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Making records consistent, cohesive and complete. Since 2001. Mastering is the process of finalizing music by delicately balancing art and science.

Mastering relies on empirical data, collected through technical analysis. Mastering requires emotional insight, steered by intuition and a deep connection to the music. Great records are born from a balance of both. Since 2001, I’ve mastered audio for an eclectic range of projects. My work includes multiple Billboard #1 and Top 10 charting songs, GRAMMY® Award-winning artists, and over 200 million

streaming plays from more than 62 different countries. I am proud of the trust I’ve earned from the producers, mixing engineers, and artists I’ve worked with along the way. My path with music and sound is uniquely colored by the phenomenon of synesthesia. Specifically, I experience chromesthesia, a state where auditory stimuli manifests itself as colors, shapes, and movement. This sensory perception is interwoven with my passion for music and technology, feeding a nuanced exploration of the marriage between artistry and analysis in every record. For over 12 years, I ran Mobtown Studios, an award-winning Baltimore recording studio which I co-founded. I then pivoted to focus solely on mastering, designing and building a dedicated mastering studio in 2018. In 2023, I co-created the Speaks Volumes podcast with mastering engineer, Dan Coutant. We talk about supporting our fellow engineers, work/life balance, and maintaining good mental health in a stressful and competitive industry. I occasionally work with iZotope / Native Instruments and Steinberg (WaveLab Pro) on their software development. I’ve previously worked with Warner Bros. Records, Discovery Channel, The Kennedy Center, and DC101-FM. When not working in music, I love making egg creams and listening to Prince.

17/09/2024

It's an honor working with the legend, Jim Ebert. He's in need of some help. Help out if you can!

Hello everyone. Our good friend, beloved music producer, and founder of Canc… 38NorthStudio LLC needs your support for Help Us To Support Jim Ebert's Recovery

19/07/2024

04/07/2024

Selling my Dangerous Compressor with extras/mods. $2,400 + shipping on reverb.

Or $2,000 + shipping off reverb. If you live in Baltimore I will hand deliver.

The Dangerous Music Compressor is a two-channel dynamics processor with insane amounts of control and audiophile-grade components.

26/03/2024

I did a thing with Marc Matthews Producer / Inside The Mix Podcast

‎Music · 2024

20/03/2024

You don't know what mastering actually is? That's cool. I wrote an article about it.

It all begins with an idea.

08/02/2024

I started mastering with Wavelab in 2014. With v8. I didn't really dig in until 5 years ago with v10.

Now we are at v12. And I've achieved a goal of mine. To have my own presets in Wavelab!

So if you go in to the Rainbow View Settings. You'll see 4 of my presets in the Factory Presets!

Box - for low mid heft
Ice - for the extreme top end
Rash - for that 3k presence
Sub - for the subway

Thanks as always to Steinberg and to Justin Perkins for all the motivation, patience, and knowledge.

22/01/2024

Yet another reason you need to separate mastering from mixing. They are two discrete stages for two different engineers.

In the intricate tapestry of music production, two essential stages stand out as pillars of sonic excellence: mixing and mastering. While these processes are intimately connected, the wisdom of keeping them distinct cannot be overstated. Here we will explore the nuanced reasons behind the separation

19/12/2023

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaks-volumes/id1711451408?i=1000638993532

EP5 - Jonathan Wyner - “Mediocrity is a Drag”

Our guest today is Jonathan Wyner - a mastering engineer and educator based out of Boston, Massachusetts. He is the chief engineer at M-Works Studios in Somerville and teaches at Berkeley College of Music. In 2021 he was president of AES, The Audio Engineering Society. He’s worked with Jean-Claude Risset, James Taylor, David Bowie, Aimee Mann, and Miles Davis, among many others.

We talk with Jonathan about transferring and mastering reels of David Bowie records, spawning creativity in a world of limitless possibilities, AI and getting beyond the lowest common denominator, conversations and expectations with mixing engineers, deconstructing what loudness actually is, and caring about yourself and your craft.

This episode’s music is brought to you by nxtime from New York City produced by Mike Rogers. For more information on nxtime, point your web electrons to https://nxtimemusic.com

For more information about Jonathan:
https://college.berklee.edu/faculty/jonathan-wyner�https://www.aes.org/aes/jonathanwyner
http://www.m-works.com

Jonathan Wyner
Dan Coutant
Mat Leffler-Schulman
nxtime
Mike Rogers

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaks-volumes/id1711451408?i=1000638993532

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaks-volumes/id1711451408?i=1000638993532 EP5 - Jonathan Wyner - “Mediocrity is a Drag” Our guest today is Jonathan Wyner - a mastering engineer and educator based out of Boston, Massachusetts. He is the chief engineer at M-Works Studios in Somerville and teaches at Berkeley College of Music. In 2021 he was president of AES, The Audio Engineering Society. He’s worked with Jean-Claude Risset, James Taylor, David Bowie, Aimee Mann, and Miles Davis, among many others. We talk with Jonathan about transferring and mastering reels of David Bowie records, spawning creativity in a world of limitless possibilities, AI and getting beyond the lowest common denominator, conversations and expectations with mixing engineers, deconstructing what loudness actually is, and caring about yourself and your craft. This episode’s music is brought to you by nxtime from New York City produced by Mike Rogers. For more information on nxtime, point your web electrons to https://nxtimemusic.com For more information about Jonathan: https://college.berklee.edu/faculty/jonathan-wyner�https://www.aes.org/aes/jonathanwyner http://www.m-works.com Jonathan Wyner Dan Coutant Mat Leffler-Schulman nxtime Mike Rogers https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaks-volumes/id1711451408?i=1000638993532

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We’ve worked with The National Symphony Orchestra, Ice Cube, Future Islands, Waka Flocka Flame, HBO, ESPN, & 2k Games. Mixing and mastering music everywhere. Baltimore recording.

Mobtown Studios is the studio of Mat Leffler-Schulman and a small team of folks providing artist-friendly recording, mixing and mastering services since 2006. We work in a variety of recording studios as well as our own production room where we take a hybrid analog-digital approach to gear and music-making. We’re proud to be an integral part of the Baltimore music scene. We also work with artists from Maine to Spain to Ukraine. We pride ourselves on knowing our craft, tuning in to what the music needs, and just being nice, helpful people.

Artists we’ve worked with include American Pleasure Club, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Jon Batiste (The Late Show), Ken Bethea (The Old 97s), Mark degli Antoni (Soul Coughing / David Byrne), The Dismemberment Plan, Future Islands, Ice Cube, Julia Brown, Kishi Bashi (Of Montreal), Lauren Ruth Ward, The National Symphony Orchestra, Owen Pallett (Arcade Fire/Frank Ocean), Starlight Girls, Sun Club, Teen Su***de, Waka Flocka Flame, and will.i.am.

Our clients have released records on 4AD, ATO, Bar/None, Friends, Glacial Pace, Interscope, Joy Void, Merge, Tender Loving Empire, Thrill Jockey, Topshelf, Tzadik, Run For Cover, Universal Music, and Warner Bros. Records and have been featured on MTV, mtvU, Saturday Night Live, The Late Show, American Idol, The Voice, and The Colbert Report.