Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Demacio Castellon, also known as “Demo Castellon” or “The Demolition Crew,” is an American Cuban sound engineer and musician.
- He is most well-known for his collaborative work with musician Timbaland. He has also worked on music projects with Nelly Furtado, Madonna, and Justin Timberlake, to name a few.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Demacio Castellon was born on June 6, 1978.
- In 2006, he began dating Nelly Furtado while they were working on her third studio album Loose.
- A year later, they were engaged and they married a year after that on July 8, 2008.
- Castellon and Furtado also worked together on her debut Spanish Album, Mi Plan.
- The couple split up in 2016 though, and just like the announcement of their wedding, it wasn’t revealed to the media until months later, in 2017.
- Demacio has no children of his own, but was a father figure to Furtado’s daughter Nevis Gahunia (born in 2003). Nevis is the daughter of Furtado and ex-boyfriend Jasper Gahunia. Jasper and Nelly had broken up in 2005.
Early Life and Education :
- Demacio studied at the University of Florida, where he obtained a degree in Political Science. He also studied at Full Sail University in Florida.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- Demacio began working as a sound engineer in 2002 & has a recording studio in Ontario, Canada.
- He has worked with the likes of big artists like Timbaland, Nelly Furtado, Madonna, Ashley Simpson, Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake, working on their albums as a sound engineer.
- He has also written music and played instruments in a number of tracks for the above-mentioned artists.
- He is attributed to having worked on the soundtracks of four Madonna documentaries as a performer and is solely responsible for the programming and mixing of her latest number one hit 4 Minutes.
- As The Demolition Crew, Demacio has released a number of albums with the record label Record Union, releasing his first full length album EP01 in 2009 and EP In Fear of an Unlivable world in 2011.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Demacio is a big fan of Timbaland’s work, stating that he believes him to be the Mozart of our time.
- Due to his intensive travel schedule, he often jokes that his home base is American Airlines seat A3.
- Demacio resists using auto-tune as much as possible in his work, believing that if someone is a singer, he/she should be able to sing. He’s not against other people using it, but he personally stays away from it and is happy that he is working with the best people in the industry, who don’t need its aid.
- Castellon keeps the recording process as simple as possible, preferring to use only a few gadgets and plug-ins, and has a use-what-is-in-the-studio mentality.
- He also doesn’t believe that recording in the highest possible quality necessarily means the highest quality outcome, feeling the difference in sound is so minimal, and all it really does is make massive digital files.