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Joey Moi is a Canadian record producer, audio engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. He is known for his work with the rock groups Nickelback and My Darkest Days, and country music acts Chris Lane, Dallas Smith, Florida Georgia Line, Jake Owen and Morgan Wallen.

Joey Moi
Born	c. 1976[1] Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Genres	Country rock
Occupation(s)	Audio engineer record producer songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar programming synthesizer vocals
Years active	2001–present
Website	Official Website

Moi was born in Whitehorse, Yukon, spending his first three years in Dawson City before moving to Gambier Island, British Columbia in 1979, then to Tumbler Ridge when he was ten. After graduating from Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, he moved to Vancouver, to attend the Audio Engineering program at the Centre for Digital Imaging and Sound (CDIS).[2]

While attending engineering school at the Centre for Digital Imaging and Sound[3] (now The Art Institute of Vancouver) in Vancouver, Moi began working with Nickelback on demos.[4][5]

Career

In the early 2000s, Moi guided Nickelback through their 3× Platinum-certified 2003 release, The Long Road, and continued to collaborate and produce 4 of the bands’ studio albums which saw the group sell more than 30 million copies worldwide. Joey makes a brief cameo appearance in the music video for the 2× Platinum-certified[6] “Photograph”, where he is one of the subjects depicted in the titular photograph. Lead singer Chad Kroeger mentions him by name in the song, expressing confusion over "what the hell's on Joey's head" in the picture.

In 2010, Moi signed a publishing deal with Big Loud Shirt Publishing and made the move to Nashville and began working with Jake Owen on his single, “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” – a 2× Platinum-certified hit and Owen's first #1 single. He went on to produce Owen's Platinum-certified Barefoot Blue Jean Night album and his 2013 follow up, Days of Gold. In 2018, the two rekindled their creative partnership on “I Was Jack (You Were Diane)”, which became Platinum-certified[7] and Owen's seventh Billboard Country #1.[8]

Moi formed a partnership in 2011 with Big Loud Shirt founder Craig Wiseman, Kevin “Chief" Zaruk, and Seth England to establish Big Loud Mountain – a one-stop shop for artist development, publishing, management, and production.

Big Loud Mountain's first client was then aspiring Country duo, Florida Georgia Line. With Moi producing the duo's watershed fusion of Country, Hard Rock, and Hip Hop, they have gone on to change the face of Country music.[9] Moi has produced Florida Georgia Line's entire discography, including studio albums: Here’s To The Good Times (2× Platinum-certified), Anything Goes (Platinum-certified), Dig Your Roots (Platinum-certified), and Can’t Say I Ain’t Country (Gold-certified). Florida Georgia Line's Moi-produced catalog has exceeded more than 8 Billion digital streams worldwide, selling more than 32 Million tracks and over 4 Million albums.[10]

In 2015, Moi and his Big Loud partners founded Big Loud Records, an independent label headed by former radio executive Clay Hunnicutt which scored immediate success with Chris Lane’s R&B-influenced “Fix” (Platinum-certified[11]) – the company’s first-ever release. Big Loud Shirt, Big Loud Mountain, and Big Loud Records merged under the Big Loud moniker in 2017, and Chris Lane has since posted other Platinum-certified[12] hits “For Her” and “Take Back Home Girl (feat. Tori Kelly)”, and "Big Big Plans". The Big Loud label family has since grown to include Blame My Youth, Dallas Smith, Ernest, HARDY, Jake Owen, Larry Fleet, Lily Rose, MacKenzie Porter, Mason Ramsey, Morgan Wallen, and Sean Stemaly.

In 2020, Moi broke a Billboard record[13] after spending 42 weeks as #1 on the Country Producers Chart. He held the top spot due to 13 production credits on the Hot Country Songs Chart. 12 of these credits originated from Morgan Wallen’s Platinum-certified[14] Dangerous: The Double Album. This Moi produced album went on to break another record as the only country album to spend more than six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.[15]

Moi has also produced successful projects for artists like Tim McGraw, RaeLynn, Keith Urban, The Chainsmokers, and more, and has earned a respected reputation as a composer, engineer and record mixer, contributing to recent projects by a diverse group of stars including Bebe Rexha, Diplo, Owl City, and Alabama.

Moi has won multiple awards including the Country Music Association’s Single of the Year for “Cruise”,[16] the Academy of Country Music’s Single of the Year (“H.O.L.Y.”) and Vocal Event of the Year (“This Is How We Roll” and “May We All”),[17] and multiple Canadian Country Music Association honors. He was named the Top Hot Country Songs Producer of 2013[18] by Billboard and was toasted again as one of Billboard Magazine’s Top Country Producers of 2019[19]. Joey has been named one of Billboard Magazine’s Top Country Producers.[20]

