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Available on Specially Formulated One-Step Vinyl and Dolby Atmos Pictured in the vinyl cutting room at Bernie Grundman Mastering are (L-R) mastering engineer Scott Sedillo, Patrick Gleeson, and producer KamranV. Photo by David Goggin. Synth pioneer Dr. Patrick Gleeson has mastered at Bernie Grundman...
Bernie Grundman has mastered newly discovered recordings of Bill Evans’ historic concerts in Hilversum and Amsterdam, which will debut on RSD
First Release of Historic Concerts in Holland Bernie Grundman has mastered newly discovered recordings of Bill Evan’s historic concerts in Hilversum and Amsterdam. “Behind the Dikes: The 1969 Netherlands Recordings” debuts on Record Store Day, July 17, from Elemental Records as a three-LP set,...
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Dutch Artist Records “The Memphis Soul Sessions” Dutch chanteuse Sue Moreno, known for her renowned career in Americana, Jazz, and Classic Country music, recently mastered her new album, “The Memphis Soul Sessions” at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood. Paul Grundman, son of the founder ...
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Bernie Grundman has remastered all 11 LPs in the new eight-album 'VMP Anthology: The Story of Herbie Hancock' boxset,
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Chris Bellman Uses Original Stereo Analog Master Tapes Pictured is mastering engineer Chris Bellman. Photo by David Goggin. Eight classic Grateful Dead albums comprise the newly remastered “VMP Anthology: The Story of the Grateful Dead”. Renowned mastering engineer Chris Bellman worked with the ...
Award-winning jazz pianist Justin Kauflin mastered his 2015 sophomore album, “Dedication”, his first for Quincy Jones’ Qwest Records and Jazz Village label, at Bernie’s. Kauflin, born in 1986, was a child prodigy classically trained in violin and piano. By the age of 6 he began performing in concerts, nursing homes and weddings, eventually becoming concertmaster for several orchestras. It was during this time that he also endured numerous trials, particularly losing total vision by age 11. Pictured (L-R) are Justin Kauflin and mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Photo by David Goggin.
Jazz chanteuse Lyn Stanley mastered her 2017 album “The Moonlight Sessions – Volume One” at Bernie’s. Recorded by Al Schmitt and Steve Genewick, mixed by Michael Bishop, and mastered by Bernie Grundman, the exceptional “one-step” process vinyl release debuted at the Munich HiEnd Show. Vinyl records are made by first cutting grooves in a lacquer-coated aluminum disc. After the cut lacquer is quickly metal-plated, the metal is separated from the lacquer, producing a rigid metal part that can be used to press records in a "one-step" process. In the conventional world of record manufacturing the metal part (called "the father") is again plated resulting in a playable grooved disc commonly referred to as "the mother". The "mother" can then be plated to produce a stamper that's used to press records in the common “three-step” process. True audiophiles prize one-step releases as the highest vinyl fidelity available.
Hugh Masakela’s “Almost Like Being in Jazz” was recorded live at Bernie’s on October 15, 16, and 17, 2005. It was produced by Steward Levine, recorded direct to two-track by Scott Sedillo, and mastered by Bernie. Chief electronic designer was Beno May. Pictured (L-R) are Bernie Grundman, Hugh Masakela, and Stewart Levine. Photo by David Goggin; painting by Claire Chene.
Top engineer/producer Michael C Ross completed a pure analog audiophile project in 2016 with mastering engineer Bernie Grundman featuring recording artist Vanessa Fernandez. For the collection of Led Zeppelin songs co-produced by Ying Tan, the tracks were recorded to 2-inch tape at United Recording and mixed to quarter-inch 2-track tape, which went direct to the lathe at Bernie’s. Pictured (L-R) in the cutting room are producer Ying Tan, producer/engineer Michael C Ross, and mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Photo by David Goggin.
“Ear Theatre, Volume 1,” an instrumental anthology from the Great American Songbook, was mastered at Bernie’s in 2010. Produced by Sunny Levine, the debut album included “When You Wish Upon a Star,” “Stardust, and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” among other classics. Pictured in session are (L-R) Giuseppe Patane´, bass; Sunny Levine, producer; Stewart Levine, clarinet/sax: Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer. Photo by David Goggin
Janie Hendrix and John McDermott, “Keeper of the Vault,” mastered Jimi Hendrix’s live historic performance during the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival, at Bernie’s. Hendrix performed on the Fourth of July to the largest American audience of his career, presenting his signature rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” to accompany the celebratory fireworks display. Seen in session are Janie Hendrix, John McDermott and mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Photo by David Goggin.
