Marcella Araica

Marcella Christina Araica is an American recording and mixing engineer, who has recorded and mixed tracks for artists including Britney Spears, Duran Duran, K. Michelle, Ciara, Keri Hilson, Madonna, P!nk and Timbaland.

Biography Araica started her professional career as an assistant at Hit Factory Criteria in March 2002 after graduating from the Full Sail Production and Recording Program in Florida. She was mentored by Jimmy Douglass and Demacio Castellon. Araica describes how it was difficult breaking into a male-dominated career, "As a female, I had more to prove." Subsequently, she became a full-time engineer at the studio, working closely with Timbaland.

In the early 2000s, she met Danja and the two started working together.

She visits Full Sail University often to spread her knowledge and give current students a closer look into what it really takes to become successful in the music industry. Araica also created the Red Bottoms Foundation in order to support women in the music industry. The foundation supports mentorships for women.

Araica's method of working with musical projects is to focus primarily on the vocal aspect of the song, and then uses effects in Pro Tools and outboard gear.

Credits Araica's mixing and recording credits include "Gimme More" by Britney Spears, "The Way I Are" by Timbaland, She was presented with the Leading Ladies of Entertainment accolade by the Latin Recording Academy in 2017.