Joel Someillan

Music Production

Email: jsomeill@fiu.edu

Joel Someillan is a Grammy-winning, Emmy-nominated music producer, composer, and sound designer. Over the last 25 years he has worked with the top Latin artists in the industry; Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada, Thalia, Chayanne, Obie Bermudez, Carlos Ponce, etc…and designed sound for prime-time television and numerous indie films. Someillan has earned numerous Gold and Platinum album credits along with two Latin Grammy awards; the first in 2001 for Best Engineered Album (Thalia’s Arrasando), and the second in 2005 for Best Pop Vocal Album (Obie Bermudez’ Todo El Año). The following year another of Someillan’s productions was Grammy-nominated for Album Of The Year (Chayanne’s Cautivo). Based in Miami, FL, Someillan continues to write and produce for artists, film, television, and stage. His extensive catalog of animation scoring and children’s music for Nickelodeon, Dreamworks, and Sesame Street…among others…has earned him industry accolades including an Emmy nomination in 2012 for the song “Todos Juntos” featuring Shakira. Most recently he has been focused on post-production audio for film and television with duties as sound designer, composer, music supervision, and final mix.