Montgomery-native Danny Duncan won his sixth Grammy on Feb. 13.
As recording engineer for Israel Houghton, Duncan received the Grammy for best contemporary gospel album of the year with Houghton’s “Love God. Love People.”
Starting out as a keyboardist, Duncan said he found interest in “the other side of music” around the age of 11 when his Sunday School teacher, Dannie Mims, at Eastern Hills Baptist Church, Montgomery, showed him how to work the sound booth for Sunday morning services.
After graduating from Samford University in Birmingham, Duncan moved to Nashville and began working in the studio, mostly as a backup artist for Christian and some secular musicians.
After only one year in Nashville, the Newsboys heard about him and asked him to work with them on their next record, “Not Ashamed.”
“I jumped at the chance,” he said.
dc Talk heard about his work with the Newsboys and asked for his expertise on their “Free at Last” album. From there, Duncan’s producing career snowballed.
In 2002, he began working with Houghton and has won four Grammys with him.
Duncan also has won Grammys for his work with CeCe Winans and Steven Curtis Chapman.
Duncan said winning his sixth Grammy reminded him that people still enjoy that style of music and it still holds an important place in today’s society.
He was unable to attend the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, although he was working in the city.
Duncan celebrated the win by calling and sharing the news with his wife, Jennifer.
“I’m grateful God’s allowed me to do this (work) and He has had His hand on it all. I feel grateful and really blessed,” he said, adding, “I can’t imagine doing anything else.”
Duncan is currently working on a new project with Andraé Crouch, scheduled for release sometime this summer.
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