Joey Moi

Joey Moi is a Canadian record producer, audio engineer, mixer, songwriter, and musician. Joey 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
Bornc. 1976[1]
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Programming
  • Synthesizer
  • Vocals
Years active2001 – Present
Associated acts
WebsiteOfficial Website

He 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, he began working with Nickelback on demos.[4][5]

Career

In the early 2000s, Joey Moi guided Nickelback through their 3X 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 “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, Joey 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 2X 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 Owen's seventh Billboard Country #1.[6]

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.[7] Moi has produced Florida Georgia Line’s entire discography, including studio albums: Here’s To The Good Times (2X Platinum-certified), Anything Goes (Platinum-certified), Dig Your Roots (Platinum-certified), and Can’t Say I Ain’t Country. 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.[8]

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” – 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 hits “For Her” and “Take Back Home Girl (feat. Tori Kelly)”. The Big Loud label family has since grown to include Dallas Smith, HARDY, Jake Owen, MacKenzie Porter, Mason Ramsey, and Morgan Wallen, and Sean Stemaly.

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, Owl City, and Alabama.

Moi has won multiple awards including the Country Music Association’s Single of the Year for “Cruise”,[9] 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”),[10] and multiple Canadian Country Music Association honors. He was named the Top Hot Country Songs Producer of 2013[11] by Billboard and was toasted again as one of Billboard Magazine’s Top Country Producers of 2019[12]. Joey has been named one of Billboard Magazine’s Top Country Producers.[13]

Credits

Albums
Year Artist Album Certification Role[14]
Engineering Keys Mixing Percussion Production Programming Songwriting Strings Vocals
2002 Theory of a Deadman Theory of a Deadman
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2003 Nickelback The Long Road 3X Platinum[15]
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2005 Nickelback All the Right Reasons Diamond[16]
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2008 Nickelback Dark Horse 3X Platinum[17]
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2009 Faber Drive Can't Keep a Secret
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2010 My Darkest Days My Darkest Days
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 "Porn Star Dancing"
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2011 Jake Owen Barefoot Blue Jean Night
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Nickelback Here and Now Platinum[18]
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 "Bottoms Up",

"When We Stand Together"
2012 Dallas Smith Jumped Right In
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 "And Then Some",

"Nothing but Summer",

"What Kinda Love",
Florida Georgia Line Here's to the Good Times 2X Platinum[19]
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 "Cruise", "Stay"
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Florida Georgia Line It'z Just What We Do (EP)
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 "Cruise"
Jake Owen Endless Summer (EP)
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My Darkest Days Sick and Twisted Affair
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 "All but "Love Crime", "Stutter"
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2013 Jake Owen Days of Gold
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2014 Dallas Smith Lifted
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Dallas Smith Tippin' Point
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Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes Platinum[20]
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2016 Chris Lane Girl Problems
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Dallas Smith Side Effects
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Florida Georgia Line Dig Your Roots Platinum[21]
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2018 Chris Lane Laps Around The Sun
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HARDY This Ole Boy
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Mason Ramsey Famous (EP)
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Morgan Wallen If I Know Me
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2019 Dallas Smith The Fall
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ERNEST Locals Only
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Florida Georgia Line Can't Say I Ain't Country
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HARDY Where To Find Me
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Jake Owen Greetings From... Jake
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Larry Fleet Workin' Hard
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Madison Kozak Heartbreak School (EP)
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Mason Ramsey Twang
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2020 Dallas Smith Timeless
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MacKenzie Porter Drinkin' Songs: The Collection (EP)
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2021 Morgan Wallen Dangerous: The Double Album
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Singles & Tracks
Year Artist Single / Track Certification Role[22]
Engineering Mixing Percussion Production Programming Songwriting Strings Vocals
2005 Hinder By the Way
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Get Stoned
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How Long
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2008 Daughtry Life After You
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2011 Black Stone Cherry All I'm Dreamin' Of
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Stay
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Kimberly Caldwell Heart Like Mine
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2012 Florida Georgia Line Dayum, Baby Gold
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Here's To The Good Times Gold
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Round here 2X Platinum
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Stay 2X Platinum
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This is How We Roll 5X Platinum
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Cruise Diamond & 11X Platinum
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Get Your Shine On 3X Platinum
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Tell Me How You Like It Gold
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2013 Small Town Pistols Colour Blind
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Florida Georgia Line I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
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2014 Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes Platinum
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Confession Platinum
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Dirt 2X Platinum
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Sippin' on Fire Platinum
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Sun Daze Platinum
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If I Die Tomorrow
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2015 RaeLynn Always Sing
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For a Boy
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God Made Girls
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Kissin' Frogs
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Three Days Grace Fallen Angel
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2016 Chris Lane Cool
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Drinkin' Games
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Stolen Car
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Florida Georgia Line God, Your Mama, And Me Platinum
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H.O.L.Y. 4X Platinum
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May We All (feat. Tim McGraw) 2X Platinum
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Smooth Gold
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2017 RaeLynn Your Heart
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2018 Chris Lane One Girl
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Dallas Smith Make 'Em Like You
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Rhinestone World
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Florida Georgia Line Colorado
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People Are Different
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Simple Platinum
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Sittin' Pretty
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Talk You Out of It
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Jake Owen Catch A Cold One
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Down to the Honkytonk
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I Was Jack (You Were Diane)
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Made For You
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Something To Ride To
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MacKenzie Porter About You
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Drive Thru
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Mason Ramsey Famous
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White Christmas
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2019 MacKenzie Porter These Days
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Madison Kozak Click
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First Last Name
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Household
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OMG ILY
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Sean Stemaly Back On A Backroad
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Last Night All Day
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Morgan Wallen Cover Me Up
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This Bar
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2020 Blame My Youth Right Where You Belong
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Gryffin, Chris Lane Hold You Tonight
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Hardy Boots
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Keith Urban Polaroid
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Larry Fleet Where I Find God
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MacKenzie Porter Seeing Other People
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MacKenzie Porter These Days (Remix)
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Morgan Wallen More Than My Hometown
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Sean Stemaly As Far As I Know
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Sean Stemaly Come Back to Bed
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Awards
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

References
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  2. Proulx, Ray (14 October 2015). "TumblerRidgeNews: Local Boy Wins Producer of the Year Awards (again) at Canadian Country Music Association Awards". TumblerRidgeNews. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. Bliss, Karen (1 September 2003). "Nickelback: recording 'the long road'". Canadian Musician. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. Nicholson, Jessica (18 October 2013). "MusicRow: Exclusive Interview with Producer Joey Moi". MusicRow. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  5. "Joey Moi: 'Nickelback Has Always Written Big Riffs And Grooves'". Ultimate-Guitar.com. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  6. "Jake Owen's John Mellencamp Ode 'I Was Jack (You Were Diane)' Jumps to No. 1 On Country Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  7. "Florida Georgia Line helped change country music. What do they say to people who wish they didn't?". Washington Post. July 24, 2015.
  8. "Florida Georgia Line's 'Can't Say I Ain't Country' Album Is Out Now". Live Nation Entertainment. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  9. Staff 11/6/2013, CMT com. "2013 CMA Awards: The Winners". CMT News. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  10. "Florida Georgia Line Win Two Early Academy of Country Music Awards". Nash Country Daily. 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  11. "Billboard's Top Producers of 2013 -- 8. Joey Moi". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  12. "Finneas O'Connell Leads Hot 100 Songwriters & Producers Charts For Second Week". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
  13. "Sound Selectors: The Top 10 Producers in Music". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
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