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| name              = Carlos de la Garza
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| origin            = [[Cerritos, California]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Indie rock]]
* [[ska-punk]]
* [[alternative rock]]
* [[pop punk]]
* [[electronic rock]]
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
* Record producer
* songwriter
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| instrument        = Drums
| years_active      = 2006–present
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'''Carlos de la Garza''' is an American [[DJ mixer|mixer]], record producer, [[audio engineer|engineer]], musician, and songwriter based in Los Angeles.
== Early life ==
De la Garza was born and raised in [[Cerritos, California|Cerritos]], California. He started playing drums in high school and played in various local bands. While still in high school, he simultaneously joined [[Long Beach]] ska-punk band [[Suburban Rhythm]] and punk band [[F.Y.P]], and later became a member of [[Reel Big Fish]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carlos De La Garza |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/368953-Carlos-De-La-Garza |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=Discogs.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Music production and engineering ==
De la Garza has worked with artists and bands such as [[The Linda Lindas]], [[Paramore]], [[M83 (band)|M83]], [[Young the Giant]], [[Jimmy Eat World]], [[Teenage Wrist]], [[Tegan and Sara]], [[Wolf Alice]], [[Cherry Glazerr]], [[Best Coast]], [[Hunny (band)|Hunny]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Major |first=Michael |title=Los Angeles Indie-Pop Band HUNNY Share New EP 'Homesick' |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Los-Angeles-Indie-Pop-Band-HUNNY-Share-New-EP-Homesick-20220722 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Wild Belle]], [[Charly Bliss]], [[Bad Religion]], [[Ray Barbee]], [[Fitz and the Tantrums]], [[White Reaper]], [[Spiritual Cramp]],[[The Regrettes]], [[Destroy Boys]], [[Fidlar]], Third Eye Blind, Bleached, and [[Ziggy Marley]], whose self-titled album mixed and engineered by de la Garza won a Grammy Award in 2016. Paramore's Self-titled album, which de la Garza engineered and performed on, also won a Grammy award for "Best Rock Song" in 2015. In 2018 Wolf Alice was awarded the Mercury Prize for their album "Visions of A Life", which de la Garza also engineered.<ref name="8questions">{{cite web|url=http://www.imprintlab.com/8-questions-with-carlos-de-la-garzamusic-friends-studio/|title=8 Questions with Carlos de la Garza/Music Friends Studio|work=ImprintLab.com|author=Wong, Martin|date=April 21, 2014|accessdate=January 30, 2018}}</ref><ref name="grammy">{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/videos/ziggy-marley-wins-best-reggae-album-ziggy-marley|title=Ziggy Marley wins Best Reggae Album for 'Ziggy Marley'|work=Grammy.com|date=February 12, 2017|accessdate=January 30, 2018}}</ref>
In addition to his production and engineering work, de la Garza is an accomplished musician and multi-instrumentalist, being highly proficient in drums and percussion, guitar, bass, and keyboards. De la Garza was also a member of punk band F.Y.P. from 1991 to 1993 and popular [[ska punk]] band [[Reel Big Fish]], in which he played drums from 1999 to 2003.<ref name="dailynebraskan">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynebraskan.com/reel-big-fish-reels-in-new-talent-album/article_9ac5a9b2-8f5f-581f-9569-8e6dd68b795a.html|title=Reel Big Fish reels in new talent, album|author=Miner, Patrick|date=February 8, 1999|work=The Daily Nebraskan|accessdate=January 30, 2018}}</ref><ref name="chartattack">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/2003/06/18/reel-big-fish-hire-new-drummer-tour-canada/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201020310/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2003/06/18/reel-big-fish-hire-new-drummer-tour-canada/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 1, 2018|title=Reel Big Fish Hire New Drummer, Tour Canada|work=Chart Attack|date=June 18, 2003|accessdate=January 30, 2018}}</ref>
