Colin Leonard

Colin Leonard is an American recording and mastering engineer. He has won a Grammy Award from 13 nominations.

Leonard won a Pensado Award for Master of Mastering in 2017, and placed number two on Jaxsta's "Top Mastering Engineers of 2022 - The world's 50 Most Successful Mastering Engineers of 2022", citing his work for Beyoncé, Cardi B, Wizkid, Charlie Puth, and Lil Uzi Vert.

Career
Leonard took piano lessons as a child and began playing the drums at the age of 12. In his early 20s, he began performing in bands and producing instrumentals for hip hop artists. He studied classical guitar at the University of the Pacific, and attended Full Sail University, studying recording arts, from which he graduated in 1997. Leonard then moved to Atlanta with an entourage of band members from his jazz/fusion band, for whom he began mixing audio.

Leonard is the owner of the Atlanta-based studio SING Mastering, and is the creator of Aria Mastering, the automatic analog mastering service with a robotic arm.

He has mastered music for Justin Bieber, Lil Baby, Jack Harlow, Lil Wayne, Beck, Gucci Mane, and Future, among others. He has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, winning one, and 10 Latin Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards
{|class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Nominated work !Artist !Category !Role !Award !Result
 * 2024 || Jaguar II|| Victoria Monét|| Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical|Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical ||Mastering engineer|| Grammy Award||
 * 2024 || On My Mama|| Victoria Monét|| Record of the Year ||Mastering engineer|| Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2023 || Break My Soul|| Beyoncé|| Record of the Year ||Mastering engineer|| Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2023 || Renaissance|| Beyoncé||Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer|| Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2023 || Un Verano Sin Ti || Bad Bunny|| Album of the Year||Mastering engineer ||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2022 || Peaches || Justin Bieber||Record of the Year || Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2022 || Justice  || Justin Bieber|| Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2022 || Back of My Mind  || H.E.R.|| Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2022 || Savage Remix|| Megan Thee Stallion (featuring (Beyoncé)||Record of the Year || Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2022 || Black Parade || Beyoncé|| Record of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || Hard Place  || H.E.R.|| Record of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2019 || I Like It || Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin|| Record of the Year||Mastering engineer ||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2019 || Invasion Of Privacy || Cardi B|| Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2022 || Justice  || Justin Bieber|| Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2022 || Back of My Mind  || H.E.R.|| Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2022 || Savage Remix|| Megan Thee Stallion (featuring (Beyoncé)||Record of the Year || Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2022 || Black Parade || Beyoncé|| Record of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || Hard Place  || H.E.R.|| Record of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2019 || I Like It || Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin|| Record of the Year||Mastering engineer ||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2019 || Invasion Of Privacy || Cardi B|| Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || Hard Place  || H.E.R.|| Record of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2019 || I Like It || Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin|| Record of the Year||Mastering engineer ||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2019 || Invasion Of Privacy || Cardi B|| Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2019 || I Like It || Cardi B, Bad Bunny, J Balvin|| Record of the Year||Mastering engineer ||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2019 || Invasion Of Privacy || Cardi B|| Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2019 || Invasion Of Privacy || Cardi B|| Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Grammy Award||Nominated

Latin Grammy Awards
{|class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Nominated work !Artist !Category !Role !Award !Result
 * 2022 || Aire (Versión Dia) || Jesse & Joy||Best Engineered Album || Mastering engineer||Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2022 || Ojitos Lindos  || Bad Bunny and Bomba Estéreo|| Record of the Year ||Mastering engineer||Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2022 || Un Verano Sin Ti || Bad Bunny|| Record of the Year||Mastering engineer ||Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2022 || Envolver || Anitta||Record of the Year || Mastering engineer||Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2021 || El Último Tour Del Mundo || Bad Bunny||Album of the Year || Mastering engineer||Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || Oasis || Bad Bunny and J Balvin||Album of the Year || Mastering engineer||Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || Vete || Bad Bunny|| Record of the Year ||Mastering engineer|| Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || Colores || J Balvin|| Album of the Year||Mastering engineer ||Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || YHLQMDLG|| Bad Bunny||Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer|| Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2021 || El Último Tour Del Mundo || Bad Bunny||Album of the Year || Mastering engineer||Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || Oasis || Bad Bunny and J Balvin||Album of the Year || Mastering engineer||Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || Vete || Bad Bunny|| Record of the Year ||Mastering engineer|| Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || Colores || J Balvin|| Album of the Year||Mastering engineer ||Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || YHLQMDLG|| Bad Bunny||Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer|| Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || Colores || J Balvin|| Album of the Year||Mastering engineer ||Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || YHLQMDLG|| Bad Bunny||Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer|| Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || YHLQMDLG|| Bad Bunny||Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer|| Latin Grammy Award||Nominated
 * 2020 || YHLQMDLG|| Bad Bunny||Album of the Year ||Mastering engineer|| Latin Grammy Award||Nominated