Recording Engineer / Mixer. 40 plus years in the recording industry. I’ve had the honor and privilege of working with many talented and legendary artists.
Argue all you want about charts, eras, and trends. The numbers speak for themselves.
220M+ records sold worldwide, including 85M+ in North America, 40M+ in Asia, and 35M+ in Europe.
Mariah Carey really built a legacy that transcends generations and borders.
34 years ago today, Mariah Carey released MTV Unplugged, the EP that silenced critics and showcased one of the greatest live vocal performances in music history.
The project peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, spent over a year on the chart, and produced the chart-topping smash “I’ll Be There” with Trey Lorenz, Mariah’s sixth Billboard Hot 100 No. 1. 🦋🎤
Mariah Carey: The Album Evolution (1990-2025)
35 years + 16 studio albums = 1 legendary career! From Mariah's timelese debut to Here For It All, these images celebrate the music, imagery and evolution of Mimi across the years!
Which era is your favorite?
Only 9 women in history have received the Recording Academy MusiCares Person of the Year honor, so far 👑🏆
Mariah Carey — 2026
Joni Mitchell — 2022
Dolly Parton — 2019
Carole King — 2014
Barbra Streisand — 2011
Aretha Franklin — 2008
Gloria Estefan — 1994
Natalie Cole — 1993
Bonnie Raitt — 1992
An elite list of legends.
Mariah Carey’s impact on remixes: The first house remix she did was“dreamlover” and contacted David Morales to do it. he refused and jokingly said the only way he would do it was if she resings the song.She did,after that major artists went back to the booths to remix their hits.
Mariah Carey's “Music Box” has now sold over 36 million copies worldwide, it's only the SECOND solo album by a black woman to achieve this!
Only behind her own “Daydream” (36.3M sold).
Fun fact: no artist has ever sang ‘emotions’ 100% live with the same key as the studio version than Mariah Carey. Many people have covered this song but only in the studio with heavy amounts of autotune and a lower key.
My Top 10 of Mariah’s most vocally difficult songs:
1. Forever
2. Emotions
3. All In Your Mind
4. You’re So Cold
5. My All
6. Lead The Way
7. Vision Of Love
8. Fly Like A Bird
9. Mine Again
10. Breakdown (rhythmic staccato and phrasing inimitable)
Eu queria muito ter vivido a Mariah Carey nos anos 90. Foi um fenômeno jamais visto até hoje. Em 10 anos vendeu mais de 140 Milhões de álbuns. Colocou 14 Número #1s no topo da Billboard. Meteu 3 número 02. Foi a artista e música da década. Estreiou em #1
"The Bottle" by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, 1974.
Off Winter in America on Strata-East. Brian Jackson's flute carries this one, a Caribbean groove that became an underground hit and has been sampled over 70 times since.
Mariah Carey has now earned a milestone 20 songs with over 500 million streams worldwide.
13 of these songs have over 1B streams, 4 have over 2B streams, and 1 has over 6B streams.
15. Mariah Carey
"Unmatched whistle tone, massive range. Beautiful variety in tone and technique." — Rebecca Black
"Since the moment she was discovered, Mariah Carey has been known for her whistle register. She's one of few in the industry who can pull off executing the high notes that have come to define her career. The melismatic diva is an expert at flitting between genres, working as often in pop ('Hero') and R&B ('Always Be My Baby') as she does hip-hop ('I Know What You Want'), and applying her masterful control of patterned tones to each landscape appropriately. Oh yeah: We can't forget her outright domination of holiday music. The enduring success of 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' all but guarantees we'll be hearing Mariah Carey's voice for generations to come." — Kiana Fitzgerald
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