Patrick Viala
Position
Associate Professor
Affiliated Departments
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For the past 26 years, Patrick Viala has been an active engineer, DJ, mixer, and producer. Beginning with an internship at Quad Studios in 1996, Viala quickly made a name for himself by working with the likes of Chris Rock, Jay-Z, and DMX. Over the next several years he would cultivate the sound that would be sought out by artists such as Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, The Neptunes, Busta Rhymes, P. Diddy, Beenie Man, Sean Paul, and many more. In recent years, Viala has also served as a club DJ in NYC, tour DJ for A$AP Ferg, DJ for Royce da 5'9", and also completed three years as adjunct faculty at Hofstra University.
Career Highlights
- Credited engineer on over 180 million records sold worldwide
- Credited engineer on 6 Grammy Award winning titles
- Credited engineer on 66 Billboard no. 1 titles
- Credited engineer on 38 RIAA certified platinum titles
- Client List includes: Jay-Z, P. Diddy, 50 Cent, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, the Neptunes, Lloyd Banks, Rick Ross, Alicia Keys, Usher, Swizz Beatz, Beenie Man, Sean Paul, Royce da 5'9", Pusha T, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, and many more
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