Rafa Sardina

Rafa Sardina
Birth nameRafael Sardina
Born1968
Bermeo
Spain
Occupations
SpouseTamara Ovejero

Rafael Sardina, known professionally as Rafa Sardina, is a basque recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer known for his work with Alejandro Sanz, Luis Miguel, Calle 13, D'Angelo, The Clare Fischer Big Band and Lady Gaga.[1][2]

Sardina has won 5 Grammy Awards[3][4] and 14 Latin Grammy Awards.[5] He is the current governor of the Recording Academy, Los Angeles Chapter[6] and has served on the board of trustees of the Latin Recording Academy.[7][8] Sardina is a founding member and vice chairman of the Latin Recording Academy's CPI (Círculo de Productores e Ingenieros), equivalent to the Producers and Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy.[2] He was the executive producer of the 2017 and 2018 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year galas honoring Alejandro Sanz and Maná, respectively.[9][10][11][12]

  1. ^ "Rafa Sardina | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  2. ^ a b "Producer/Engineer Rafa Sardina". Mixonline. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. ^ "Rafa Sardina". GRAMMY.com. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  4. ^ "D'Angelo". GRAMMY.com. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  5. ^ "20a Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  6. ^ "AES New York 2018 » Presenters: Rafa Sardina". www.aes.org. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  7. ^ "The Latin Recording Academy elects new Trustees". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  8. ^ "The Latin Recording Academy® elects new officers to its Board of Trustees". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  9. ^ "Anitta, Nacho Arimany, Diego "El Negro" Álvarez, Ismael Fernández, Siudy Garrido, Manuel Medrano, Jesús Montoya, and José Antonio Rodríguez join the 2017 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year gala honoring Alejandro Sanz". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  10. ^ "Alejandro Sanz named 2017 Latin Recording Academy® Person of the Year". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  11. ^ "Gala to honor Alejandro Sanz with 2017 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year™ distinction will showcase performances by David Bisbal, Camila Cabello, Santiago Cruz, Alejandro Fernández, Luis Fonsi, Juan Luis Guerra, Jesse & Joy, Juanes..." Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  12. ^ "Maná named 2018 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year™". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2020-03-25.