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MASTERING AN INDIE PROJECT: The Diary of an Obsessive Artist, Part II

Part 2 of Kirsten Thien’s article about the mastering process from an independent artist’s perspective. In this installment Kirsten discusses preparing her mixes for the mastering process, and describes her mastering session with Scott Hull.

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MASTERING AN INDIE PROJECT: The Diary of an Obsessive Artist, Part I

Independent artist Kirsten Thien had her 2006 album, “You’ve Got Me”, mastered by Scott Hull. In her article “Mastering an Indie Project: The Diary of an Obsessive Artist” she creates a veritable primer for the independent artist who needs to navigate the mastering process. This is Part I of the article.

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Masterdisk’s 18 in SPIN’s 125

Highlighting 18 Masterdisk-mastered albums out of SPIN magazine’s 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years article.

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Countdown to Record Store Day, Part 5: Academy Records and CDs

The three Academy Records locations are the NYC top-spots for used vinyl and CDs. Here’s what’s going on for Record Store Day.

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Countdown to Record Store Day, Part 4: Downtown Music Gallery

Downtown Music Gallery is one of New York’s best record stores. THE place to go for experimental, downtown and avant garde music, as well as jazz, rock, psych, and prog.

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