| Hi Friend,
Most mastering engineers start in recording before they transition into mastering, but Gene Grimaldi took a different route, beginning his career at Sony's New Jersey CD pressing plant instead.
But Los Angeles called and Gene's mastering journey began at the venerable Future Disc, from there eventually working his way up to chief engineer at Oasis Mastering. Along the way he's lent his talents to big hit albums by Lady Gaga, Ellie Goulding, Niki Minaj, Ne-Yo and many, many more.
In the interview we cover everything from working production in a mastering studio (a big and expensive part of the job in the pre and early-digital days), to working exclusively in-the-box, and doing it without using limiters.
On the intro we'll look at an upcoming hot controversy - Warner Music and Avenged Sevenfold going to court over California's arcane "7 Year Rule." I'll also talk about evaluating monitor speakers and what to listen for.
Enjoy the show! |
