Julio Reyes Copello (born April 26, 1969) is a Colombian producer, composer, songwriter and record engineer. Throughout his career he has worked with multiple renowned artists like Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Thalía, Chayanne, Kany García, Alejandro Sanz, Paula Arenas, Laura Pausini, Pablo Alborán, Brian May, and Will Smith among others. With over 47 nominations and as a recipient of five Grammy Awards and nine Latin Grammy Awards, Reyes Copello is the most Grammy-nominated Latin producer to date.
Early life Reyes Copello was born in 1969 in Cúcuta, Colombia and grew up in Bogotá. His interest in music started from an early age, learning how to play the piano with his mother. He has two brothers, Gabriel, the president of the Colombian television network RCN, and Gerardo, an investigative journalist and one of the recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting in 1999.
Career After graduating from the Colegio San Bartolomé La Merced, he began his musical studies at the Pontifical Xavierian University. In 1996, he composed the music for the miniseries Leche, for which he won the India Catalina Award for Best Music the next year. He later received a scholarship for a master's degree in Media Writing and Production at the University of Miami in Miami, the city where he lives ever since.
In 1997, following his years of study, he was chosen by Jorge Calandrelli to compose the arrangements for seven of the songs from the 2001 album Our Favorite Things by Plácido Domingo, the album featured Tony Bennett, Charlotte Church and Vanessa Williams alongside the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.
While in Miami, he reencountered Andrés Recio, his former student who would then become his manager. After working as a songwriter for artists like Malú, Thalía and Jerry Rivera, he met Marc Anthony in 2004. Along with Colombian producer Estéfano, Copello would co-write songs like "Ahora Quien" and "Tu Amor Me Hace Bien" from Anthony's albums Amar Sin Mentiras and Valió la Pena. The later won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, with Copello also receiving the award as one of the engineers of the album. His first Latin Grammy Award nomination came in 2003 for his work in Alexandre Pires's Estrella Guía, the record was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Album at the 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.
During the 2000s, he continued working with Latin American artists such as Thalía, Ricky Martin, and Jennifer Lopez. In 2009, he was one of the composers of the music for TNT's medical drama series Hawthorne. In 2011, Copello met Alejandro Sanz after a call with Universal Music's president Jesús López, the meeting would result in La Música No Se Toca, the tenth album by Sanz. At the 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, Copello received his first consecutive Latin Grammys, winning three, Record of the Year for Sanz's "Mi Marciana" and Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album for La Música No Se Toca, both as producer and Best Engineered Album for Kany García's self-titled album as engineer.
In 2013, Copello founded the recording studio and label ArtHouse Records in Miami, producing several artists' albums such as Paula Arenas, Juan Pablo Vega, Mariana Vega, and Brika, among others. Ever since his first nomination in 2003, Copello has won nine Latin Grammy Awards out of over forty-seven nominations, eleven Album of the Year nominations, twelve Record of the Year nominations and four Producer of the Year nominations. Many albums produced by Copello have been highly successful, with Jennifer López's Como Ama una Mujer, Chayanne's No Hay Imposibles, Alejandro Sanz's La Música No Se Toca and Ricky Martin's A Quien Quiera Escuchar peaking at number one on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.
