Mastering

Heba Kadry
Mastering | NO. 139

Heba Kadry

BY GEOFF STANFIELD

What do Björk, Beach House, Slowdive, Liturgy, !!!, The Mars Volta, Deerhunter, Explosions in the Sky, serpentwithfeet, and Ryuichi Sakamoto all have in common? Mastering and mixing engineer Heba Kadry. Born and raised in Egypt and now residing in Brooklyn, New York, Heba has become a cornerstone of the music community.

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Mastering | NO. 119

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BY LARRY CRANE

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Mastering | NO. 112

Gavin Lurssen

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Mastering | NO. 108

Kim Rosen

BY LARRY CRANE

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Bob Ludwig
Mastering | NO. 105

Bob Ludwig

BY NICOLAY KETTERER

If someone has mastered 8,000 to 9,000 albums to date — many of them rock and pop DNA — they are probably doing something right. Bob Ludwig started cutting lacquers at A&R Recording with producer Phil Ramone [ Tape Op #50 URL ] in New York. Later...

Brad Blackwood
Mastering | NO. 102

Brad Blackwood

BY HANS DIETRICH FAULHABER

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Mastering | NO. 31

Alan Douches

BY JESSE CANNON

Located just five minutes west of New York City, in suburban Tenafly, New Jersey, Alan Douches' West West Side Music Studios offers a quality alternative to the big name mastering facilities in New York. It's a comfortable studio in which bands can s...

Howie Weinberg
Mastering | NO. 30

Howie Weinberg

BY GLEN S. COLEN

Howie Weinberg got his start in the Masterdisk mailroom, believe it or not. As a huge fan of music, Howie sought a purpose to support his passion, and he had always dreamed of working in the field of audio engineering. Attracted by Masterdisk's reput...