Rob Kinelski

Robert Michael Kinelski (born January 27, 1981^[1]) is an American audio engineer, mixer, and record producer. He is best known for his work with Billie Eilish, Finneas, Lil Dicky, Big Sean, Karol G, Joji, Beyoncé, and NewJeans, among others.^[2] In 2020, Kinelski won four Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for mixing Billie Eilish's debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.^[3]

Rob Kinelski
Birth name	Robert Michael Kinelski
Born	New York City, U.S.
Genres	Pop, R&B, hip hop
Occupations	Audio engineer audio mixer record producer

Early life and education

Kinelski was born in Staten Island, New York. At a young age, his family relocated to nearby Howell Township, New Jersey. Kinelski graduated from Howell High School and the SAE Institute in Manhattan.^[1]

Career

Kinelski started his career at Sony Studios New York, engineering for Swizz Beatz, LL Cool J, and Ryan Leslie, amongst others, notably working on Beyoncé's GRAMMY-winning album B'Day.^[4]

After relocating to Los Angeles in 2009, Kinelski collaborated with No I.D., J. Cole, Rihanna, Nas, Common, Vince Staples, Jhené Aiko, and Big Sean, and more as a member of the Cocaine 80s music collective.^[4] Since 2018, he has worked very closely with Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, mixing a majority of their discography.

Mixing discography

Singles and album tracks, by year, title, artist, and album name^[5]

Year	Title	Artist	Album
2009	"You Stop My Heart"	Melanie Fiona	The Bridge
2011	"Kiss Me"	Ed Sheeran	+
2012	"Loco-Motive" (featuring Large Professor)	Nas	Life Is Good
	"Accident Murderers" (featuring Rick Ross)
	"Daughters"
	"This Time" (featuring J. Cole)	Melanie Fiona	The MF Life
	"L.O.V.E." (featuring John Legend)
2013	"3:16AM"	Jhené Aiko	Sail Out
2014	"Heavy Metal and Reflective"	Azealia Banks	Broke with Expensive Taste
	"Ice Princess"
	"Chasing Time"
	"Gasoline"	Troye Sivan	TRXYE
2015	"Alright"	Logic	Under Pressure
	"All Your Fault" (featuring Kanye West)	Big Sean	Dark Sky Paradise
	"I Don't Fuck with You" (featuring E-40)
	"Play No Games" (featuring Chris Brown and Ty Dolla Sign)
	"Outro"
	"Research" (featuring Ariana Grande)
	"Pieces"	Tanlines	non-album single
	"Save Dat Money" (featuring Fetty Wap and Rich Homie Quan)	Lil Dicky	Professional Rapper
	"Molly" (featuring Brendon Urie)
	"Lost on You"	LP	Lost on You
2016	"My Beyonce" (featuring Dej Loaf)	Lil Durk	Lil Durk 2X
	"She Just Wanna" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
2017	"So Good" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	Zara Larsson	So Good
	"Sunday Morning Jetpack" (featuring The-Dream)	Big Sean	I Decided
	"Inspire Me"
	"Bigger Than Me" (featuring Flint Chozen Choir and Starrah)
	"Lung"	Vancouver Sleep Clinic	Revival
	"Someone To Stay"
	"Living Water"
2018	"Good Vibes" (feat. Tove Styrke)	Alma	Heavy Rules Mixtape
	"Hail To The Victor"	Thirty Seconds to Mars	America
	"Lovely" (with Khalid)	Billie Eilish	13 Reasons Why: Season 2
	"Crush Culture"	Conan Gray	Sunset Season
	"Lookalike"
	"Greek God"
	"Come Out and Play"	Billie Eilish	non-album single
	"Pussy is God"	King Princess	Make My Bed
	"Talia"
	"Winnebago" (with Quinn XCII and Daniel Wilson)	Gryffin	non-album single
	"Believer"	CYN	non-album single
	"Miss You"	Jez Dior	non-album single
	"Come and Go" (featuring Rome Ramirez)		non-album single
	"Hotel"	Blake Rose	non-album single
2019	"When I Was Older"	Billie Eilish	Roma
	"Lost"	Blake Rose	non-album single
	"Love Alone"	Mokita	non-album single
	"Cold In LA"	Why Don't We	non-album single
	"Hit Your Heart" (with Dagny)	Steve Aoki	non-album single
	"Terrible Ideas"	CYN	non-album single
	"Bad Guy" (Justin Bieber remix)	Billie Eilish	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
	"Angel"	Finneas	non-album single
	"Tusa" (with Nicki Minaj)	Karol G	non-album single
	"Tough On Myself"	King Princess	Cheap Queen
	"Hit The Back"
2020	"Everything I Wanted"	Billie Eilish	non-album single
	"No Time to Die"		non-album single
	"Ew"	Joji	Nectar
	"MODUS"
	"Daylight"
	"Gimme Love"
	"Run"
	"High Hopes"
	"Pretty Boy"
	"Afterthought"
	"Like You Do"
2021	"Lo Vas a Olvidar"	Billie Eilish, Rosalía	Euphoria: (Original Score from the HBO Series)
	"Good Without"	Mimi Webb	Non-album single
2022	"Save Yourself"	ONE OK ROCK	Luxury Disease
	"Neon"
	"Vandalize"
	"Mad Word"
	"Outta Sight"
	"Your Tears are Mine"
2023	"Watati"	Karol G	Barbie the Album
	"What Was I Made For?"	Billie Eilish

Full albums and EPs, by year and artist name^[5]

Year	Artist	Album Name
2011	Common	The Dreamer/The Believer
2012	Big Sean	Detroit (mixtape)
2013		Hall of Fame
2014	Cozz	Cozz & Effect
2015	Le1f	Riot Boi
	Tanlines	Highlights
2017	Joey Badass	All-Amerikkkan Badass
	Billie Eilish	don't smile at me (all songs except Party Favor, Ocean Eyes)
2018	Cozz	Effected
	The Frights	Hypochondriac
	LP	Heart to Mouth
2019	Billie Eilish	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
	Milky Chance	Mind The Moon
2021	Karol G	KG0516
	Billie Eilish	Happier Than Ever

Awards and nominations

Award	Year[A]	Nominee(s)	Category	Result	Ref.
Grammy Awards	2020	When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?	Album of the Year	Won	[3]
			Best Pop Vocal Album	Won
			Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical	Won
		"Bad Guy"	Record of the Year	Won
	2021	"Everything I Wanted"		Won	[6]
	2022	"Happier Than Ever"		Nominated	[7]
		Happier Than Ever	Album of the Year	Nominated
			Best Pop Vocal Album	Nominated
Latin Grammy Awards	2020	"Tusa"	Record of the Year	Nominated	[8]

References

1. Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.