Gustavo Borner | |
Origin: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Genre: | Latin pop, Latin rock |
Occupation: | Producer, recording engineer, mixer |
Years Active: | 1990–present |
Associated Acts: | Fito Páez, Enanitos Verdes, Andrés Calamaro |
Gustavo Borner is an Argentine producer, engineer and mixer. He has worked with several artists both from Argentina like Fito Páez, Andrés Calamaro and León Gieco as well as from other countries of Latin America like Juanes, Ricky Martin and Pepe Aguilar, among others, he has also worked in several film and videogame scores such as Birdman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Deadpool 2. For his work, Borner has received six Grammy Awards, fourteen Latin Grammy Awards and a Cinema Audio Society Award.
After finishing high school in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1985, Borner went to Boston, United States to attend Berklee College of Music, graduating with a double major in Music Production and Engineering and Film Scoring.[1] [2] In 1989, he moved to Los Angeles, United States, where he has resided ever since, he began working as engineer with Argentine producer Bebu Silvetti in different albums by mainly Latin pop artists such as Luis Miguel, Plácido Domingo and Daniela Romo, among others.[2]
During the 90s, he worked with several Argentine artists like Enanitos Verdes, Los Pericos, Los Auténticos Decadentes, La Renga and Los Calzones Rotos, allowing him to gain recognition within Latin America.[2] In 1996, Borner opened Igloo Music Studios in Los Angeles, a set of studios destined to the recording and production of albums as well as film scores.[3] Borner has worked in the score of several Walt Disney Company films, including Hercules (1997) and Tarzan (1999), working in the latter alongside Phil Collins for the recording of the songs in different languages.[4]
Borner has participated in several albums from the MTV Unplugged series, including with artists like Juanes, Ricky Martin, Pepe Aguilar and Los Tigres del Norte.[1] Additionally, he has collaborated in various live albums like Insoportablemente Vivo (2001) by La Renga, Hola/Chau (2000) by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, En Vivo (2000) and En Vivo, Vol. 2 (2001) by Marco Antonio Solís and Hecho en México - En Vivo en el Palacio de los Deportes – 25 Aniversario (2012) by Los Autenticos Decadentes. For Juanes's MTV Unplugged (2012), Borner won Album of the Year as engineer, mixer and mastering engineer.[5]
Aside from albums by singers, Borner has continued to work in several film scores like Rush Hour (1998) and its sequels, Watchmen (2009), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Deadpool 2 (2018), amons others, as well as video game scores.[1] For his work as scoring mixer in Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu's Birdman (2014), Borner won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media and the Cinema Audio Society Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action.
Year | Title | Artist | Production | Technical | Writing/ Arrangements |
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1990 | Si Estuvieras Conmigo (A) | ||||
1991 | Amada Más Que Nunca (A) | ||||
Romance (A) | |||||
Eso es el Amor (A) | |||||
1992 | Áve Fénix (A) | ||||
De Mil Colores (A) | |||||
María Bonita (A) | |||||
1993 | La Distancia (A) | ||||
Aromas (A) | |||||
Como las Alas al Viento (A) | |||||
Vuelve Otra Vez (A) | |||||
1994 | De Mi Alma Latina (A) | ||||
Big Bang (A) | |||||
Fantasía (A) | |||||
La Cita (A) | |||||
Pampas Reggae (A) | |||||
1995 | Por un Mundo Nuevo (A) | Pacha | |||
Confesiones (A) | |||||
Jungla Ska (A) | Los Calzones Rotos | ||||
Mi Vida Loca (A) | |||||
1996 | Aconcagua (El Gobierno de las Tribus) (A) | Los Calzones Rotos | |||
Guerra Gaucha (A) | |||||
Bajo El Cielo Español (A) | |||||
1997 | Orozco (A) | ||||
Vida Modelo (A) | Juana la Loca | ||||
Canciones que Amo (A) | |||||
Hercules (A) | Various artists | ||||
1998 | Mystic Love | ||||
Por Amor (A) | |||||
1999 | Nectar (A) | ||||
En Concierto (A) | |||||
Corazón Gitano (A) | |||||
Tarzan (A) | Various artists | ||||
2000 | Hola/Chau (A) | ||||
La Esquina del Infinito (A) | |||||
En Vivo (A) | |||||
2001 | Plástico (A) | Los Calzones Rotos | |||
En Vivo, Vol. 2 (A) | |||||
Bandidos Rurales (A) | |||||
Insoportablemente Vivo (A) | |||||
2003 | A Modo Nuestro (A) | ||||
De Viaje (A) | |||||
2004 | Lu (A) | ||||
MTV Unplugged (A) | |||||
2005 | Frecuencia Extrema (A) | Los Calzones Rotos | |||
Mundos Opuestos (A) | |||||
"Amor a Medias" (S) | |||||
Mañana (A) | |||||
Letters from Argentina (A) | |||||
Por Favor, Perdón y Gracias (A) | |||||
2006 | Andando (A) | ||||
MTV Unplugged (A) | |||||
2007 | Empezar Desde Cero (A) | ||||
"Inalcanzable" (S) | |||||
Hasta Ahora (A) | |||||
Viento a Favor (A) | |||||
Lalo Schifrin and Friends (A) | |||||
2008 | MTV Unplugged (A) | ||||
2009 | Lo que Soy (A) | ||||
"Sal de Mi Piel" (S) | |||||
No Sé Si Es Baires o Madrid (A) | |||||
Primera Fila (A) | |||||
Necesito de Ti (A) | |||||
Mariana Vega (A) | |||||
Watchmen (A) | Various artists | ||||
2010 | Panda MTV Unplugged (A) | ||||
Carpe Diem (A) | |||||
No Hay Imposibles (A) | |||||
Afortunadamente No Eres Tú (A) | |||||
Alex, Jorge y Lena (A) | |||||
2011 | (A) | ||||
Extranjera - Segunda Parte (A) | |||||
2012 | Hecho en México - En Vivo en el Palacio de los Deportes - 25 Aniversario (A) | ||||
MTV Unplugged (A) | |||||
2013 | Thalía (A) | ||||
2014 | Sin Fronteras (A) | ||||
Corazón – Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It (A) | |||||
MTV Unplugged (A) | |||||
Guardians of the Galaxy (A) | Various artists | ||||
2015 | The Pale Emperor (A) | ||||
2016 | Bosé MTV Unplugged (A) | ||||
Electrop (A) | |||||
Un Azteca en el Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo) (A) | |||||
2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (A) | Various artists | |||
Feliz (A) | |||||
2018 | Cargar la Suerte (A) | ||||
Deadpool 2 (A) | Various artists | ||||
Amor Sin Límite (A) | |||||
MTV Unplugged (A) | |||||
2019 | Resurrección (A) | ||||
La Metamorfosis (A) | |||||
2020 | La Conquista del Espacio (A) | ||||
width=5% | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Live Action | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | [7] [8] | ||
Guardians of the Galaxy | |||||
width=5% | Year | Category | Nominated work | Artist | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | Best Regional Mexican Album | Necesito de Ti | Vicente Fernandez | [9] | ||
2012 | Best Banda or Norteño Album | Los Tigres del Norte | ||||
2013 | Best Latin Pop Album | MTV Unplugged: Deluxe Edition | Juanes | |||
2016 | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Birdman | Antonio Sánchez | |||
2017 | Best Regional Mexican Music Album (including Tejano) | Un Azteca en el Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo) | Vicente Fernandez | |||
2021 | Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album | La Conquista del Espacio | Fito Páez | |||