Carlos de la Garza is a two-time Grammy award-winning American mixer, record producer, engineer, musician, and songwriter based in Los Angeles.
Early life De la Garza was born and raised in 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.
Music production and engineering De la Garza has worked with artists and bands such as Death Cab For Cutie, Hayley Williams, Cold War Kids, All American Rejects, The Wonder Years, Neon Trees, The Linda Lindas, Paramore, M83, Young the Giant, Jimmy Eat World, Teenage Wrist, Tegan and Sara, Wolf Alice, Cherry Glazerr, Best Coast, Hunny, 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, Wilt, 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. In 2024, This Is Why won the Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Performance for the title track.
In addition to his production and engineering work, de la Garza plays 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.
De la Garza's two daughters, Lucia and Mila, are members of the punk rock band The Linda Lindas.
Discography
YearArtistTitleLabelRole2026Wiltwhen no one's watchingAWAL ProducerThe Linda LindasGOTTA GET OUTReprise Records Producer, engineer, mixerJjerome87"Brush Me Like A Horse", "Track And Field"Mushroom Music/Virgin Music GroupProducer, mixerDeath Cab For CutieI Built You A Tower LPAnti-Mixed2025Spiritual Cramp"Rude LP"Blue Grape MusicMixerDogpark"Hollywood"Severance RecordsProducer2024Destroy Boys"Boyfeel"HopelessProducer, co-writerThe Linda Lindas"Found a Job"A24ProducerCold War Kids"Scandalized"Producer, co-writerSpiritual Cramp & White Reaper"Whatever You Say Man"Blue GrapeMixerDestroy Boys"Plucked"HopelessCo-writer, ProducerParamore"Burning Down the House"A24ProducerThe Linda LindasNo ObligationEpitaphProducer, engineer, mixer2023Paramore & The Linda Lindas"The News (Re: The Linda Lindas)"AtlanticProducerCold War Kids"Run Away With Me"ProducerDestroy Boys"Beg For the Torture" HopelessCo-writer, producerParamoreThis Is WhyAtlanticProducerM83"Oceans Niagara"EngineerSpiritual CrampSpiritual CrampBlue GrapeProducer, mixer2022Friday Pilots Club"Bury Me"Co-write, co-producerThe Linda LindasGrowing UpEpitaphProducer, engineer, mixerHUNNYHomesick EPEpitaphProducer2021 Hayley Williams Flowers for Vases / Descansos Atlantic MixerNatalie Bergman feat. Beck"You've Got A Woman"Third ManMixerMan On ManSelf-titled LPPolyvinylMixerThird Eye BlindOur Bande ApartMegaColliderMixerThe Linda Lindas"Oh!"EpitaphProducer, engineer, mixer Justin Courtney-Pierre An Anthropologist on Mars Epitaph Mixer2020 Becca Mancari The Greatest Part Captured Tracks Mixer Best Coast 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 Producer, engineer, Mixer2019 All American Rejects "Send Her to Heaven" Epitaph Mixer Bad Religion Age of Unreason Epitaph Producer, mixer, co-writerCharly BlissYoung EnoughBarsukMixerCherry GlazerrStuffed and ReadySecretly CanadianProducer, mixer, co-writerHalfNoiseNatural DisguiseCongratsMixerHUNNYYes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. EpitaphProducer, Composer & MixerWild BelleEverybody One of a KindLove ToneMixer, additional productionFitz and the TantrumsAll the FeelsElektraEngineer2018Culture AbuseBay DreamEpitaphProducer, mixer, various instrumentsParade of LightsHuman Condition Pt. 1 & 2UMGProducer, Writer & EngineerPlague Vendor"Locomotive", "I Only Speak In Friction"EpitaphMixer Teenage Wrist Chrome Neon Jesus Epitaph Producer, co-writer, engineer, mixerThe Wonder YearsSister CitiesHopelessMixerWavves and Culture Abuse"Big Cloud", "Up and Down"EpitaphMixerZiggy MarleyRebellion RisesTuff Gong WorldwideEngineer2017 Cherry Glazerr Apocalipstick Burger, Secretly Canadian Producer, mixer Paramore After Laughter Fueled by Ramen Mixer, engineer Alvarez Kings Somewhere Between Sire, Warner Bros. Producer, mixer Wolf Alice Visions of a Life Dirty Hit Engineer, additional percussion (tracks 7, 12)2016 Wild Belle Dreamland Columbia Bass, engineer, guitar Jimmy Eat World Integrity Blues RCA Engineer M83 Junk Naive, Mute Engineer Lyle Workman Love (Original Netflix Series Soundtrack) Independent Mixer School of Seven Bells SVIIB Vagrant Engineer The Naked and Famous Simple Forms Somewhat Damaged Engineer Bleached Welcome the Worms Dead Oceans Producer, mixer, engineer Ziggy Marley Ziggy Marley Tuff Gong Worldwide Mixer, engineer2015 Night riots Howl Sumerian Producer, mixer, engineer YACHT I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler Downtown Engineer WATERS What's Real Vagrant Producer, mixer, engineer, various instruments2014 Young the Giant Mind over Matter Fueled by Ramen Engineer, percussion Jaymes Young Habits of my Heart EP Atlantic Producer The Colourist The Colourist Republic, Universal Producer, composer ("Tonight (Young Hearts)") M83 Divergent: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Interscope Engineer The Downtown Fiction Losers & Kings Photo Finish Producer, engineer2013 Hellogoodbye Everything is Debatable Fearless Additional production, drums Tegan and Sara Heartthrob Vapor, Warner Bros. Engineer Paramore Paramore Fueled by Ramen Engineer, mixing engineer, vocal producer, percussion 2012 Neon Trees Picture Show Mercury Engineer, percussion2010 Valencia Dancing With a Ghost I Surrender Producer, engineer Neon Trees Habits Mercury Engineer, mixer 2002 Reel Big Fish Cheer Up! Mojo, Jive Drums, Percussion
Awards
|2024 |"This Is Why (album)" (as Producer) | Grammy Award: Best Rock Album
|2024 |"This Is Why" (as Producer) | Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Performance
|2019 |"Rebellion Rises" (as Engineer) | Grammy Award: Best Reggae Album
|2018 |"Visions of a Life" (as Engineer) | Mercury Prize
|2017 |"Ziggy Marley" (as Mixer & Engineer) | Grammy Award: Best Reggae Album
|2015 |"Ain't It Fun" (as Engineer, mixing engineer, vocal producer, percussion) | Grammy Award: Rock Song Of The Year
References
External links Management website