Credits

Albums

Year	Artist	Album	Certification	Role[21]
				Keys	Mixing	Percussion	Production	Programming	Songwriting	Strings	Vocals
2002	Theory of a Deadman	Theory of a Deadman					✓
2003	Nickelback	The Long Road	3× Platinum				✓
2005	Nickelback	All the Right Reasons	Diamond				✓
2008	Nickelback	Dark Horse	3× Platinum		✓		✓
2009	Faber Drive	Can't Keep a Secret			✓
2010	My Darkest Days	My Darkest Days		✓	✓	✓	✓		"Porn Star Dancing"	✓	✓
2011	Jake Owen	Barefoot Blue Jean Night			✓		✓	✓
	Nickelback	Here and Now	Platinum				✓		"Bottoms Up", "When We Stand Together"
2012	Dallas Smith	Jumped Right In					✓		"And Then Some", "Nothing but Summer", "What Kinda Love",
	Florida Georgia Line	Here's to the Good Times	2× Platinum		✓		✓	✓	"Cruise", "Stay"		✓
	Florida Georgia Line	It'z Just What We Do (EP)					✓		"Cruise"
	Jake Owen	Endless Summer (EP)					✓
	My Darkest Days	Sick and Twisted Affair		✓	✓		✓	✓	"All but "Love Crime", "Stutter"	✓	✓
2013	Jake Owen	Days of Gold			✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
2014	Dallas Smith	Lifted					✓
	Dallas Smith	Tippin' Point					✓
	Florida Georgia Line	Anything Goes	Platinum		✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
2016	Chris Lane	Girl Problems					✓
	Dallas Smith	Side Effects					✓			✓	✓
	Florida Georgia Line	Dig Your Roots	Platinum		✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
2018	Chris Lane	Laps Around The Sun					✓
	Hardy	This Ole Boy			✓		✓	✓
	Mason Ramsey	Famous (EP)					✓
	Morgan Wallen	If I Know Me					✓	✓		✓	✓
2019	Dallas Smith	The Fall			✓		✓
	Ernest	Locals Only			✓		✓
	Florida Georgia Line	Can't Say I Ain't Country			✓		✓
	Hardy	Where To Find Me			✓		✓	✓		✓
	Hixtape	Hixtape Vol. 1			✓		✓
	Jake Owen	Greetings From... Jake			✓		✓
	Larry Fleet	Workin' Hard			✓		✓
	Madison Kozak	Heartbreak School (EP)			✓		✓
	Mason Ramsey	Twang			✓		✓
2020	Dallas Smith	Timeless			✓		✓		"Drop"
	Hardy	A Rock			✓		✓
	MacKenzie Porter	Drinkin' Songs: The Collection (EP)			✓	✓	✓
2021	Hixtape	Hixtape: Vol. 2			✓		✓
	Larry Fleet	Stack of Records			✓		✓
	Lily Rose	Stronger Than I Am			✓		✓
	Lily Rose	Stronger Than I Am (Repack)			✓		✓
	Morgan Wallen	Dangerous: The Double Album			✓		✓	✓			✓

