Irko

Maurizio Sera (born September 30, 1981), known professionally as Irko (stylized in all caps) is an Italian audio engineer currently based in Los Angeles, California. Irko enrolled in computer science in Venice, which he described as "the most boring thing I could imagine".

In the early 2000s, Irko was getting recognition and building connections on MySpace. In 2006, Irko was invited to New York by Tokyo-based producer B-Money, whom he had met on MySpace. Despite not having much money, he convinced himself to travel so that he could learn how a bigger recording studio works. When arriving there, Irko was invited to work on Jay-Z's Kingdom Come album with B-Money, which led to him landing a recording credit for the song "The Prelude". He later moved to Los Angeles, where he has been living and working for 10 years.

Irko has since worked with artists such as 88-Keys and Kanye West, mixing the song "Stay Up! (Viagra)", and later mixing West's album Donda in 2021. In 2024, he did updated mixes for West and Ty Dolla Sign's collaborative album Vultures 2. In 2026, he contributed as sound designer and mix engineer on T.O.P’s album "Another Dimension (T.O.P album)" . . In June 2026, he was also responsible for the mixes on the deluxe edition of Bully by Kanye West.