Joel Someillan
Joel Someillan | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | May 10, 1966 |
| Genres | Pop, Rock, Jazz, Film and TV |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer, composer |
| Associated acts | Gloria Estefan, Chayanne, Shakira, Ricky Martin, Jon Secada, Carlos Ponce, Nickelodeon, Dreamworks |
Joel Someillan (born May 10, 1966) is an American songwriter, engineer and producer.[1] Based in Miami, Florida, Someillan has written, performed on and produced music for a wide variety of Latin artists including Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada and Jennifer Lopez, and composed music for film and TV for companies such as Nickelodeon and Dreamworks.
Early life[edit]
Joel Someillan was born in Miami, Florida to Cuban parents who fled communism and moved to the United States in 1960. Spurred on by his father, a fan of American jazz, Someillan began playing guitar at age 13 and soon after formed his first band. At Miami Senior High School his interest in music grew as he studied guitar and played in both the school's jazz and marching bands. After studying business at Miami-Dade College and Florida International University, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts attending Berklee College of Music where he majored in Music Production and Engineering, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1993.[2]
Career[edit]
Post-college Joel began working engineering and production jobs for a number of Boston area artists, most notably Bobby Lee Rodgers from The Codetalkers.[3] After moving back to the Miami area in the late 90s Someillan joined Emilio Estefan's production group in Miami at the height of that period's "Latin music explosion". It was here that Someillan worked with some of the industry's most notable Latin artists including Chayanne, Carlos Ponce,[4] Daniel Paez,[5] Shakira and Obie Bermudez. His work on Thalía's album Arrasando garnered him his first Latin Grammy for Best Engineered Album in 2001.[6] He won his second Latin Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Album in 2004 for Bermudez' Todo el Año and received a nomination for Album of the Year for Chayanne's Cautivo (2005).[7] A talented music programmer, Someillan collaborated with legendary DJ and remixer Pablo Flores in programming the beats and synthesizers for dance club remixes by Madonna, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Carlos Vives, Marc Anthony, Will Smith, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC and many more.
Through the children's entertainment production company Jollipop, co-founded in 2004 with production partner George Noriega,[8] Someillan has written or co-written and produced hundreds of songs for children's television shows. His work on the Nickelodeon shows Dora The Explorer and Go Diego Go! earned him Emmy and NAACP Image Awards nominations.[9] He co-wrote the music for the live stage show production of Go Diego Go! Live: The Great Jaguar Rescue [10] and the Dreamworks/Livenation production Madagascar Live,[11] and he has contributed his writing and production talents to the Baby Abuelita interactive sing-along and toy series.[12][13] In 2015, Joel founded the Orchard House Music label with business partner Christine de la Huerta with a mission to seek out and help bands and musicians record and distribute their music. The first band they signed in March 2015, SunGhosts, went on to be voted "Miami's Best Band" by readers of The New Times that same year[14] and released their first single, "Polterguy", that summer.[15] SunGhosts released their first, full-length, eponymous album produced by Joel Someillan on the Orchard House Music label on August 23, 2016.
Selected discography[edit]
| 1991 | The Mambo Kings, OS | Keyboards, Programmer | |
| 1995 | Were You There 1967 | Composer | |
| 1995 | Happy Days:100 Rock ‘N’ Roll Hits | Composer | |
| 1996 | Sandy Posey | The Best of Sandy Posey | Composer |
| 1997 | Jose Latour | Ocean O | Producer, Programmer, Guitar, BG Vocals |
| 1998 | Troop | Mayday | Producer |
| 1998 | Latin Mix USA | Programmer. Keyboards | |
| 1999 | Jennifer Lopez | Waiting for Tonight | Programmer, Keyboards |
| 1999 | Menudo | Groove With Me Tonight | Programmer, Guitar, Keyboards |
| 2000 | Jose Latour | Tales of the Caribbean Cowboys | Producer, Mixer, Guitars, BG Vocals |
| 2000 | Jon Secada | Stop | Programmer, arranger, Guitars |
| 2000 | Gloria Estefan | No Me Dejas de Querer | Programmer, Keyboards |
| 2000 | Footsy's Y-100 Wing Ding 2000 | Composer | |
| 2000 | Robin Avery | Aurora | Arranger, engineer, producer, Guitar |
| 2000 | Thalia | Arrasando | Engineer, Guitar |
