Career
He has produced or engineered songs for artists such as Ciara, Keyshia Cole, Usher, R. Kelly, T-Pain, Trina, Jamie Foxx and India.Arie. Her 2006 album, Testimony: Volume 1, Life & Relationship, for which Castro recorded and/or produced seven songs, debuted and peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and the Top Rhythm & Blues/Hip-Hop Albums and was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including "Best Rhythm & Blues Album".
Early years
Castro was born in Manhattan, New York and was raised in the Lower East Side.
This musical influence lead Castro to start playing piano at age 5. Castro was sent to study at Suncoast Community High School, a magnet school in Riviera Beach, Florida.
While there, he was active in the Jazz, Concert and Marching bands, where he played bass and French horn respectively. Recording and mixing
Castro moved to Atlanta in 1999, where he began engineering full-time in the booming Atlanta Rhythm & Blues and Hip-Hop music scene.
Tricky Stewart, Bryan Michael Cox, Anthony Dent, Polow Da Don, and Sean Garrett were among the first to offer Castro a break into the recording business.
Castro has recorded, amongst others, Usher, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, T-Pain, Jamie Foxx, India.Arie, Trina, Raven-Symoné, Joe, Kelly Rowland, Stacie Orrico, and Keri Hilson. Music House Studios
The opening of "The Music House" was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. Many artists including Usher, Ciara, Brandi, India.Arie, Keyshia cole, Yo Gotti, Lacrea, Rico Love, New Kids on the Block and Nelly had worked at the state of the art recording facility in North Atlanta.
Production
Beginning production work in 2003, his first major release as a producer came in June 2006 on the United States #1 Debut Album Testimony: Volume
1, Life & Relationship for India.Arie. He produced and co-wrote the upbeat "I Choose" and a more reflective "This Too Shall Pass".
This was followed in July 2008 with the production of the single entitled "Radio" on Musiq Soulchild"s fifth album release "On my Radio". In February 2009 India.Arie"s Testimony: Volume
2, Love & Politics was released.
Castro produced and recorded 12 songs with.Arie, including the singles "Chocolate High" and "Therapy". Castro continues to produce and record in Atlanta.