MASTERING AN INDIE PROJECT: The Diary of an Obsessive Artist, Part I
Independent artist Kirsten Thien had her 2006 album, "You've Got Me", mastered by Scott Hull. In her article "Mastering an Indie Project: The Diary of an Obsessive Artist" she creates a veritable...
View ArticleMASTERING AN INDIE PROJECT: The Diary of an Obsessive Artist, Part II
Part 2 of Kirsten Thien's article about the mastering process from an independent artist's perspective. In this installment Kirsten discusses preparing her mixes for the mastering process, and...
View ArticleMASTERING AN INDIE PROJECT: The Diary of an Obsessive Artist, Part III
Part 3 of Kirsten Thien's article about the ins and outs of the mastering process from an independent artist's perspective. In this installment: mastering miracles with Scott Hull.
View ArticleInterview: Mastering Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 with Tony Dawsey
Tony Dawsey is a Masterdisk mastering engineer with a long list of hit records under his belt. In the interview below, Tony discusses his experience mastering Jay-Z’s 2009 hit record, The Blueprint 3....
View ArticleScott Hull on the Production of La Monte Young’s The Well Tuned Piano...
Mastering engineer Scott Hull discusses his role in the production process of the 1987 Gramavision release of La Monte Young's The Well Tuned Piano.
View ArticleAndy VanDette Discusses Mastering Porcupine Tree’s ‘In Absentia’ and...
Two of Porcupine Tree's biggest albums, In Absentia [Lava/Atlantic 2002] and Deadwing [Lava/Atlantic 2005], were mastered by Masterdisk chief engineer Andy VanDette. In this article Andy discusses his...
View ArticleThe Cuddle Magic All-Analog Vinyl Project
Here at Masterdisk HQ today Scott Hull has been mastering the all-analog LP version of Info Nympho, a new album by band and songwriting collective Cuddle Magic. This is the real deal - the old school...
View ArticleEllen Fitton on Working with Arif Mardin and Becoming a Mastering Engineer
One of the benefits of having a music career in New York City is that you get to meet and work with some incredible people. Take mastering engineer Ellen Fitton. When Ellen started out after college,...
View ArticleInda Eaton’s “Go West,” and How To Choose a Mastering Engineer
Inda Eaton is a globe-trotting singer-songwriter-performer-bandleader now based in eastern Long Island. Her music has found favor with fans of rock ‘n’ roll, country, and acoustic music all over the...
View ArticleFrank Ocean’s Channel Orange wins Grammy
Congratulations to Frank Ocean and Island Def Jam for winning the Best Urban Contemporary Album Grammy for “channel ORANGE!” Special thanks and congratulations to Karen Kwak and Scott Marcus at Island...
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