Joey Moi

Joey Moi (born 1975 or 1976) 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	1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)[1] Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Genres	Country, rock
Occupation(s)	Audio engineer, record producer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, synthesizer, vocals
Years active	2001–present
Website	Official website

Biography

Joey 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 became known for his work with Nickelback. His association with the band began with their album The Long Road.

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^[6] and Owen's seventh Billboard Country #1.^[7]

Moi formed a partnership in 2011 with Big Loud Shirt founder Craig Wiseman, Kevin “Chief" Zaruk, and Seth England to establish the publishing company Big Loud Mountain.

Big Loud Mountain's first client was Florida Georgia Line.^[8] 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.^[9]

In 2015, Moi and his Big Loud partners founded Big Loud, an independent record label. Acts on this label have included Chris Lane, Hardy, Jake Owen, and Morgan Wallen, all of whom have had their Big Loud albums produced by Moi as well.

In 2020, Moi broke a Billboard record^[10] 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^[11] 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.^[12]

Moi has won multiple awards including the Country Music Association’s Single of the Year for “Cruise”,^[13] 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”),^[14] and multiple Canadian Country Music Association honors. He was named the Top Hot Country Songs Producer of 2013^[15] by Billboard and was toasted again as one of Billboard Magazine’s Top Country Producers of 2019^[16]. Joey has been named one of Billboard Magazine’s Top Country Producers.^[17]

Credits

Albums

Year	Artist	Album	Certification	Role[18]
				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	3× platinum				✓	✓		✓	✓
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	6× platinum		✓		✓	✓			✓
2023	Ben Burgess	Tears the Size of Texas			✓		✓
	Dallas Smith	Dallas Smith			✓		✓
	ERNEST	FLOWER SHOPS (THE ALBUM): Two Dozen Roses			✓		✓
	Griffen Palmer	Unlearn			✓		✓	"By The Way", "Small Town After All"
	HARDY	the mockingbird & THE CROW			✓	"drink one for me"	✓			"I AIN'T IN THE COUNTRY NO MORE", "JACK", "SOLD OUT", "TRUCK BED",	"drink one for me", "red (feat. Morgan Wallen)"
	Jake Owen	Loose Cannon			✓		✓
	Jake Worthington	Jake Worthington			✓		✓
	Larry Fleet	Earned It			✓		✓
	Morgan Wallen	One Thing at a Time			✓		✓

Singles and tracks

Year	Artist	Single / Track	Certification	Role[19]
				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		✓		✓
2023	Blame My Youth	The Break		✓		✓	✓		✓	✓
	Dallas Smith	Fixer Upper				✓
	Dallas Smith, MacKenzie Porter	One Too		✓		✓
	ERNEST	Kiss of Death		✓		✓
	ERNEST, David Lee Murphy, HIXTAPE	Red Dirt Clouds		✓		✓
	ERNEST	Slow Dancing In A Burning Room (Studio Version)		✓		✓
	ERNEST	Sucker For Small Towns		✓		✓
	ERNEST	Takes After You		✓		✓
	ERNEST	What Have I Got To Lose (feat. Dean Dillon)		✓		✓
	Griffen Palmer	25 To Life		✓		✓
	Griffen Palmer	Heart Of Exes		✓		✓
	Griffen Palmer	Second Guessing		✓		✓
	Griffen Palmer	Unlearn		✓		✓
	HARDY	TRUCK BED		✓		✓
	HARDY	UNAPOLOGETICALLY COUNTRY AS HELL		✓		✓			✓
	HIXTAPE, Larry Fleet	In Love With My Problems (feat. Jon Pardi)		✓		✓
	Jake Owen	Drink All Day		✓		✓	✓
	Jake Owen	My Boots Miss Yours		✓		✓
	Jake Worthington	Next New Thing		✓		✓
	Jake Worthington	State You Left Me In		✓		✓
	Lauren Watkins	Cowboys On Music Row (feat. Carter Faith)		✓		✓
	Lauren Watkins	Introducing: Lauren Watkins		✓		✓
	Lauren Watkins	Introducing: The Heartbreak		✓		✓
	MacKenzie Porter	Bet You Break My Heart				✓
	MacKenzie Porter	Chasing Tornadoes		✓		✓

