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Jaycen Joshua
American audio engineer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jaycen Joshua is an American audio engineer based in California. He won three Grammy Awards: the first for mixing Growing Pains for Mary J. Blige in 2007, followed by El mal querer for Rosalía in 2018, and Hyperspace for Beck in 2019.
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Jaycen Joshua, born on October 6, 1974, in Los Angeles, California, was introduced to the music industry at an early age. His professional development was significantly shaped by his godfather, Jheryl Busby, who was then the president of Motown Records. Under Busby’s guidance, Joshua began working at both MCA and Motown Records at the age of fifteen, gaining invaluable exposure to the operational and creative facets of the music business.[1]
Initially, Joshua held positions in artist and repertoire (A&R) and marketing at DreamWorks, and later worked at MTV and Viacom in roles involving show development and advertising. Despite this corporate success, he developed a strong desire to engage directly with the technical side of music production. This led him to enroll in classes at The Los Angeles Recording Workshop. Within a day of attending, he recognized his deep affinity for audio mixing and made the decisive move to leave his corporate career to pursue music engineering full-time.[1]
He began his practical training at Larrabee Recording Studios in North Hollywood, starting with basic duties such as studio maintenance and errands. His dedication and aptitude eventually earned him a position as assistant to the prominent mix engineer Dave Pensado. This mentorship culminated in the formation of their joint venture, “The Penua Project,” in 2006. Since then, Jaycen Joshua has risen to prominence as one of the industry’s most sought-after mixing engineers. His career exemplifies a successful synthesis of industry insight, technical proficiency, and artistic sensibility.
His mother is named Shelley and that he has a daughter named Kayla.[1]
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Music career
Joshua started his mix career in 2005 under mentor Dave Pensado. Joshua has won three Grammy Awards, he was nominated for fourteen others.[2] He mixed the Grammy-nominated songs "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyoncé and Despacito by Luis Fonsi feat. Justin Bieber. Joshua has worked with Mariah Carey, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Chris Brown, Miley Cyrus, Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, R. Kelly, Jhené Aiko, The-Dream, Usher, BTS, Michael Jackson, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Future, Rosalía and Whitney Houston.
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