Audio Mastering: The Artists

<p><em>Audio Mastering: The Artists </em>collects more than twenty interviews, drawn from more than 60 hours of discussions, with many of the world’s leading mastering engineers. In these exclusive and often intimate interviews, engineers consider the audio mastering process as they, themselves, experience and shape it as the leading artists in their field. Each interview covers how engineers got started in the recording industry, what prompted them to pursue mastering, how they learned about the process, which tools and techniques they routinely use when they work, and a host of other particulars of their crafts. We also spoke with mix engineers, and craftsmen responsible for some of the more iconic mastering tools now on the market, to gain a broader perspective on their work.</p><p>This book is the first to provide such a comprehensive overview of the audio mastering process told from the point-of-view of the artists who engage in it. In so doing, it pulls the curtain back on a crucial, but seldom heard from, agency in record production at large.</p> <p>Dedication</p><p>Acknowledgements</p><p>Introduction</p><p>Part One: North America</p><p>Gateway Mastering: Bob Ludwig & Adam Ayan</p><p>Ellen Fitton</p><p>Randy Merrill</p><p>Bob Katz</p><p>Kevin Gray</p><p>Jonathan Wyner</p><p>Dave Hill</p><p>Bryan Martin</p><p>Alex Krotz</p><p>Alastair Sims</p><p>Part Two: Europe</p><p>Ray Staff</p><p>Denis Blackham</p><p>John Dent</p><p>Barry Grint</p><p>Mandy Parnell</p><p>Darcy Proper</p><p>Nick Watson</p><p>JP Braddock</p><p>Matt Colton</p><p>Nick Cooke</p><p>Paul Baily</p><p>Dr. Phil Harding</p><p>Bruno Fazenda</p><p>Concluding Discussion: Russ Hepworth-Sawyer and Jay Hodgson</p>