Aníbal Kerpel
Origin Argentina Occupation(s) Producer, engineer and mixer Years active 1974-present
Musical artist
Aníbal Kerpel is an Argentine producer , engineer and mixer . Member of the progressive rock band Crucis , he began a successful career as a producer after the split of the band, working with artists such as Los Prisioneros , Café Tacvba , Divididos , Molotov , Gustavo Santaolalla , Bersuit Vergarabat , Juanes and Árbol, among others. During his career he has received a Grammy Award and over ten Latin Grammy Awards .
Career
Kerpel was one of the members of the progressive rock band Crucis , playing the keyboards. The band released two studio albums, Crucis in 1976 and Los Delirios del Mariscal in 1977, before splitting in 1977.[ 1] After the end of the band, Kerpel began working as producer for various artists, many times co-producing with Argentine musician Gustavo Santaolalla . In 1985, he worked as assistant producer on the album De Ushuaia a La Quiaca by León Gieco . The project was produced by Santaolalla and recorded in various parts of Argentina .[ 2]
In 1990, he produced Corazones alongside Santaolalla, the fourth studio album by Chilean band Los Prisioneros . The album was recorded in California and included some of the band's most famous songs like "Estrechez de Corazón" and "Tren al Sur ".[ 3] In 1992, Kerpel participated as associate producer on the debut album by Mexican band Café Tacvba , also known as Café Tacuba . This would be the first of many collaborations with the band.[ 4] During the 1990s, Kerpel worked as engineer and assistant producer on many albums including La Era de la Boludez by Divididos , the self-titled debut solo album by Jorge González , Re , Avalancha de Éxitos and Revés/Yo Soy by Café Tacvba and ¿Dónde Jugarán las Niñas? by Molotov . In 1997, Kerpel founded Surco Records with Santaolalla, a record label in conjunction with Universal Music .[ 5]
In 2000, he worked as engineer on Fijate Bien , the debut studio album by Colombian singer Juanes . At the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards , the album was nominated for Album of the Year while the song "Fijate Bien " was nominated for Record of the Year . In 2002, he worked again with Juanes as engineer working on Un Día Normal . At the 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards , the album would go on to win Album of the Year with the song "Es Por Ti " winning Record of the Year . Additionally, Kerpel received nominations for his work with Molotov , these being for Record of the Year and Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal , for "Frijolero " and Dance and Dense Denso respectively.[ 6] In 2003, Kerpel participated in Café Tacvba 's fourth album Cuatro Caminos . The album won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in 2004. The album also was nominated for Album of the Year at the 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards , this being Kerpel's third nomination in the category.[ 7]
After also working on Mi Sangre (2004), Kerpel worked once again with Juanes as engineer for La Vida... Es Un Ratico (2007), receiving for a second time the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year .[ 8] Since then, Kerpel has received several Latin Grammy Awards and nominations, including a nomination for Producer of the Year with Gustavo Santaolalla in 2015 .[ 9]
Kerpel has also worked as engineer and mixer on various occasions for film scores composed by Gustavo Santaolalla , including Amores Perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006) and Biutiful (2011), all directed by Alejandro González Iñarritu , Walter Salles 's The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) and Ang Lee 's Brokeback Mountain (2005). Plus, he has collaborated on the music for the video game The Last of Us , also composed by Santaolalla.[ 10]
Discography
(A) Album, (S), Single[ 11] [ 12]
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
Latin Grammy Awards
References
^ "Crucis" . Rock.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ "Anécdotas y música en la clase magistral de Aníbal Kerpel en el MICA" . Cultura Argentina (in Spanish). September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ Olguín, Freddy (May 23, 2018). "Corazones de Los Prisioneros cumple 28 años" . Red Bull (in Spanish). Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ "Café Tacuba - Café Tacuba" . AllMusic (in Spanish). Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ "UN VISIONARIO DEL ROCK LATINO" . Latinspots (in Spanish). Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ a b "2003 Latin Grammys winners and the tribute to salsa queen" . Top40 Charts . Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ a b "Grammy latinos: los nominados" . BBC . September 1, 2004. Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ a b "9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards" (PDF) . Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . June 30, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 13, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2021 .
^ a b "Lista completa de nominados a Latin GRAMMY 2015" . Univisión (in Spanish). September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ "GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA: "EL DISCO 'CORAZONES' CAMBIÓ TODO PARA MÍ" " . TeatroNescafé de las Artes (in Spanish). September 2, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ "Aníbal Kerpel" . Discogs . Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ "Aníbal Kerpel" . AllMusic . Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ "Aníbal Kerpel" . Grammys . Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ "NOMINADOS 14a Entrega Anual del Latin GRAMMY" . LatinGrammy . Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2021 .
^ "Final Nominations List 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards" (PDF) . The Latin Recording Academy . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017 .
^ "21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards - Final Nominations" (PDF) . The Latin Recording Academy . September 29, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2021 .