Thursday, May 03, 2001

Portland, Maine (3 May 2001) Bob Ludwig's Gateway Mastering Studios has announced that it is expanding its music mastering operations with the completion of its second mastering studio. The studio will be home to mastering engineer, Adam Ayan, a protégé of founder, Bob Ludwig.

“Adam is one of only two people that I have ever personally trained”, said Bob Ludwig, founder of Gateway Mastering Studios. “Having assisted me on many projects, he knows all my tricks of the trade! “

“Bob’s clients typically schedule many months in advance, “ said Adam Ayan. “The addition of this new mastering studio is a wonderful opportunity for Gateway, and myself, to accommodate new clients. I have had the great opportunity to learn the art of mastering from Bob Ludwig, and now present the music industry with another option for mastering.”

“We’ve got this world class mastering studio in our own backyard “ said Joe Brian of Portland ‘s, Big Sound Recording, ”yet its been difficult for local artists to schedule time at Gateway. The availability of Adam Ayan will give New England musicians a competitive edge without the expense of traveling to New York.”

Adam has been mastering and editing at Gateway Mastering for three years. His projects include; upcoming CD releases for Phish, Aydin Esen, and Jezebelle; singles for Robbie Williams and Eros Ramozotti; upcoming Frank Sinatra DVD-V releases, and the Three Tenors’ Jose Carreras CD & 5.1 DVD-A release.

Editing projects include: Bruce Springsteen, Blue Man Group, Counting Crows, Paula Cole, R.E.M., Beck, Dave Mathews Band, Foo Fighters, Hole, Rancid, Shootyz Groove, and Tracy Chapman

Last year, Adam mastered “Greetings from Area Code 207”, a benefit CD for St. Lawrence Church. The project has been nominated for the Phoenix Best Music Poll 2001, “local album of the year”.

About Gateway Mastering Studios

Located in Portland, Maine, USA, Gateway Mastering Studios provides stereo and surround mastering, multimedia, and DVD authoring for the music industry's top artists and record companies. Having received the industry's Technical Achievement Award for "Outstanding Institutional Achievement; Mastering Facility” five times. Gateway Mastering is recognized as a leader in utilizing the latest technical advancements to achieve the best sounding recordings and DVD titles. In 2000, Gateway's projects accumulated 25 Grammy nominations for 18 artists.

Gateway Mastering Studios has been involved with the development of DVD since 1996, and has authored releases for Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Frank Sinatra, Natalie Merchant, Blue Man Group, and Sony Classical. Non-music related titles include; corporate video presentations, holiday classics such as “Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer” and “Frosty the Snowman”, and children’s programming for Sesame Street. Services include digital video editing and compression, graphic design, 3D graphics, and multimedia design.

Owner and President, Bob Ludwig, has mastered thousands of gold and platinum records for artists like Bruce Springsteen, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Mariah Carey, Eric Clapton, Lou Reed, Paul Simon, and John Mellencamp. Bob Ludwig has received numerous awards, including nine Tec awards for "Best Mastering Engineer", and the prestigious Les Paul award for "Outstanding Achievement in the Professional Audio Industry."

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