Discography Year Title Artist Production Writing/Arrangements Technical2001 Our Favorite Things (A) Plácido Domingo, Tony Bennett, Charlotte Church and Vanessa Williams Esta Vez (A) Malú 2002 Thalía (A) Thalía Vuelva Muy Alto (A) Jerry Rivera "The Rhythm" (S) Patricia Manterola 2003 Sincero (A) Chayanne Milagro (A) Jaci Velasquez Estrella Guía (A) Alexandre Pires "Y Todo Queda en Nada" (S) Ricky Martin 2004 Amar Sin Mentiras (A) Marc Anthony 2005 El Sexto Sentido (A) Thalía 2007 "Qué Hiciste" (S) Jennifer Lopez Brave (A) Jennifer López Como Ama una Mujer (A) "En las Manos de Dios" (S) Nelly Furtado 2008 Satisfied (A) Taylor Dayne 2009 "Moments Like This" Reamonn Sin Frenos (A) La Quinta Estación C'est comme ça (A) Florent Pagny Mi Plan (A) Nelly Furtado 2010 No Hay Imposibles (A) Chayanne Viva el Príncipe (A) Cristian Castro 2011 Brava! (A) Paulina Rubio "Ven a Bailar (On the Floor)" (S) Jennifer Lopez 2012 La Música No Se Toca (A) Alejandro Sanz Kany Garcia (A) Kany García 2013 Canciones Para La Luna - Sinfónico En Vivo (A) Belanova 3.0 (A) Marc Anthony 2014 Un Alumno Más (A) Melendi Voice Demos (A) Brika 2015 Amor & Pasión (A) Il Divo Mil Ciudades (A) Andrés Cepeda A Quien Quiera Escuchar (A) Ricky Martin Conexión (A) Fonseca Buena Vida (A) Diego Torres Similares (A) Laura Pausini 2016 Habana (A) Florent Pagny 2017 Prometo (A) Pablo Alborán "Amor, Amor, Amor" (S) Jennifer Lopez featuring Wisin "Ni Tú Ni Yo" (S) Jennifer López featuring Gente de Zona 2018 Oxígeno (A) Malú "Lento" Thalía featuring Gente de Zona Index (A) Ana Mena Hazte Sentir (A) Laura Pausini 2019 Visceral (A) Paula Arenas Opus (A) Marc Anthony #ElDisco (A) Alejandro Sanz 2020 "Tiburones" (S)Ricky Martin PAUSA (EP) Mesa Para Dos (A) Kany García Vértigo (A) Pablo Alborán Renacer (A) Nahuel Pennisi 2021 Leyendas (A) Carlos Rivera (A) Album, (S), Single
Film Scoring Reach for Me (Film, 2008) Hawthorne (TV Series, 2009) Mars 2030 (Videogame, 2017)
Awards and nominations Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Artist Result Ref. 2005Best Latin Pop Album Amar Sin Mentiras Marc Anthony 2017 A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition) Ricky Martin 2019 Prometo Pablo Alborán 2020 #ElDisco Alejandro Sanz Best Tropical Latin Album Opus Marc Anthony 2022 Best Tropical Latin Album Pa'lla Voy Marc Anthony
Latin Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Artist Result Ref. 2003 Album of the Year Estrella Guía (as producer) Alexandre Pires 2010 Producer of the YearHimself 2012Record of the Year "Que Te Vaya Mal" (as producer, engineer) Kany García "No Me Compares" (as producer, engineer) Alejandro Sanz 2013 Album of the YearLa Música No Se Toca (as producer)Alejandro Sanz Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album Record of the Year "Vivir Mi Vida" (as producer, engineer) Marc Anthony "Mi Marciana" (as producer) Alejandro Sanz Best Engineered Album Kany García (as engineer) Kany García Producer of the YearHimself 2014 Album of the Year Más Corazón Profundo (as engineer) Carlos Vives 3.0 (as producer, engineer) Marc Anthony Best Salsa Album Song of the Year "Cambio de Piel" (as songwriter/producer) Record of the Year "Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar" (as engineer) Carlos Vives & Marc Anthony 2015 Record of the Year "Disparo al Corazón" (as producer, engineer) Ricky Martin 2016Album of the Year Mil Ciudades (as producer) Andrés Cepeda Conexión (as producer) Fonseca Buena Vida (as producer) Diego Torres Record of the Year "Iguales" (as producer, engineer) 2017 "Vente Pa' Ca" (as producer, engineer) Ricky Martin & Maluma 2018 Album of the Year Prometo (as producer, engineer) Pablo Alborán Record of the Year "No Vaya a Ser" (as producer, engineer) Producer of the YearHimself 2019Album of the Year Visceral (as producer, engineer) Paula Arenas #ElDisco (as producer, engineer) Alejandro Sanz Record of the Year "Mi Persona Favorita" (as producer, engineer) Alejandro Sanz and Camila Cabello "Parecen Viernes" (as engineer) Marc Anthony "No Tengo Nada" (as producer) Alejandro Sanz Producer of the YearHimself 2020 Best Singer-Songwriter AlbumMesa Para Dos (as producer, engineer)Kany García Album of the Year PAUSA (as producer, engineer) Ricky Martin Record of the Year "Contigo" (as producer, engineer) Alejandro Sanz "Lo que en ti veo" (as producer, engineer) Kany García featuring Nahuel Pennisi 2021 "Un Amor Eterno (Versión Balada)" (as producer, engineer) Marc Anthony "Si Hubieras Querido" (as producer, engineer)Pablo Alborán Song of the Year Album of the Year Vértigo (as producer, engineer) Mis Amores (as producer, engineer) Paula Arenas 2022 Song of the Year"Besos en la Frente" Fonseca Best Pop Song Album of the Year Viajante (as producer, engineer) Dharma (as producer, engineer, songwriter) Sebastián Yatra Pa'lla Voy (as producer)Marc Anthony Best Salsa Album Producer of the YearHimself 2023 Album of the Year La Cuarta Hoja Pablo Alborán Best Pop Song "Bailo Pa Ti" Monsieur Periné Producer of the Year Himself
References
External links Official Website Art House Website