|| Mastering Photos @ Bernie’s ||

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I’d like to take you into the Inner Sanctum of the making of music.  After months, or  sometimes years of work, musicians must finalize their album, but there is one last chance to tweak that sound.  Here they are at work during the final stages of  their recording projects at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood.  Mastering is described by Grundman as “basically post-production for the recording industry — the final creative step before delivery to the manufacturer for mass production.”  It’s exciting, like standing backstage with the performer before they make their big entrance.  Bravo!

All photos by Mr. Bonzai.  Click on image to enlarge…

Pictured (L-R) are music exec Jordan Bratman, Christina Aguilera, and mastering engineer Brian "Big Bass" Gardner.

(L-R) Engineer Eric Valentine, Slash, and Bernie.

Pictured (L-R) Dante Santiago, A&R creative executive producer; will.i.am, artist/executive producer; Dylan “3D” Dresdow, mixer; Padraic “Padlock” Kerin, recording engineer; Chris Bellman, mastering engineer.

Pictured (L-R) during “Dark Void” sessions are co-producer Steve Kaplan, mastering engineer Patricia Sullivan FourStar, and composer Bear McCreary.

Pictured (L-R) Jesse Hughes and Joshua Homme of Eagles of Death Metal and mastering engineer Brian Gardner.

"Weird Al" Yankovic and Bernie.