Sebastian Krys

Sebastian Krys
Also known as	Sebas Krys
Born	(1970-11-11) November 11, 1970 (age 53)
Origin	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genres	Latin pop
Occupation(s)	Record producer, audio engineer
Instrument(s)	Keyboards, organ, guitar
Years active	1992–present

Sebastian Krys (born November 11, 1970) is an Argentine-born American audio engineer, record producer and radio personality. A six-time Grammy and 13-time Latin Grammy winner, Krys has worked with many Spanish language pop and rock artists such as Percance, Sergio Dalma, Eros Ramazzotti, Sandy & Junior, Gloria Estefan, Carlos Vives, Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Luis Fonsi, Vega, Kinky, Los Rabanes, Obie Bermúdez, Ricky Martin,^[1] Marc Anthony, Lori Meyers, Fangoria, La Santa Cecilia and Will Smith.

Personal

Sebastian Krys (pronounced "Chris") was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and arrived in the United States in 1980 at the age of nine as an undocumented immigrant. He became a U.S. citizen in 2012. He Lives with his wife, Pamela Krys, and sons Nick and Gabe Krys.^[2]

Career

Krys started in 1992 as a recording intern at Emilio Estefan's Crescent Moon Studio in Miami, where he worked until the early 2000s. There he worked with major Latin artists such as Roberto Blades, Celia Cruz, Enrique Iglesias, David Bisbal, Ricky Martin, Arturo Sandoval, Jon Secada and, of course, Gloria Estefan.

In 2010, after moving to Los Angeles, Krys launched an independent music company called Rebeleon Entertainment.^[3]

Selected discography

• Amor a la Mexicana, Thalía (1997)
• Dónde Están los Ladrones?, Shakira (1998)
• Ricky Martin, Ricky Martin (1999)
• MTV Unplugged, Shakira (2000)
• Arrasando, Thalía (2000)
• Escape, Enrique Iglesias (2001)
• Déjame Entrar, Carlos Vives (2001)
• Money Pa Que', Los Rabanes (2002)
• Confesiones, Obie Bermúdez (2003)
• Unwrapped, Gloria Estefan (2003)
• Imperfecta, JD Natasha (2004)
• El Rock de Mi Pueblo, Carlos Vives (2004)
• Paso a Paso, Luis Fonsi (2005)
• Mi Forma de Ser, Patricia Loaiza (2005)
• El Otro Lado de Mi, Soraya (2005)
• Dicen Que El Tiempo, Jennifer Pena (2006)
• Sandy e Junior 2006, Sandy & Junior (2006)
• Premonición, David Bisbal (2006)
• Ese Que Va Por Ahí, Jeremías (2006)
• VI, Los Rabanes (2007)
• E2, Eros Ramazzotti (2007)
• 9MA, Nove Mil Anjos (2008)
• Día Azul, Jimena Angel (2008)
• Palabras del Silencio, Luis Fonsi (2008)
• A Buena Hora, Sergio Dalma (2008)
• Barracuda, Kinky (2008)
• Soy, Ednita Nazario (2009)
• Metamorfosis, Vega (2009)
• Bendito Entre Las Mujeres, Vallin (2009)
• Trece, Sergio Dalma (2010)
• Extranjera, Dulce María (2010)
• Cuando el Destino Nos Alcance, Lori Meyers (2010)
• Acordes de Mi Diario, Merche (2010)
• Suddenly Yours, Allstar Weekend (2010)
• 2, Amaia Montero (2011)
• Guadalupe, The Mills (2011)
• Grandes Canciones, Noel Schajris (2011)
• La Cuenta Atras, Vega (2011)
• Tierra Firme, Luis Fonsi (2011)
• La Música No Se Toca, Alejandro Sanz (2012)
• Un mundo de colores, Merche (2012)
• Antes o después, Fangoria (2013)
• Impronta, Lori Meyers (2013)
• Montaña Rusa, Second (2013)
• Treinta Dias, La Santa Cecilia (2013)
• Wolverines, Vega (2013)
• Tú y Yo, David Bisbal (2014)
• Verte Nacer, Noel Schajris (2014)
• Someday New, La Santa Cecilia (2014)
• Sirope, Alejandro Sanz (2015)^[4]
• ¿Dónde está mi Varón?, Verónica Orozco (2016)
• Buenaventura, La Santa Cecilia (2016)
• Cicatrices, Miriam Rodríguez (2018)
• La Reina Pez, Vega (2018)
• Look Now, Elvis Costello and The Imposters (2018)^[5]