Singles and tracks

Year	Artist	Single / Track	Certification	Role[22]
				Mixing	Percussion	Production	Programming	Songwriting	Strings	Vocals
2005	Hinder	By the Way						✓
		Get Stoned						✓
		How Long						✓
2008	Daughtry	Life After You						✓
2011	Black Stone Cherry	All I'm Dreamin' Of						✓
		Stay						✓
	Kimberly Caldwell	Heart Like Mine						✓
2012	Florida Georgia Line	Dayum, Baby	Gold	✓		✓			✓
		Here's To The Good Times	Gold	✓		✓	✓			✓
		Round here	2× Platinum	✓		✓	✓			✓
		Stay	2× Platinum	✓		✓	✓	✓		✓
		This is How We Roll	5× Platinum	✓		✓	✓			✓
		Cruise	Diamond & 11× Platinum	✓		✓	✓	✓		✓
		Get Your Shine On	3× Platinum	✓		✓	✓			✓
		Tell Me How You Like It	Gold	✓		✓	✓			✓
2013	Small Town Pistols	Colour Blind						✓
	Florida Georgia Line	I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)				✓
2014	Florida Georgia Line	Anything Goes	Platinum	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
		Confession	Platinum	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
		Dirt	2× Platinum	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
		Sippin' on Fire	Platinum	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
		Sun Daze	Platinum	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
		If I Die Tomorrow				✓
2015	RaeLynn	Always Sing				✓
		For a Boy				✓
		God Made Girls				✓
		Kissin' Frogs				✓
	Three Days Grace	Fallen Angel						✓
2016	Chris Lane	Cool				✓
		Drinkin' Games				✓
		Stolen Car				✓
	Florida Georgia Line	God, Your Mama, And Me	Platinum	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
		H.O.L.Y.	4× Platinum	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
		May We All (feat. Tim McGraw)	2× Platinum	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
		Smooth	Gold	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓
2017	RaeLynn	Your Heart				✓
2018	Chris Lane	One Girl				✓
	Dallas Smith	Make 'Em Like You				✓
		Rhinestone World				✓				✓
	Florida Georgia Line	Colorado		✓		✓	✓		✓
		People Are Different		✓		✓	✓			✓
		Simple	Platinum	✓		✓			✓
		Sittin' Pretty		✓		✓	✓
		Talk You Out of It		✓		✓	✓		✓
	Jake Owen	Catch A Cold One		✓		✓	✓
		Down to the Honkytonk		✓		✓	✓			✓
		I Was Jack (You Were Diane)		✓		✓	✓			✓
		Made For You		✓		✓	✓			✓
		Something To Ride To		✓		✓
	MacKenzie Porter	About You		✓		✓
		Drive Thru		✓		✓
	Mason Ramsey	Famous				✓
		White Christmas				✓
2019	MacKenzie Porter	These Days		✓		✓
	Madison Kozak	Click		✓		✓
		First Last Name		✓		✓
		Household		✓		✓
		OMG ILY		✓		✓
	Sean Stemaly	Back On A Backroad		✓		✓
		Last Night All Day		✓		✓
	Morgan Wallen	Cover Me Up		✓		✓
		This Bar		✓		✓
2020	Ashland Craft	Two Wildflowers and a Box of Wine		✓		✓
	Blame My Youth	Dance With My Demons		✓		✓
	Blame My Youth	Fantastic		✓		✓
	Blame My Youth	Right Where You Belong		✓		✓
	Ernest	Cheers		✓		✓
	Gryffin, Chris Lane	Hold You Tonight				✓
	Hardy	Boots				✓
	Keith Urban	Polaroid				✓
	Larry Fleet	Where I Find God		✓		✓
	MacKenzie Porter	Seeing Other People		✓		✓
	MacKenzie Porter	These Days (Remix)		✓		✓
	Morgan Wallen	More Than My Hometown		✓		✓
	Sean Stemaly	As Far As I Know		✓		✓
	Sean Stemaly	Come Back to Bed		✓		✓
2021	Blame My Youth	Go To Sleep		✓		✓
	Blame My Youth	Feel It In The Morning		✓		✓
	Blame My Youth	Okay With It		✓		✓
	Blame My Youth	Tentacles		✓		✓
	Chris Lane	Ain’t Even Met You Yet		✓		✓
	Chris Lane	Fill Them Boots		✓		✓
	Chris Lane	Stop Coming Over		✓		✓
	Chris Lane	Summer Job Money		✓		✓
	Chris Lane	That's What Mamas Are For		✓		✓
	Dallas Smith	Hide From A Broken Heart		✓		✓
	ERNEST	Flower Shops (feat. Morgan Wallen)		✓		✓
	Hardy	Blurry		✓		✓
	Jake Owen	Best Thing Since Backroads		✓		✓
	Jake Owen	Drunk On A Boat		✓		✓
	Lily Rose	I Don't Smoke		✓		✓
	Lily Rose	Know My Way Around		✓		✓
	Lily Rose	Overnight Sensation		✓		✓
	Lily Rose	Remind Me of You		✓		✓
	Lily Rose	Villain (band mix)		✓		✓
	MacKenzie Porter	Coming Soon To A Bar Near You		✓		✓
	MacKenzie Porter	Heaven Heard Me		✓		✓
	MacKenzie Porter	Pickup		✓		✓
	MacKenzie Porter	Unlonely Me		✓		✓
	Sean Stemaly	Come Back to Bed (acoustic)		✓		✓
	Sean Stemaly	Hello, You Up		✓		✓
2022	Sean Stemaly	Product Of A Small Town		✓		✓

Awards / Nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Project
2011	SOCAN	#1 Song	Daughtry – Life After You
	SOCAN	#1 Song	Nickelback – Gotta Be Somebody
	SOCAN	#1 Song	Nickelback – Something In Your Mouth
	SOCAN	#1 Song	Nickelback – When We Stand Together
2013	Billboard Music Awards	Top Hot Country Songs Producer[23]	Best of 2013: The Year In Music
	Country Music Association Awards	Song of the Year	Florida Georgia Line – Cruise
2014	Canadian Country Music Awards	Producer of the Year	Dallas Smith – Tippin' Point EP
	SOCAN	Pop/Rock Award	Nickelback – When We Stand Together
2015	Canadian Country Music Awards	Producer of the Year[24]	Dallas Smith – Lifted
2017	Academy of Country Music	Single of the Year	Florida Georgia Line - H.O.L.Y.
	Academy of Country Music	Vocal Event of Year	Florida Georgia Line - May We All
2020	Canadian Country Music Awards	ACM Studio Recording Awards (Nominee)	Producer of the Year
	Canadian Country Music Awards	Record Producer of the Year (Nominee)	Mackenzie Porter - These Days
2021	MusicRow	Producer of the Year (Nominee)	Chris Lane, Ernest, Hardy, Jake Owen, Keith Urban, Larry Fleet, Lily Rose, MacKenzie Porter, Morgan Wallen, and Sean Stemaly
2022	Canadian Country Music Awards	Record Producer of the Year[25]	Dallas Smith - Hide from a Broken Heart

References

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