# Aníbal Kerpel

Aníbal Kerpel is an Argentine producer, engineer and mixer. Member of the progressive rock band Crucis, he began a successful career as a producer after the split of the band, working with artists such as Los Prisioneros, Café Tacvba, Divididos, Molotov, Gustavo Santaolalla, Bersuit Vergarabat, Juanes and Árbol, among others. During his career he has received a Grammy Award and over ten Latin Grammy Awards.

## Career

Kerpel was one of the members of the progressive rock band Crucis, playing the keyboards. The band released two studio albums, Crucis in 1976 and Los Delirios del Mariscal in 1977, before splitting in 1977. After the end of the band, Kerpel began working as producer for various artists, many times co-producing with Argentine musician Gustavo Santaolalla. In 1985, he worked as assistant producer on the album De Ushuaia a La Quiaca by León Gieco. The project was produced by Santaolalla and recorded in various parts of Argentina.
In 1990, he produced Corazones alongside Santaolalla, the fourth studio album by Chilean band Los Prisioneros. The album was recorded in California and included some of the band's most famous songs like "Estrechez de Corazón" and "Tren al Sur". In 1992, Kerpel participated as associate producer on the debut album by Mexican band Café Tacvba, also known as Café Tacuba. This would be the first of many collaborations with the band. During the 1990s, Kerpel worked as engineer and assistant producer on many albums including La Era de la Boludez by Divididos, the self-titled debut solo album by Jorge González, Re, Avalancha de Éxitos and Revés/Yo Soy by Café Tacvba and ¿Dónde Jugarán las Niñas? by Molotov. In 1997, Kerpel founded Surco Records with Santaolalla, a record label in conjunction with Universal Music.
In 2000, he worked as engineer on Fijate Bien, the debut studio album by Colombian singer Juanes. At the 2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Album of the Year while the song "Fijate Bien" was nominated for Record of the Year. In 2002, he worked again with Juanes as engineer working on Un Día Normal. At the 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album would go on to win Album of the Year with the song "Es Por Ti" winning Record of the Year. Additionally, Kerpel received nominations for his work with Molotov, these being for Record of the Year and Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal, for "Frijolero" and Dance and Dense Denso respectively. In 2003, Kerpel participated in Café Tacvba's fourth album Cuatro Caminos. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in 2004. The album also was nominated for Album of the Year at the 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, this being Kerpel's third nomination in the category.
After also working on Mi Sangre (2004), Kerpel worked once again with Juanes as engineer for La Vida... Es Un Ratico (2007), receiving for a second time the Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Since then, Kerpel has received several Latin Grammy Awards and nominations, including a nomination for Producer of the Year with Gustavo Santaolalla in 2015.
Kerpel has also worked as engineer and mixer on various occasions for film scores composed by Gustavo Santaolalla, including Amores Perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), Babel (2006) and Biutiful (2011), all directed by Alejandro González Iñarritu, Walter Salles's The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) and Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain (2005). Plus, he has collaborated on the music for the video game The Last of Us, also composed by Santaolalla.