Awards and nominations

As a producer and mixer, he won seven American Grammys^[6] and ten Latin Grammys.^[7] He is currently^[when?] fourth in the list of the Most Latin Grammys won by a Producer, third as Most Latin Grammys won by an Engineer or Mixer and sixth as Most Latin Grammys won in a lifetime. In 2007, Krys was awarded the title of Producer of the Year.^[8] at the 8th Latin Grammy Awards In 2009, he was inducted to the Full Sail University Hall of Fame.^[9]

Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Artist	Result	Ref.
2001	Best Latin Pop Album	MTV Unplugged (as producer)	Shakira	Won	[10]
	Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album	Alma Caribeña (as producer)	Gloria Estefan	Won
2002		Déjame Entrar (as producer)	Carlos Vives	Won
2005	Best Latin Pop Album	Amar Sin Mentiras (as producer)	Marc Anthony	Won
2014	Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album	Treinta Días (as producer)	La Santa Cecilia	Won
2020	Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album	Look Now (as producer)	Elvis Costello and The Imposters	Won
2022	Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album	Origen (as producer)	Juanes	Won

Latin Grammy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Artist	Result	Ref.
2000	Album of the Year	El Amor de Mi Tierra (as engineer)	Carlos Vives	Nominated	[11]
		MTV Unplugged	Shakira	Nominated
	Best Pop Album			Nominated
2001	Best Engineered Album	Arrasando (as engineer)	Thalía	Won
2002	Album of the Year	Déjame Entrar (as producer)	Carlos Vives	Nominated
	Best Contemporary Tropical Album			Won
	Record of the Year	"Déjame Entrar" (as engineer)		Nominated
	Producer of the Year	Sebastian Krys		Nominated
2003	Best Engineered Album	Money Pa' Que (as engineer)	Los Rabanes	Nominated
2004	Producer of the Year	Sebastian Krys		Nominated
2005	Album of the Year	Todo el Año (as producer)	Obie Bermúdez	Nominated
	Best Male Pop Vocal Album			Won
	Best Singer-Songwriter Album	Resucitar (as producer)	Gian Marco	Won
	Best Contemporary Tropical Album	El Rock de Mi Pueblo (as producer)	Carlos Vives	Won
	Producer of the Year	Sebastian Krys		Nominated
2007				Won
	Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal	Kamikaze (as producer)	Los Rabanes	Won
2009	Record of the Year	"Aquí Estoy Yo" (as producer)	Luis Fonsi featuring David Bisbal, Noel Schajris and Aleks Syntek	Nominated
2010	Best Engineered Album	Distinto (as engineer)	Diego Torres	Won
2011	Album of the Year	En Primera Fila (as engineer)	Franco De Vita	Nominated
	Best Male Pop Vocal Album			Won
	Record of the Year	"Tan Sólo Tú" (as engineer)	Franco De Vita featuring Alejandra Guzmán	Nominated
		"Gritar" (as engineer)	Luis Fonsi	Nominated
2012		"No Me Compares" (as mixer)	Alejandro Sanz	Nominated
2013	Album of the Year	La Música No Se Toca (as mixer)	Alejandro Sanz	Nominated
	Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album			Won
	Record of the Year	"Mi Marciana" (as mixer)		Nominated
2015	Album of the Year	Sirope (as producer)		Nominated
	Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album			Won
	Record of the Year	"Un Zombie a la Intemperie" (as mixer)		Nominated
	Producer of the Year	Sebastian Krys		Won
2021	Album of the Year	Origen (as producer)	Juanes	Nominated
	Best Pop/Rock Album			Won
2023	Album of the Year	Vida Cotidiana (as producer, engineer and mixer)		Nominated	[12]

References

1. "List of Tsunami Entertainment Producers". Retrieved 28 Feb 2011.
2. Krys, Sebastian. "Immigration Stories". The White House. Retrieved June 11, 2013.^{[dead link]}
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3. "Rebeleon". Twitter.
   - San Román, Gabriel (December 9, 2010). "REBELEON ENTERTAINMENT'S SEBASTIAN KRYS GIVES HIS FIRST INTERVIEW". OC Weekly. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
4. Curiel, Fernando. "El vigor y perspectiva de un importante productor musical". Músico Pro. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
5. "Sebastián Krys". Discogs. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
6. "Grammys awards search for Krys". 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
7. "Latin Grammys awards search for Krys". 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
8. "The 8th Latin GRAMMYs Sizzle". The Grammy Foundation. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
9. Full Sail University (2009). "Full Sail University Hall of Fame". Retrieved 28 February 2011.^{[dead link]}
10. "Sebastián Krys". Grammys. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
11. "Sebastian Krys". Latin Grammys. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
12. Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.