Specialist Audio Mastering ServicesJAZZ - CLASSICAL - ROCK - FOLKPhilosophers Barn Mastering was created when experienced producer and classical music engineer Eric James decided to open an audio mastering facility specializing in naturally dynamic music. Combining professional audio skills developed over many years with state of the art analogue and digital outboard audio equipment, the expertise at Philosophers Barn Mastering can optimally shape your final mixes: enhancing clarity; adding warmth; and creating a tonal balance and a sense of space which can open up the finest musical detail. The mastering engineer involved with the crucial final stages of your project should be a specialist at a dedicated facility. For natural sound and dynamics, from classical recitals to classic rock, the wise choice is Philosophers Barn Mastering. |
Recent Events
Mastering jazz, classical, world, blues and indie rock projects from Alaska to Australia:
Berlin, Estonia, Israel, Italy, Japan, London, Madrid, New York, Seattle, Sicily, Singapore, Texas and Vienna
Solo jazz piano Figments from Bill Anschell; quartet jazz Knackered Academics from the Mick Hutton Group; Waltz for Broken Dolls by Unshin and Megumi Miyoshi's Pray for Japan project; blues from The Greenbaums; indie rock from King Size Menu and Kung Fu Kitty; solo piano/percussion by Katia Pesti; a double CD Miles of Eva for electric jazz bassist Milo Matthews; and remastering for CD a series of Joan Sutherland Opera Australia performances recorded live at the Sydney Opera House.
Winter work has begun: Ed Cartledge's inFictions project; Ivan Hussey's beautiful world/classical Moods, Broods and Interludes for string ensemble; the long-awaited CD from Travis Waltons/Daniel Flay, solo classical piano albums for Lisa Cheryl Thomas (Farwell Polytonal Studies) and Sten Lassman (Heino Eller II); Olympiad film music for The Artful Corporation; an eclectic set from Ivan Night; a superb CD of music from jazz vocalist/bass player Kel Elliott; the new CDs from Hello Bear, Professor Karmadillo, Roving Crows and Vagaband and tracks for The Ambertones, Automaton, Aux Innocent, Burning Crows, Hot Soles, Kartica, and Wooden Boy.
Autumn projects included: final work on Rollo Armstrong's All Thieves project and mastering from the same house new tracks for Pete Lawrie; CDs for Violadimarte, Baked A La Ska, Maglia Rosa, Southpaw, Strange and Partners, Hey Sholay, The Blacklight, Daniel Barkley, Andrew Murray, Wendell Wright, Dumbfoundus and Divamarie; and tracks for Poesi, Spring Offensive, Turrentine Jones, Coasts and Boy Cried Wolf (2nd EP)
Late Summer projects included: tracks for DownBeat award winning New York jazz producer Andrew A; remastering Brahms cello sonatas for Adrian Brendel; mastering and 5.1 upmixing the Marriage of Figaro from Teatro Real for Electric Picture Company; producing and mastering Philip Glass' solo piano works; a solo guitar recital from David Youngs; jazz vocals from Emma Cantons; and rock and indie EPs and CDs for Model Village, Bad Touch, Balaclava Kid & Dad, Drop-Out Dan, Esqueleto, Sam Inglis, Ideals, and SophieDJ
Recently Featured Mix Engineers: Rollo Armstrong (Ark Recording); Bugs (Half-ton, Cambridge); Nick Brine (Rockfield, Wales); Ofer Eshed (Janis, Israel) Chris Hamilton (Toast, Manchester); Dan Hawkins (Leeders Farm); Eds John; Matty Moon (Half-ton); Dave Pye (Leeders Farm); Peter Ratner (Alaska); Henry Readhead (Summerhill); Dave Sanderson (2Fly Studios, Sheffield); Leo Steeds (Blackdown) Manuel Thallmaier (23 recording arts, Vienna); and Simon Wallace (London).
Previously at PBM: Max Rafferty's Third Man; the Boy Cried Wolf `FireBrand' EP; an EP by Pete Lawrie; the new single from Superevolver featuring Tom Meighan on vocals; the Sargasso Trio 2nd album; east coast nu-folk from Crumbs for Comfort; psychobilly from the Mojo Kings; Model Village; Tom Rumbold; Whisky Jax; Safari; Trademark; Ford37; Richard Allain; Hello Bear; Darwin and the Dinosaur; Starsexplode; Plastic Millionaires; Tyger O'Connor-Hendrick; Richie and the Runners; The River 68's; film music on Artcorps' Eccentrics; the new CD from Paul Goodwin, the new single /video from Andrew Balkwill, White Ace; the Travis Waltons; the 2nd Barlights CD; tracks for Fiorentina; The Proposition; Miba and the Cinematic Kiss; live in Alaska jazz from Rick Zelinsky; The Black Dog Project; Meng Kuok's EP; Black Sharks; Magnet Man; cinematics and contemporary jazz for The Artful Corporation; Karmadillo; The British Public; Singing Adams; SOTEC3; The Dan Mac Quintet’s Ajazzka; Eller III piano works by Sten Lassman; Glazunov piano sonatas by Martin Cousin for SOMM; Leslie Howard's classical piano; trumpet/piano Alcantara for Torbjörn Hultmark; `Cuba' for Valery Leontiev; A Leap of Faith by Paul Thompson; and live Winterreise from Mark Padmore and Til Fellner.
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