## Discography

| Year | Title | Artist | Production | Technical | Instruments |
| 1981 | Better Luck (A) | The Plugz | | | Y |
| 1985 | De Ushuaia a La Quiaca (A) | León Gieco | Y | | Y |
| 1990 | Corazones (A) | Los Prisioneros | Y | | |
| 1991 | El Circo (A) | Maldita Vecindad y los Hijos del Quinto Patio | | | Y |
| 1992 | Café Tacuba (A) | Café Tacvba | Y | | |
| 1993 | La Era de la Boludez (A) | Divididos | Y | | Y |
| 1993 | Jorge González (A) | Jorge González | Y | Y | |
| 1994 | Re (A) | Café Tacvba | Y | Y | |
| 1995 | De La Guarda (A) | De La Guarda | Y | Y |
| 1995 | Amor Chiquito (A) | Fobia | Y | | Y |
| 1996 | Avalancha de Éxitos (A) | Café Tacvba | Y | Y | |
| 1996 | Divididos (A) | Divididos | Y | | Y |
| 1997 | ¿Dónde Jugarán las Niñas? (A) | Molotov | Y | | Y |
| 1997 | Aquí (A) | Julieta Venegas | Y | Y | |
| 1998 | Árbol (A) | Árbol | Y | | |
| 1998 | Libertinaje (A) | Bersuit Vergarabat | Y | Y | |
| 1998 | Ronroco (A) | Gustavo Santaolalla | Y | Y | Y |
| 1999 | Apocalypshit (A) | Molotov | Y | Y | |
| 1999 | Fundamental (A) | Puya | Y | Y | |
| 1999 | Revés/Yo Soy (A) | Café Tacvba | Y | Y | |
| 2000 | Amores Perros (A) | Gustavo Santaolalla | Y | Y | |
| 2000 | Caravan (A) | Kronos Quartet | Y | | |
| 2000 | Hijos del Culo (A) | Bersuit Vergarabat | Y | Y | Y |
| 2000 | Bueninvento (A) | Julieta Venegas | Y | | |
| 2000 | Fíjate Bien (A) | Juanes | | Y | Y |
| 2002 | "Es Por Ti" (S) | Juanes | | Y | |
| 2002 | De Bichos y Flores (A) | La Vela Puerca | | Y | Y |
| 2002 | Nuevo (A) | Kronos Quartet | Y | Y | |
| 2002 | Un Día Normal (A) | Juanes | Y | Y | |
| 2002 | Vale Callampa (EP) | Café Tacvba | Y | Y | |
| 2002 | Bajofondo Tango Club (A) | Bajofondo | | Y | Y |
| 2002 | De la Cabeza con Bersuit Vergarabat (A) | Bersuit Vergarabat | | Y | |
| 2002 | Chapusongs (A) | Árbol | | | Y |
| 2002 | Dance and Dense Denso (A) | Molotov | Y | Y | Y |
| 2003 | "Frijolero" | Molotov | Y | | |
| 2003 | 21 Grams (A) | Gustavo Santaolalla | Y | Y | |
| 2003 | Amorama (A) | Erica García | Y | Y | Y |
| 2003 | Cuatro Caminos (A) | Café Tacvba | Y | Y | |
| 2003 | Carnabalito (A) | Gaby Kerpel | Y | | |
| 2004 | La Argentinidad al Palo (A) | Bersuit Vergarabat | | Y | Y |
| 2004 | The Motorcycle Diaries (A) | Gustavo Santaolalla | | Y | Y |
| 2004 | A Contraluz (A) | La Vela Puerca | | | Y |
| 2004 | Guau! (A) | Árbol | Y | | |
| 2004 | Mi Sangre (A) | Juanes | Y | Y | Y |
| 2005 | 13 (A) | Javier García | Y | Y | Y |
| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain (A) | Gustavo Santaolalla | Y | Y | Y |
| 2005 | North Country (A) | Gustavo Santaolalla | | Y | Y |
| 2005 | Café de los Mestros (A) | Various artists | | Y | |
| 2005 | Testosterona | Bersuit Vergarabat | Y | Y | Y |
| 2006 | "A Dios le Pido" (S) | Juanes | | Y | |
| 2006 | Ananda (A) | Paulina Rubio | | Y | |
| 2006 | Babel (A) | Gustavo Santaolalla | | Y | |
| 2007 | La Vida... Es Un Ratico (A) | Juanes | | Y | |
| 2007 | Mar Dulce (A) | Bajofondo | Y | Y | Y |
| 2007 | Sino (A) | Café Tacvba | Y | | |
| 2009 | Cantora 1 (A) | Mercedes Sosa | | Y | |
| 2011 | Biutiful (A) | Gustavo Santaolalla | Y | Y | Y |
| 2012 | El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco (A) | Café Tacvba | Y | | |
| 2013 | Presente (A) | Bajofondo | Y | Y | Y |
| 2013 | The Last of Us (A) | Gustavo Santaolalla | Y | Y | |
| 2013 | August: Osage County (A) | Gustavo Santaolalla | Y | | |
| 2014 | Camino (A) | Gustavo Santaolalla | Y | Y | Y |
| 2014 | The Book of Life (A) | Gustavo Santaolalla | Y | Y | |
| 2017 | Jei Beibi (A) | Café Tacvba | Y | Y | |
| 2019 | Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison (A) | Los Tigres del Norte | Y | Y | |
| 2019 | Un Segundo MTV Unplugged (A) | Café Tacvba | Y | | |
(A) Album, (S), Single

## Awards and nominations
### Grammy Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Artist | Result |
| 1998 | Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance | ¿Dónde Jugarán las Niñas? (as producer) | Molotov | Nominated |
| 2004 | Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance | Dance and Dense Denso (as producer and engineer) | Molotov | Nominated |
| 2004 | Best Latin Rock/Alternative Performance | Cuatro Caminos (as engineer) | Café Tacvba | Won |

### Latin Grammy Awards

| Año | Categoría | Trabajo | Artista | Resultado |
| 2000 | Best Rock Album | Revés/Yo Soy (as producer and engineer) | Café Tacvba | Won |
| 2000 | Best Engineered Album | Revés/Yo Soy (as producer and engineer) | Café Tacvba | Nominated |
| 2001 | Album of the Year | Fijate Bien (as engineer) | Juanes | Nominated |
| 2001 | Best Rock Solo Vocal Album | Fijate Bien (as engineer) | Juanes | Won |
| 2001 | Record of the Year | "Fijate Bien" (as engineer) | Juanes | Nominated |
| 2003 | Album of the Year | Un Día Normal | Juanes | Won |
| 2003 | Best Rock Solo Vocal Album | Un Día Normal | Juanes | Won |
| 2003 | Record of the Year | "Es Por Ti" (as engineer) | Juanes | Won |
| 2003 | Record of the Year | "Frijolero" (as engineer) | Molotov | Nominated |
| 2003 | Best Classical Album | Nuevo (as producer and engineer) | Kronos Quartet | Nominated |
| 2004 | Album of the Year | Cuatro Caminos (as engineer) | Café Tacvba | Nominated |
| 2004 | Best Alternative Music Album | Cuatro Caminos (as engineer) | Café Tacvba | Won |
| 2005 | Best Rock Solo Vocal Album | Mi Sangre (as engineer) | Juanes | Won |
| 2006 | Best Tango Album | Café de Los Maestros (as engineer) | Various artists | Won |
| 2008 | Album of the Year | La Vida... Es Un Ratico (as engineer) | Juanes | Won |
| 2008 | Best Male Pop Vocal Album | La Vida... Es Un Ratico (as engineer) | Juanes | Won |
| 2008 | Record of the Year | "Me Enamora" | Juanes | Won |
| 2009 | Album of the Year | Cantora 1 (as engineer) | Mercedes Sosa | Nominated |
| 2013 | Album of the Year | Presente (as engineer) | Bajofondo | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Instrumental Album | Presente (as engineer) | Bajofondo | Won |
| 2015 | Producer of the Year | Aníbal Kerpel (shared with Gustavo Santaolalla) | Aníbal Kerpel (shared with Gustavo Santaolalla) | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Alternative Music Album | Jei Beibi (as engineer) | Café Tacvba | Nominated |
| 2020 | Record of the Year | "Solari Yacumenza" (as engineer) | Bajofondo with Cuareim 1080 | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Norteño Album | Los Tigres del Norte at Folsom Prison (as engineer) | Los Tigres del Norte | Won |