Jerry
"Wonda"
Duplessis.
The driving force behind Platinum Sound. A multi-Grammy winning producer, songwriter and musician whose sonic fingerprints sit on some of the biggest records of the last three decades. Born in Haiti, raised in Brooklyn, Jerry co-founded Platinum Sound in 2000 with his cousin Wyclef Jean and built it into one of the most respected studios in the world.
- 3× Grammy winner
- 16+ Grammy nominations
- 300M+ records sold
- 300+ published titles
CO-FOUNDER · JERRY WONDA
The man, the myth, the Jerry
About Jerry.
Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum super-producer Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis is one of the most highly regarded and musically adept producers to emerge from the hip-hop era since the early 1990s. Today he is an entrepreneur and philanthropist whose career includes three Grammy Awards, over 16 nominations, a publishing catalog of 300+ titles, and 300+ million singles and albums sold worldwide.
His 2006 hit "Hips Don't Lie" with Shakira and Wyclef Jean broke records globally and is regarded as one of the best songs of all time. Jerry has also produced songs for feature films including the Golden Globe-nominated "Million Voices" for Hotel Rwanda, and has scored ten films and documentaries.
3+
Grammy Awards
16+
Grammy Nominations
300M+
Records Sold
300+
Published Titles
The receipts
Plaques, plaques and more plaques.
Accolades
A career measured in plaques.
Multiple Grammy Awards
Across producer, songwriter & engineering categories
Multi-Platinum Records
Hits sold by the millions worldwide
Latin Grammy Recognition
Including work with Shakira
BMI Songwriter Awards
Recognized for chart-topping compositions
The catalog
Some of the records the world knows by heart.
Signature Records
Records produced by Jerry.
Fugees
Killing Me Softly
The Score
Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean
Hips Don't Lie
2006
Santana ft. Product G&B
Maria Maria
Supernatural
Whitney Houston
My Love Is Your Love
1998
Michael Jackson
2 Bad - Refugee Camp Mix
1997
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna, Bryson Tiller
Wild Thoughts
2017
Justin Bieber
U Smile
My World 2.0
DMX ft. Bono
Skyscrapers
Exodus
Mary J. Blige ft. Nas
Feel Inside
Miguel ft. Travis Scott
Sky Walker
Beyond the boards
Music as a tool for community.
Philanthropy & Impact
Sound that gives back.
Jerry's work extends well beyond the studio - humanitarian relief in Haiti, mental health advocacy, affordable housing, and youth music and video education in Newark.
Goodwill Ambassador to Haiti
Humanitarian relief, education, health and community development.
Rutgers Impact Award
Honored for Newark youth arts and entrepreneur initiatives.
The Other Side of Newark
Inner-city young artists creating peace through music.
Boards & Civic Work
Newark Symphony Hall, Backline, and the Vassar Haiti Project.
The collaborators
A short list from a long career.
Selected Credits
Worked with the greatest.
"Sonic. Everything I do has to feel sonic. The kind of sound that hits you in the chest before it hits your ears."