De la Garza's two daughters, Lucia and Mila, are members of the punk rock band [[The Linda Lindas]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-23 |title='Whoa, this is crazy': L.A. teen punks the Linda Lindas on going viral (just before finals) |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-05-23/linda-lindas-racist-sexist-boy-library-punks |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{Dynamic list}}
{| style="width: 80%;" | class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! width=2%|Year
! width=22%|Artist
! width=30%|Title
! width=20%|Label
! width=25%|Role
|-
| rowspan="7" |2024
|[[Destroy Boys]]
|"Boyfeel"
|[[Hopeless Records|Hopeless]]
|Producer, co-writer
|-
|[[The Linda Lindas]]
|"Found a Job"
|[[A24]]
|Producer
|-
|[[Cold War Kids]]
|"Scandalized"
|
|Producer, co-writer
|-
|[[Spiritual Cramp]] & [[White Reaper]]
|"Whatever You Say Man"
|Blue Grape
|Mixer
|-
|[[Destroy Boys]]
|"Plucked"
|[[Hopeless Records|Hopeless]]
|Co-writer, Producer
|-
|[[Paramore]]
|"[[Burning Down the House]]"
|[[A24]]
|Producer
|-
|[[The Linda Lindas]]
|''[[No Obligation]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|Producer, engineer, mixer
|-
| rowspan="6" |2023
|[[Paramore]] & [[The Linda Lindas]]
|"[[The News (Re: The Linda Lindas)]]"
|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
|Producer
|-
|[[Cold War Kids]]
|"Run Away With Me"
|
|Producer
|-
|[[Destroy Boys]]
|"Beg For the Torture"
|[[Hopeless Records|Hopeless]]
|Co-writer, producer
|-
|[[Paramore]]
|''[[This Is Why]]''
|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
|Producer
|-
|[[M83 (band)|M83]]
|"Oceans Niagara"
|
|Engineer
|-
|Spiritual Cramp
|''[[Spiritual Cramp (album)|Spiritual Cramp]]''
|Blue Grape
|Producer
|-
| rowspan="3" |2022
|Friday Pilots Club
|"Bury Me"
|
|Co-write, co-producer
|-
|The Linda Lindas
|''[[Growing Up (The Linda Lindas album)|Growing Up]]''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|Producer, engineer, mixer<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Growing Up|author=The Linda Lindas|publisher=[[Epitaph Records]]|year=2022|type=liner notes|id=87875-1SLE}}</ref>
|-
|HUNNY
|''Homesick EP''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|Producer
|-
| rowspan="6" |2021
| [[Hayley Williams]]
| ''[[Flowers for Vases / Descansos]]''
| [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| Mixer
|-
|Natalie Bergman feat. Beck
|"You've Got A Woman"
|[[Third Man Records|Third Man]]
|Mixer
|-
|Man On Man
|Self-titled LP
|[[Polyvinyl Records|Polyvinyl]]
|Mixer
|-
|Third Eye Blind
|''[[Our Bande Apart]]''
|[[Mega Collider Records|MegaCollider]]
|Mixer
|-
|The Linda Lindas
|"[[Oh! (The Linda Lindas song)|Oh!]]"
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|Producer, engineer, mixer
|-
| [[Justin Courtney-Pierre]]
| ''[[An Anthropologist On Mars(album)|An Anthropologist on Mars]]''
| [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
| Mixer
|-
| rowspan=5|2020
| [[Becca Mancari]]
| ''[[The Greatest Part (album)|The Greatest Part]]''
| [[Captured Tracks]]
| Mixer
|-
| [[Best Coast]]
| ''[[Always Tomorrow (album)|Always Tomorrow]]''
| [[Concord Records]]
| Producer, mixer, co-writer
|-
| [[Elephant Castle]]
| ''[[Cool To Be Unhappy EP]]''
| [[Old Wizard]]
| Engineer, Mixer
|-
| [[Hayley Williams]]
| ''[[Petals for Armor]]''
| [[Atlantic Records]]
| Engineer, Mixer
|-
| [[Bad Religion]]
| '"Faith Alone", "Emancipation of the Mind", "What Are We Standing For", "Lose Your Head (demo version)"'
| [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
| Producer, engineer, Mixer
|-
| rowspan=8|2019
| [[All American Rejects]]
| "[[Send Her to Heaven]]"
| [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
| Mixer
|-
| [[Bad Religion]]
| ''[[Age of Unreason (album)|Age of Unreason]]''
| [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
| Producer, mixer, co-writer
|-
|[[Charly Bliss]]
|''[[Young Enough]]''
|[[Barsuk Records|Barsuk]]
|Mixer
|-
|Cherry Glazerr
|''Stuffed and Ready''
|[[Secretly Canadian]]
|Producer, mixer, co-writer
|-
|HalfNoise
|''Natural Disguise''
|Congrats
|Mixer
|-
|[[Hunny (band)|HUNNY]]
|''Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.''
