Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The mastering department at the famed Capitol Studios in Hollywood has been shut down, with several employees laid off, Universal ...

Jul. 20—Bob Ludwig, who won 13 Grammy Awards during a 50-year career as a mastering engineer and drew some of the biggest names in music to his Portland studio, is retiring this year. Ludwig said ...

AIR Studios has appointed Nikki Affleck to the post of head of mastering for Alchemy Mastering. It follows AIR’s recent acquisition of Alchemy Mastering, Nikki Affleck was formerly head of A&R ...

The beauty of modern production lies in the abundance of choice. Artists, producers and engineers currently enjoy a degree of freedom previously unavailable in the history of recorded sound. This ...

Says Ron McMaster, who retires on July 12, of making records: "The fact that it’s still strong blows my mind." There’s a theory dubbed “nominative determinism,” a fancy name to describe people who ...

The most visible face of Capitol Studios, 30-year veteran Paula Salvatore, a VP, is also described as taking on on a different, as-yet unrevealed role. The mastering department at the famed Capitol ...