Mike Bozzi

Mike Bozzi is an American Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer based at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, California. He won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 2019 for mastering Childish Gambino's "This Is America" and has received six nominations for Album of the Year and six nominations for Record of the Year. He is best known for his extensive work with Kendrick Lamar, mastering all of his major studio albums including Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), and Damn (2017). His credits also include work for Post Malone, SZA, Tyler, the Creator, Mac Miller, and numerous other artists across hip-hop, R&B, and pop genres.

Early life Bozzi was raised in a musical family with deep ties to the industry. His father served as a prominent radio program director in New York and Los Angeles before transitioning to an executive role at a major record label, exposing Bozzi to various aspects of the music business from an early age. Early in his career, Bozzi worked in various music industry roles, including as an usher at the Greek Theatre, a manager in music retail for an independent label, and as an intern at A&M Records. Within a year, he became assistant engineer to legendary mastering engineer Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, serving as his production engineer for over 20 years. This began a long-standing collaboration with Lamar, and Bozzi has since mastered all of his major releases, including To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), Untitled Unmastered (2016), and Damn (2017), as well as singles like "Humble" and "All the Stars". In 2019, Bozzi received a Latin Grammy Award nomination for Best Engineered Album for Ricardo Montaner's Montaner, demonstrating his range beyond hip-hop and R&B.

Awards and nominations Year Nominee / work Award Result 2013 Good Kid, M.A.A.D City Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2016 To Pimp a Butterfly Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2018 Damn Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2018 "Humble" Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2019 "All the Stars" Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2019 "Rockstar" Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2019 "This Is America" Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2019 Beerbongs & Bentleys Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2020 Black Panther: The Album Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2020 "Sunflower" Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2021 Hollywood's Bleeding Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2021 "Circles" Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2021 "Say So" Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2019 Montaner Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album 2025 "Igual Que Un Ángel" Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year

Selected discography