| [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|Producer, Composer & Mixer
|-
|Wild Belle
|''Everybody One of a Kind''
|Love Tone
|Mixer, additional production
|-
|Fitz and the Tantrums
|''All the Feels''
|[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
|Engineer
|-
| rowspan=7|2018
|Culture Abuse
|''Bay Dream''
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|Producer, mixer, various instruments
|-
|Parade of Lights
|''Human Condition Pt. 1 & 2''
|[[UMG]]
|Producer, Writer & Engineer
|-
|Plague Vendor
|"Locomotive", "I Only Speak In Friction"
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|Mixer
|-
| [[Teenage Wrist]]
| ''[[Chrome Neon Jesus]]''
| [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
| Producer, co-writer, engineer, mixer
|-
|[[The Wonder Years (band)|The Wonder Years]]
|''[[Sister Cities (album)|Sister Cities]]''
|[[Hopeless Records|Hopeless]]
|Mixer
|-
|Wavves and Culture Abuse
|"Big Cloud", "Up and Down"
|[[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]]
|Mixer
|-
|Ziggy Marley
|''Rebellion Rises''
|[[Tuff Gong Worldwide]]
|Engineer
|-
| rowspan=4|2017
| [[Cherry Glazerr]]
| ''[[Apocalipstick (album)|Apocalipstick]]''
| [[Burger Records|Burger]], [[Secretly Canadian]]
| Producer, mixer<ref name="sxsw">{{cite web|url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2017/events/MS40064|title=Cherry Glazerr|work=SXSW.com|accessdate=January 30, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Paramore]]
| ''[[After Laughter]]''
| [[Fueled by Ramen]]
| Mixer, engineer<ref name="paramore1">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/paramore/status/858774498283319296|title=Paramore Twitter|work=Twitter.com|accessdate=January 30, 2018}}</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/arts/music/paramore-hayley-williams-after-laughter-interview.html|title=Paramore Bounces Back With Old Faces and a New Sound|work=The New York Times|author=Coscarelli, Joe|date=April 19, 2017|accessdate=January 30, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Alvarez Kings]]
| ''Somewhere Between''
| [[Sire Records|Sire]], [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| Producer, mixer<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/carlos-de-la-garza-mn0001581918|work=Allmusic.com|title=Carlos de la Garza credits|accessdate=January 30, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Wolf Alice]]
| ''[[Visions of a Life]]''
| [[Dirty Hit]]
| Engineer, additional percussion <small>(tracks 7, 12)</small><ref name="allmusic" />
|-
| rowspan=8|2016
| [[Wild Belle]]
| ''[[Dreamland (Wild Belle album)|Dreamland]]''
| [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Bass, engineer, guitar<ref name="allmusic" />
|-
| [[Jimmy Eat World]]
| ''[[Integrity Blues]]''
| [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| Engineer<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/368953-Carlos-De-La-Garza?filter_anv=0&type=Credits&page=3|work=Discogs.com|title=Carlos de la Garza discography|accessdate=January 30, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[M83 (band)|M83]]
| ''[[Junk (M83 album)|Junk]]''
| [[Naive Records|Naive]], [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| Engineer<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="8questions" />
|-
| [[Lyle Workman]]
| ''Love (Original Netflix Series Soundtrack)''
| [[Independent music|Independent]]
| Mixer<ref name="allmusic" />
|-
| [[School of Seven Bells]]
| ''[[SVIIB]]''
| [[Vagrant Records|Vagrant]]
| Engineer<ref name="discogs" />
|-
| [[The Naked and Famous]]
| ''[[Simple Forms]]''
| Somewhat Damaged
| Engineer<ref name="discogs" />
|-
| [[Bleached]]
| ''[[Welcome the Worms]]''
| [[Dead Oceans]]
| Producer, mixer, engineer<ref name="discogs" />
|-
| [[Ziggy Marley]]
| ''[[Ziggy Marley (album)|Ziggy Marley]]''
| [[Tuff Gong Worldwide]]
| Mixer, engineer<ref name="allmusic" /><ref name="mixonline">{{cite web|url=https://www.mixonline.com/recording/ziggy-marley-ziggy-marley-427602|title=Ziggy Marley on 'Ziggy Marley'|work=Mix Online|date=May 31, 2016|author=Moayeri, Lily|accessdate=January 30, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3|2015
| [[Night riots]]
| ''Howl''
| [[Sumerian Records|Sumerian]]
