Serban Ghenea () is a Romanian-Canadian audio engineer and mixer. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award a total of 56 times and has won 24 times.
Early life and education Ghenea was born in Romania, and in 1976 he moved to Montreal with his family. He later attended John Abbott College, Concordia University, then McGill University.
Ghenea's son, Alex, is also a mixer and producer. At the 66th (2024) and 67th (2025) Annual Grammy Awards, Șerban and Alex were both nominated in the Best Dance Pop Recording category with separate recordings.
Career Ghenea's career began through a chance meeting with Teddy Riley in 1993 while visiting his girlfriend (now wife), that led to Riley hiring him as an in-house mixing and recording engineer. Throughout his career, Ghenea has worked with artists in pop music, including Beyonce, Juice Wrld, Ariana Grande, Bee Gees, Adele, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato, Sabrina Carpenter, Bruno Mars, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Katy Perry. With Riley, Ghenea worked on projects that included Michael Jackson and Blackstreet. Working at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with engineer John Hanes, Ghenea mixed several songs from Swift's Folklore album, and several from Adele's 30 album.
Awards and nominations Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Ghenea has won 24 Grammy awards and 3 Latin Grammy awards from 61 total nominations. Year Award Nominated work Result Grammy Awards 2004 Best Pop Vocal Album Justified Album of the Year 2005 Confessions Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album Street Signs 2006 Best Pop Vocal Album Breakaway 2007 Album of the Year FutureSex/LoveSounds 2008 Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Don't Mess With The Dragon 2010 Best Dance Recording "Womanizer" 2011 "In For The Kill" Best Electronic/Dance Album La Roux Album of the Year Teenage Dream 2013 Best Pop Vocal Album Stronger Record of the Year "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" 2014 Album of the Year Red 2015 Record of the Year "Shake It Off" 2016 "Uptown Funk" "Can't Feel My Face" "Blank Space" Best Pop Vocal Album 1989 Album of the Year Beauty Behind the Madness 2017 25 2018 Melodrama 24K Magic Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Best R&B Album Record Of The Year "24K Magic" Best Urban Contemporary Album Starboy 2019 Best Alternative Music Album Colors Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Head Over Heels 2020 Record of the Year "7 rings" Album of the Year thank u, next 2021 folklore Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Hyperspace 2022 Record of the Year "Leave The Door Open" "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" "Kiss Me More" Album of the Year Montero Planet Her (Deluxe) 2023 30 Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) Music Of The Spheres Special Best Dance/Electronic Recording "I'm Good (Blue)" Record of the Year "Good Morning Gorgeous" 2024 Best Pop Vocal Album Midnights Album of the Year GUTS Best Pop Dance Recording "One In A Million" "Baby Don't Hurt Me" Record Of The Year "Anti-Hero" "vampire" "Worship" 2025 "Fortnight" Best Dance Pop Recording "yes, and?" Best Rock Album Hackney Diamonds Best Pop Vocal Album Short n' Sweet Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Album Of The Year The Tortured Poets Department 2026 MAYHEM Man's Best Friend Best Dance Pop Recording "Abracadabra" Record of the Year "APT." "Manchild" Latin Grammy Awards 2005 Best Alternative Music Album Street Signs Best Engineered Album 2006 Fijación Oral Vol. 1 Album of the Year 2022 Dharma
References
External links Serban Ghenea at Discogs
Serban Ghenea at Variety Serban Ghenea at Genius