Jonathan Wyner (Mastering Engineer / Educator / Past President of AES) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory to answer the question "what the hell is mastering anyway?" Jonathan breaks down his career in mastering working with some of music's biggest names and getting a chance to really witness and be a part of how mastering has changed with technology. We dive into Jonathan's early years surrounded by music and his journey to becoming a mastering engineer. We hear some incredible celebrity stories, including an airplane call from Nuno Bettencourt and the real reason you should choose a person over technology to master your tracks. All this and more tune in with us and prepare to be 2020'd.
Check out Jonathan Wyner:
IG: @jonathan_wyner
Jonathan's Studio:
http://www.m-works.com/
Jonathan's book:
https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Mastering-Essential-Jonathan-Wyner/dp/0876390947
00:00 - Intro
02:30 - What is mastering today?
07:26 - I played music before I spoke English
11:07 - mastering was the first place that digital was happening
18:13 - Mastering engineers are the representative of the artist
24:15 - The only thing I miss from working with tape
29:06 - Famous record mistakes
36:40 - Nuno Bettencourt called me from a plane
42:00 - Using modern tools
50:32 - Nobody is getting paid to make the music
51:50 - AI mastering
59:30 - Outro
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