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Project	Result
2011	SOCAN	#1 Song	Daughtry – Life After You	Won
	SOCAN	#1 Song	Nickelback – Gotta Be Somebody	Won
	SOCAN	#1 Song	Nickelback – Something In Your Mouth	Won
	SOCAN	#1 Song	Nickelback – When We Stand Together	Won
2013	Billboard Music Awards	Top Hot Country Songs Producer[20]	Best of 2013: The Year In Music	Won
	Country Music Association Awards	Song of the Year	Florida Georgia Line – Cruise	Won
2014	Canadian Country Music Awards	Producer of the Year	Dallas Smith – Tippin' Point EP	Won
	SOCAN	Pop/Rock Award	Nickelback – When We Stand Together	Won
2015	Canadian Country Music Awards	Producer of the Year[21]	Dallas Smith – Lifted	Won
2017	Academy of Country Music	Single of the Year	Florida Georgia Line - H.O.L.Y.	Won
	Academy of Country Music	Vocal Event of Year	Florida Georgia Line - May We All	Won
2020	Canadian Country Music Awards	ACM Studio Recording Awards	Producer of the Year	Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Awards	Record Producer of the Year	Mackenzie Porter - These Days	Nominated
2021	Academy of Country Music	Music Event of the Year	HARDY (feat. Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson) - One Beer	Nominated
	Academy of Country Music	Studio Recording Award / Producer of the Year		Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Awards	Record Producer of the Year	Dallas Smith - Timeless	Nominated
	Country Music Association Awards	Album of the Year (Mix Engineer)	Morgan Wallen - Dangerous: The Double Album	Nominated
	Country Music Association Awards	Album of the Year (Producer)	Morgan Wallen - Dangerous: The Double Album	Nominated
	MusicRow	Producer of the Year	Chris Lane, Ernest, Hardy, Jake Owen, Keith Urban, Larry Fleet, Lily Rose, MacKenzie Porter, Morgan Wallen, and Sean Stemaly	Nominated
2022	Academy of Country Music	Album of the Year	Morgan Wallen - Dangerous: The Double Album	Won
	Academy of Country Music	Album of the Year	Famous Friends	Nominated
	Academy of Country Music	Studio Recording Award / Product of the Year		Nominated
	Canadian Country Music Awards	Record Producer of the Year[22]	Dallas Smith - Hide from a Broken Heart	Won
	MusicRow	Producer of the Year		Nominated
2023	Academy of Country Music	Music Event of the Year	HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson) - wait in the truck	Won
	Academy of Country Music	Studio Recording Award / Producer of the Year		Nominated
	Billboard	Hot 100 Producer of the Year[23]		Won
	Canadian Country Music Awards	Record Producer of the Year	Dallas Smith (feat. MacKenzie Porter) - One Too	Nominated
	Country Music Association Awards	Album of the Year (Mix Engineer)	Morgan Wallen - One Thing at a Time	Nominated
	Country Music Association Awards	Album of the Year (Producer)	Morgan Wallen - One Thing at a Time	Nominated
	Country Music Association Awards	Musical Event of the Year (Producer)	HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson) - wait in the truck	Won[24]
	Country Music Association Awards	Single of the Year (Mix Engineer)	HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson) - wait in the truck	Nominated
	Country Music Association Awards	Single of the Year (Producer)	HARDY (feat. Lainey Wilson) - wait in the truck	Nominated
	MusicRow	Producer of the Year		Won
2024	Canadian Country Music Awards	Record Producer of the Year	Dallas Smith - Dallas Smith Morgan Wallen - One Thing at a Time	Pending[25]

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