About

I always wondered who actually reads the About section. You’re here, so I guess you want to know more. I’m just not sure what. There are so many stories behind how I got here that I wouldn’t know where to start. Nobody reads anything but headlines these days anyway. So. Straight to the point.

I’ve been mastering audio for over twenty years. It started out of a simple obsession, really. Just my own perception of sound.

I worked two decades at Sony Music as a mastering engineer, which meant pretty much everything. From archival recordings to new releases, from analog to digital, from stereo to immersive. It was such an incredible experience that I don’t even know what names to drop, but Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Britney Spears, Camila Cabello gives you an idea.

In between, I built a body of restoration work I’m quietly proud of, preserving historic collections for the Metropolitan Opera, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Legacy Recordings. The kind of work that doesn’t always get talked about, but means everything.

A few years ago I moved to the Netherlands. Since then I’ve been working with independent artists and established acts, giving guest lectures at Abbey Road Institute Amsterdam, and partnering with STMPD Studios on both Dolby Atmos and stereo mastering.

I’ve fallen in and out of love with the business, but my obsession with sound has never gone away: understanding what a piece of music is trying to be and then getting it there..

Need to know more? Feel free to ask…