ambassadors VHS (album) (2015)
- Young Thug On the Rvn (2018)
- Young Thug So Much Fun (2019)
References
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- ^ names, www.itomic.com - perth web design, development, hosting, promotion, and domain. "Tieline Delivers Sterling Service – Tieline Technology".
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- ^ "nyc-mastering-engineer-joe-laporta-joins-sterling-sound". sonicscoop.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ "Joe LaPorta joins Sterling Sound as Senior Engineer – Music Connection Magazine".
- ^ "Joe LaPorta Discography". sterling-sound.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ a b "Joe LaPorta Biography". sterling-sound.com. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ "JL discography @ rolldabeats - dance music discography resource". Rolldabeats.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ^ "Joe LaPorta Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ^ "PENSADO AWARDS 3 – SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2016".
- ^ "Joe LaPorta – Mastering Engineer – STERLING SOUND".