Akihiro Nishimura:
Aki is a Grammy and Latin Grammy award winning Recording/Mixing Engineer based in NYC. He is comfortable working with both analog and digital gear for clients ranging from indie to world class musicians. After graduating Berklee College of Music, he began his career in 2006 at Avatar Studios/Power Station. While at Avatar he had the opportunity to work with the industry’s leading producers, engineers, and musicians, as well as to explore how to create real music. In addition to working at Avatar, Aki opened his own studio in Brooklyn in 2010. Since then he has continued developing his own career recording/mixing for local indie bands to world-wide artists, jazz musicians, broadway cast recording, film scoring and more across the globe.
Website: http://www.akihironishimura.com
Selected Credits:
Studio Albums
Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, and Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Skyline - Mixer (64th Grammy-winning Best Jazz Instrumental Album)
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir - I Will Not Be Moved Live -Engineer (68th Grammy-winning Best Roots Gospel Album)
Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra -Mundoagua: Celebrating Carla Bley -Engineer (68th Grammy-nominated Best Latin Jazz Album)
Yeisy Rojas -Inmigrante Y Que? -Mixer (68th Grammy-nominated Best Global Music Performance)
Yeisy Rojas -A Mis Ancestros -Mixer (25th Latin Grammy-nominated Best Traditional Tropical Album)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Aymee Nuviola - Live in Marciac - Mixer (23rd Latin Grammy-winning Best Tropical Tropical Album)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter, Larry Grenadier and Eric Harland -FIRST MEETING Live at Dizzy's Club - Mixer
Michael Dease -City Life: Music of Gregg Hill -Engineer / Mixer
Ozone Makoto featuring No Name Horses - Day 1, Until We Vanish, & Road - Engineer / Mixer
Ozone Makoto - The Trio - Dimensions, Trinfinity, A Night in Tokyo - Engineer / Mixer
Jon Batiste - Social Music - Engineer
John Legend - You Deserve It All - Engineer
Rhiannon Giddens - Julie's Aria - Engineer
Steve Khan - Backlog - Engineer
Charnett Moffett - New Love - Engineer / Mixer
Akiko Yano -I Want to See You So Badly, Music is A gift -Engineer
Yu Sakai -Shinging Nippon in New York, Playlist -Engineer / Mixer
Movie-TV-Commercial
Star Trek: Prodigy - Paramount Plug - Score Mixing
It Ain't Over - Sony Pictures Classics - Score Mixing
Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit - History Making Productions - Recordist / Score Mixing
Kelli O'Hara Sings 'So in Love' from KISS ME, KATE - Broadway.com - Engineer / Mixer
Ashley Brown - "Feed The Birds" from MARY POPPINS - Disney On Broadway - Engineer / Mixer
Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones: TV Spot - Metropolitan Opera - Engineer / Mixer
Terence Blanchard’s Champion: TV Spot - Metropolitan Opera - Engineer / Mixer