| Producer, mixer, engineer<ref name="allmusic" />
|-
| [[Yacht (band)|YACHT]]
| ''[[I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler]]''
| [[Downtown Records|Downtown]]
| Engineer<ref name="discogs" />
|-
| [[Waters (band)|WATERS]]
| ''What's Real''
| [[Vagrant Records|Vagrant]]
| Producer, mixer, engineer, various instruments<ref name="allmusic" />
|-
| rowspan=5|2014
| [[Young the Giant]]
| ''[[Mind over Matter (Young the Giant album)|Mind over Matter]]''
| [[Fueled by Ramen]]
| Engineer, percussion<ref name="discogs" /><ref name="8questions" />
|-
| [[Jaymes Young]]
| ''Habits of my Heart EP''
| [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| Producer<ref name="allmusic" />
|-
| [[The Colourist]]
| ''[[The Colourist (album)|The Colourist]]''
| [[Republic Records|Republic]], [[Universal Records|Universal]]
| Producer,<ref name="discogs" /> composer  <small>("Tonight (Young Hearts)")</small>
|-
| [[M83 (band)|M83]]
| ''[[Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
| [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Engineer<ref name="allmusic" />
|-
| [[The Downtown Fiction]]
| ''Losers & Kings''
| [[Photo Finish Records|Photo Finish]]
| Producer, engineer<ref name="discogs" />
|-
| rowspan=3|2013
| [[Hellogoodbye]]
| ''Everything is Debatable''
| [[Fearless Records|Fearless]]
| Additional production, drums<ref name="allmusic" />
|-
| [[Tegan and Sara]]
| ''[[Heartthrob (album)|Heartthrob]]''
| Vapor, [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| Engineer<ref name="discogs" />
|-
| [[Paramore]]
| ''[[Paramore (album)|Paramore]]''
| [[Fueled by Ramen]]
|  Engineer, mixing engineer, vocal producer, percussion<ref name="discogs" />
|-
| 2012
| [[Neon Trees]]
| ''[[Picture Show (album)|Picture Show]]''
| [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| Engineer, percussion<ref name="allmusic" />
|-
| rowspan=2|2010
| [[Valencia (band)|Valencia]]
| ''[[Dancing With a Ghost]]''
| I Surrender
| Producer, engineer<ref name="allmusic" />
|-
| [[Neon Trees]]
| ''[[Habits (album)|Habits]]''
| [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| Engineer, mixer<ref name="discogs" />
|-
| 2002
| [[Reel Big Fish]]
| ''[[Cheer Up! (Reel Big Fish album)|Cheer Up!]]''
| [[Mojo Records|Mojo]], [[Jive Records|Jive]]
| Drums, Percussion
|}
===Awards===
{{awards table}}
|-
|[[66th Annual Grammy Awards|2024]]
|"[[This Is Why (album)]]" <small>(as Producer)</small> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/paramore-win-best-alternative-music-performance-and-best-rock-album-at-2024-grammys/#:~:text=Paramore%20have%20won%20their%20first,to%20win%20Best%20Rock%20Album | title=Paramore Win Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Rock Album at 2024 Grammys | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=February 4, 2024 }}</ref>
| Grammy Award: Best Rock Album
| {{WON}}
|-
|[[66th Annual Grammy Awards|2024]]
|"[[This Is Why]]" <small>(as Producer)</small> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/paramore-win-best-alternative-music-performance-and-best-rock-album-at-2024-grammys/#:~:text=Paramore%20have%20won%20their%20first,to%20win%20Best%20Rock%20Album | title=Paramore Win Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Rock Album at 2024 Grammys | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=February 4, 2024 }}</ref>
| Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Performance
| {{WON}}
|-
|[[61st Annual Grammy Awards|2019]]
|"[[Rebellion Rises]]" <small>(as Engineer)</small>
| Grammy Award: Best Reggae Album
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[60th Annual Grammy Awards|2018]]
|"[[Visions of a Life]]" <small>(as Engineer)</small>
| Mercury Prize
| {{WON}}
|-
|[[59th Annual Grammy Awards|2017]]
|"[[Ziggy Marley (album)|Ziggy Marley]]" <small>(as Mixer & Engineer)</small>
| Grammy Award: Best Reggae Album
| {{WON}}
|-
|[[57th Annual Grammy Awards|2015]]
|"[[Ain't It Fun (Paramore song)|Ain't It Fun]]" <small>(as Engineer, mixing engineer, vocal producer, percussion)</small>
| Grammy Award: Rock Song Of The Year
| {{WON}}
{{end}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://www.thisisnoisemgmt.com/writers-producers Management website]
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