Bandleader Jose Rizo joined mixer Tommy Vicari for the mastering of the 2011 debut album from “Mongorama,” a 9-piece, latin-jazz ensemble formed by KJazz radio personality Jose Rizo (host of 'Jazz on the Latin Side'), exploring the early Mongo Santamaria charanga-jazz material of the 50's and early 60's. Pictured at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood are (L-R) Mongorama mixer Tommy Vicari, music director and flautist Danilo Lozano, bandleader Jose Rizo, and mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Photo by David Goggin.
The songwriting team of executive producer Richard Rudolph and engineer/producer Adam Berg mastered a multiple artist 2015 project at Bernie Grundman’s with mastering engineer Paul Grundman. As New Tattoo Entertainment, Rudolph and Berg operate out of Berg’s Manifest Music studios in Santa Monica, and developed a roster of international artists in what Rudolph calls a new business model for the music and entertainment industries. Pictured (L-R) at Bernie Grundman’s are (L-R) producer/engineer Adam Berg, executive producer Richard Rudolph, and mastering engineer Paul Grundman. Photo by David Goggin.
In 1977, NASA launched two spacecraft that would venture far out into deep space, each carrying a golden record with a message from Earth for any aliens the vessels might encounter. In 2018, a vinyl pressing of that record was mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering and was made available to people on Earth. Pictured with the Grammy-winning Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition boxed set is mastering engineer Bernie Grundman.
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Charismatic Canadian jazz vocalist/pianist Anne Bisson has recorded her new album direct-to-disk at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood. “Four Seasons in Jazz” was co-produced with Bisson and recorded by Michael C. Ross. Pictured during playback in the cutting room are (L-R) chief technician Beno May, mastering engineers Scott Sedillo, Chris Bellman, and Bernie Grundman, recording artist Anne Bisson, and producer/recording engineer Michael C. Ross. Photo by David Goggin.
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The “King of Bossa Nova” Sergio Mendes mastered his 2014 album, “Magic,” at Bernie Grundman Mastering. The album featured eclectic and upbeat Brazilian rhythms with guest vocalists John Legend, Janelle Monae, and Gracinha Leporace, among others. One of the most successful Brazilian artists of all time, Mendes has recorded more than 35 albums and has won 3 Grammy® Awards.
Pictured in session are (L-R) mixer Peter Mokran, recording engineer Scott Frankfurt, Sergio Mendes, and mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Photo by David Goggin.
In 2014, Stanley Johnston, longtime recording engineer for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, mastered at Bernie’s the band’s historic 1974 tour. Recorded to 16-track analog 2-inch tape by Elliot Mazer and never released, the project collected the very best of numerous big arena and outdoor stadium dates with one of the most popular groups of the day. Pictured are (L-R) mastering engineer Bernie Grundman and CSNY engineer Stanley Johnston. Photo by David Goggin.
Mastering engineer Scott Sedillo has been at Bernie Grundman Mastering since 2001 and has worked on new U2 releases as well as the band’s catalogue reissues , since 2004. Mastering engineer Scott Sedillo is pictured in 2019 holding the clear vinyl pressing of U2’s "No Line On The Horizon" in the cutting room at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Photo by David Goggin.
Singer/songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips, voted best male vocalist of 1995 by Rolling Stone magazine, mastered his 2001 album “Mobilize” at Bernie’s. Pictured (L-R) are the artist’s manager Tommy Manzi, Grant-Lee Phillips, producer/engineer Carmen Rizzo, and mastering engineer Chris Bellman. Photo by David Goggin.
Just a few days after his 2000 North American tour finished, Neil Young was at Bernie Grundman Mastering for a release on Reprise Records. Pictured are (L-R) recording engineer John Hanlon, co-producer Ben Keith, Bernie Grundman, and Neil Young. Photo by David Goggin.
Grammy-winning jazz great Herb Alpert mastered his 2013 album “Steppin’ Out” at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Alpert was joined by his wife Lani Hall, who is featured on the album mastered by longtime friend Bernie Grundman. Grundman has worked with Alpert since the 60s, when he was a staff mastering engineer at A&M Studios before founding his own mastering facilities. Pictured (L-R) in session are (L-R) Lani Hall and Herb Alpert with mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Photo by David Goggin.