| 2000 | Gloria Estefan | Alma Caribena | Programmer, Keyboards |
| 2000 | 1,2,3, Let's Dance | Programmer, Guitar, Keyboards | |
| 2001 | Elvis Crespo | Wow Flash Remixes | Programmer, Keyboards |
| 2001 | Shalim | Shalim | Producer, Programmer, arranger, composer |
| 2001 | Latin Mix USA. Vol.3 | Programmer, Keyboards | |
| 2001 | Keeping the Dream Alive | Programmer, Keyboards | |
| 2002 | Verano 2002 | Composer | |
| 2002 | Carlos Ponce | Ponce | Programmer, producer, arranger, Keyboards |
| 2002 | Los Rabanes | Money Pa'Que | Programmer, engineer, Keyboards |
| 2002 | Carlos Baute | Dame de Eso | Producer, Programmer, arranger, engineer, Guitar |
| 2003 | Gloria Estefan | Wrapped | Programmer, Keyboards |
| 2003 | Patti Page | Today My Way/Honey Come Back | Composer |
| 2003 | Protagonistas de la Musica, Vol.2 | Producer | |
| 2003 | Latin Radio Mix | Programmer, Keyboard | |
| 2003 | Carlos Ponce | La Historia | Composer |
| 2003 | Jimena | Jimena | Producer, Programmer, arranger, composer, Guitar, Keyboards |
| 2003 | Ainhoa | Escencial Natural | Producer, Programmer, arranger, composer, Guitar |
| 2003 | Shalim | Cuarto Sin Puerta | Producer, Programmer, arranger, composer, Guitar, Keyboards |
| 2003 | Obie Bermudez | Confesiones | Producer, composer |
| 2003 | Chasing Papi OS | Producer, Programmer, arranger, engineer, Guitar, Keyboards | |
| 2003 | Cristian Castro | Amar Es | Engineer |
| 2004 | Obie Bermudez | Todo el Año | Producer |
| 2004 | MSM | MSM: Las Miami | Programmer, Asst Engineer, composer, Guitar, Keyboards |
| 2004 | Bustamante | Asi Soy Yo | Producer, engineer, arranger, keyboards |
| 2004 | 2004 Latin Grammy Nominees | Producer | |
| 2005 | Robin Avery | The Way You Hold Me | Producer, engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocal Arranger |
| 2005 | Latin Grammy Nominees 2005 | Producer, engineer, Mixer | |
| 2005 | La Banda el Recodo | Hay Amor | Attributed Artist |
| 2005 | Golden Slumbers: A Father’s Love | Producer, engineer, Mixer | |
| 2005 | Thalia | El Sexto Sentido | Guitar, Keyboards |
| 2005 | Dora the Explorer: Dance Fiesta! | Producer, Programmer, engineer | |
| 2005 | Chayanne | Cautivo | Producer, composer, engineer, Keyboards, Organ, Drum Programmer |
| 2006 | Nick Jr.: Winter Wonderland | Producer, arranger, engineer, Mixer | |
| 2006 | Dora's World Adventure | Producer, arranger, engineer, Mixer | |
| 2006 | Diego, Dora and Friends' Animal Jamboree | Producer, composer, arranger, engineer, Mixer | |
| 2007 | Vamos a Bailor – Let's Dance | Producer, arranger, engineer, Mixer | |
| 2007 | Danilo | Obsesiones | Producer, engineer, composer, Guitar, Keyboards |
| 2007 | Jennifer Pena | Dicen Que el Tiempo | Composer |
| 2008 | Dora Party Favorites | Arranger, Mixer | |
| 2009 | Jon Secada | Expressions | Producer, Guitar |
| 2009 | Dora's Christmas | Arranger, composer, Mixer | |
| 2010 | We Did It! Dora's Greatest Hits | Composer | |
| 2010 | The E Family | Now and Forever | Composer |
| 2011 | Natalia Jimenez | Natalia Jimenez | Composer |
| 2012 | Danilo Rosero | Acompaname | Producer, engineer, Mixer, Guitars, Keyboards |
| 2013 | Dora Rocks! Music from the Special and More! | Producer, composer | |
| 2014 | Spectrum of Hope (film) | Score composer, sound design, mix | |
| 2015 | SunGhosts | Parhelion EP | Producer, Mixer |
| 2016 | Attack of the Killer Donuts (film) | Score composer, sound design, mix | |
| 2016 | Anna Lee | Me Rebelo | Producer, Mixer |
| 2016 | SunGhosts | SunGhosts (album) | Producer, Mixer |
References[edit]
- ↑ "129- Drive My Car – Carmen Peláez & Joel Someillan » the Beatles Complete on Ukulele".
- ↑ http://mpe.berklee.edu/people/allstars/
- ↑ http://www.debbiedukemusic.com/2010/12/studio/live-in-the-studio-with-bobby-lee-rodgers
- ↑ "Ponce". May 4, 2002.
- ↑ "DANIEL PÁEZ cantante, músico y compositor - INICIO" (PDF).
- ↑ Latin Grammy Awards of 2001
- ↑ Latin Grammy Awards of 2005
- ↑ http://www.cuttingcane.com/george.htm
- ↑ http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/NAACP-Image-Awards--2012:-Full-list-of-winners/8548831
- ↑ "Go, Diego, Go Live!: The Great Jaguar Rescue : CastAlbums.org". castalbums.org.
- ↑ "MADAGASCAR LIVE Visits 70 Cities in 2011".
- ↑ http://www.babyabuelita.com/eng/index.htm
- ↑ http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2007/11/6/baby_abuelita_dvd_kicks_off_a.htm
- ↑ "SunGhosts Hope to Live up to the Title of Miami's Best Band". July 7, 2015.
- ↑ "SunGhosts Single Release Party for Polterguy, Coral Gables, FL".
External links[edit]
- Joel Someillan discography at Discogs
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