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Akadēmia Award

Akadēmia Award for Best Jazz Album

(The Rodgarband)

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Biography

Carlos Rodgarman in studio
Carlos Rodgarman studio collage

Carlos Rodgarman is the engineer behind the Dolby Atmos reconstruction of the Michael Jackson catalog — Off the Wall, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory and Invincible — remixed at RG Studios alongside 17-time GRAMMY-winning engineer Humberto Gatica, with whom he also mixed The Essential Michael Bublé (2022). He has presented this work in international masterclasses.

Born in Vigo, Spain, he began his musical training at the age of eight at the city's Conservatorio Superior de Música. His classical start gave way to jazz, composition and arranging in his teens, guided by mentors such as Berklee professor Félix Santos, Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés, Horacio Icasto, Alberto Conde and film composer Christopher Young. His work has earned him a GRAMMY nomination as an engineer and a Latin GRAMMY nomination as a composer.

Rodgarman has toured the world as a Musical Director, Arranger and Pianist, working with Juan Gabriel (Los Dúo), Jenni Rivera (Joyas Prestadas), Céline Dion, All-4-One, Sheila E., Antonio Carmona and Isabel Pantoja, and has arranged, produced or mixed records for Prince Royce, Gloria Trevi, Beto Cuevas, Paul Anka and Café Quijano.

He is the Founder of RG Music and RG Studio, a top recording studio in Los Angeles producing high-end recordings and Dolby Atmos mixes using a 48 input Neve Genesys Black console. He also leads The Rodgarband, writes music for film and advertising, and in 2026 published his first teaching book, Understanding Modern Harmony.

Carlos Rodgarman recording session
Carlos Rodgarman working in studio