Multi-award-winning composer Jack Wall (Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Jade Empire, Myst), wrote the music for “Call of Duty: Black Ops II” (2012) and mastered the soundtrack album at Bernie Grundman Mastering with engineer Patricia Sullivan. Pictured in session are (foreground) Patricia Sullivan (mastering engineer), and (standing L-R) Jack Wall (Composer, Black Ops II), Brian Tuey (Audio Director, Treyarch), Alex Hemlock (Music Editor, Composer Assistant). Photo by David Goggin.
Recording industry legends Al Schmitt and Bernie Grundman were 2013 Grammy Award-nominees for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Recording artist Melody Gardot’s “The Absence” was recorded/mixed by Moogie Canazio, mixed by Al Schmitt, and mastered by Bernie Grundman, all three of whom shared the nomination. Pictured (L-R) at Capitol Recording Studios are mix engineer Al Schmitt and mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Photo by David Goggin
Rhino Records booked the cutting room at Bernie Grundman Mastering in 2011 for the vinyl reissue of the Grateful Dead's 3 LP “Europe '72” album. Rhino's Media Asset Supervisor Charles Benson (left) joined mastering engineer Chris Bellman in the disc cutting studio to cut lacquers from the original 1/4" analog stereo masters. #gratefuldead #rhinorecords
Recording engineer/mixer Moogie Canazio mastered Nathan East’s 2017 album “Reverence” with mastering engineer Bernie Grundman, produced by Chris Gero for the Yamaha Entertainment Group. Pictured (L-R) are Moogie Canazio and Bernie Grundman. Photo by David Goggin.
Recording engineer Ryan Hewitt booked Bernie Grundman Mastering's disc mastering studio for the vinyl release of Flogging Molly's album, “Speed of Darkness.” (2011) “We come to Bernie to cut the best lacquer we can for manufacturing,” explained recording engineer Ryan Hewitt. “The person who buys vinyl wants to hear the maximum fidelity and have the satisfaction of dropping the needle on the record. It doesn't need to sound loud like a CD; it needs to sound as close to the mix as possible and have a great vibe." Pictured in the disc cutting studio at Bernie Grundman Mastering are (L-R) Bernie Grundman and recording engineer Ryan Hewitt. Photo by David Goggin.
Renowned guitarist Allan Holdsworth (1946-2017) mastered his two CD compilaton "Best of Allan Holdsworth: Against the Clock" in 2004 at Bernie’s. Holdsworth, widely respected as one of the finest instrumentalists in all of jazz fusion, was awarded Best Guitar Synthesist from 1989 through 1994 in Guitar Player Magazine's Readers' Poll. Seen in session (L-R) are Holdsworth and mastering engineer Chris Bellman. Photo by David Goggin.
Pictured are (L-R) Outkast’s Andre 3000 and mastering engineer Bernie Grundman during sessions for the group’s Greatest Hits album released in 2001. Photo by David Goggin.
Nephew of Kenny Rogers, critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter Dann Rogers called on Paul Grundman, for the mastering of his 2016 single, “Just One of Those Days.” Joining the sessions was guitarist and co-producer Craig T. Fall, who has played on hit records with Stevie Wonder, Martha & The Vandellas, The Spinners, Roger Miller, Glen Campbell, and the Beach Boys, among others. Pictured (L-R) are co-producer/guitarist Craig T. Fall, Dann Rogers, and mastering engineer Paul Grundman. Photo by David Goggin.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s seminal 1972 Americana album, “Will the Circle be Unbroken,” was remastered in 2013 from the original analog tapes for a deluxe 40th Anniversary 3LP vinyl release. Pictured in the cutting room are (L-R) Bernie Grundman, Bob Carpenter (keyboards), mastering engineer Chris Bellman. And John McEuen (fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin). Photo by David Goggin.
Arctic Monkeys cut lacquer and filmed the session.The entire band joined mastering engineer Bernie Grundman for the lacquer cutting session, which was also filmed for video release coinciding with the vinyl release in 2011. Pictured in the disc cutting suite are (L-R) Nick O'Malley, Jamie Cook, Matt Helders and Alex Turner with mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Photo by David Goggin. #arcticmonkeys Key shots of the disc-cutting process are featured in the music video, available on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riV77WoFCBw
Jennifer Warnes remastered for vinyl in 2013 her renowned album “Famous Blue Raincoat.” Mastering engineer Bernie Grundman worked with the original analog masters he used to create the original vinyl release in 1987. This tribute to Leonard Cohen was Warnes’ seventh album. Photo by David Goggin.
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