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Gavin Lurssen

Balance...

We believe in balance as a way to live life and a way to conduct business. Balance applies to everything and in mastering nothing could be truer. Balanced and competitive audio is what Lurssen Mastering, Inc. provides to all of our clients.

  

 

Gavin Lurssen
Chief Mastering Engineer

Gavin Lurssen has been a mastering engineer since 1991 and has been in the forefront of the many technical developments that have taken place in the industry over the past two decades.

Gavin won his fourth Grammy and first Latin Grammy in November 2010 for his work on Diego Torres' album Distinto. He won his third Grammy in 2009 for mastering Raising Sand, the T Bone Burnett production of a collaboration between Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. The same album also won for Gavin and Lurssen Mastering, Inc. two TEC awards in 2008 for mastering and outstanding facility respectively. In 2004 he won a Grammy for his work on the box set accompaniment to the acclaimed PBS series, Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues. In 2002 he won for mastering album of the year, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? 

Eager to advance the music production industry and especially to assist young people choosing a career in the field, Gavin performs volunteer work for organizations like NARAS and Soundart. Many students approach him for advice and guidance.

Gavin is a graduate of The Berklee College of Music in Boston. He was the recipient of The Distinguished Alumni Award from Berklee in 2004 for his achievements in mastering.

 

A mastering engineer offers a specialty position, a lot of human experience. He or she can advise the artist on the tonal structure of the music. The mastering engineer offers gear that goes much deeper than a piece of software. We use very intricately and carefully designed tools to dig into the audio that goes far beyond what any software can do.