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Grammy Award and 2x Latin Grammy Award winning mastering engineer Adam Ayan works at Gateway Mastering & DVD in Portland, Maine. Protégé of mastering guru Bob Ludwig, Adam’s diverse list of credits includes projects for such artists as Nirvana, The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Juan Luis Guerra, Faith Hill, Incubus, Nine Inch Nails, Sarah McLachlan, and Rascal Flatts, to name a few. Adam has mastered several Grammy Award winning recordings, and has over 40 Gold, Platinum or Multi-Platinum projects to his credit to date. Many of the recording industry’s best producers, engineers, and artists rely on Adam’s ears and expertise to fully realize their artistic vision.
In 2006 Adam won his first Grammy Award in the category of “Best Historical Album” for his mastering work on the Jelly Roll Morton boxset “The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings By Alan Lomax.”
In 2007, Adam won 2 Latin Grammy Awards in the categories of "Best Engineered Album" and "Album Del Ano (Album of the Year)" for his mastering work on the Juan Luis Guerra album "La Llave De Mi Corazon". His win in the category of "Best Engineered Album" marked the very first time a mastering engineer had been awarded a Grammy in that category!
Adam was nominated again in 2008 (the 50th Annual Grammy Awards) for a Grammy Award in the prestigious "Album of the Year" category for his mastering work on Vince Gill's latest release "These Days."
Ayan has also been nominated for several TEC Awards, including nominations for his mastering work on projects for Nine Inch Nails, The Barenaked Ladies, Dream Theater, and Rascal Flatts.
For scheduling inquiries please contact
Scott Sperlich or Rachel Higgins @ (207) 828-9400.
You can also find more information about Adam at www.adamayan.com & www.myspace.com/adamayan.
Press:
Adam wrote an article for Mix Magazine, on behalf of the NARAS Producers & Engineers wing, explaining how to best label your sources before sending them for mastering. The title of the article is “Labeling Your Masters – More is Better.”
Recently, the University of Southern Maine wrote a news story about Adam and his work at Gateway Mastering, his work with the Portland Music Foundation, and his part time faculty role at the USM School of Music. Check it out!
The University of Southern Maine’s own weekly newspaper The Free Press recently wrote an article about Adam. Check it out!
Adam was recently featured in a press release from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Adam is an alumnus of the UMass Lowell Sound Recording Technology program, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year, for his mastering work on the Vince Gill album “These Days”.
Adam was recently featured in an article in the Lowell Sun. Rachel R. Briere of the Lowell Sun wrote about Adam’s recent Grammy nomination and his connection to Lowell and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
PDF of Portland Press Herald article
PDF of Mix Magazine Article, December 2001 (Paul Verna)
PDF of Billboard Magazine Article, January 19th, 2002 (Studio Monitor - Christopher Walsh)
Adam's Latest News
Digital bundle with your final master! Rascal Flatts' latest album "Unstoppable" debuts @ #1 on the Billboard 200! Adam Ayan quoted in the April 2009 issue of EQ Magazine. Keith Urban's "Defying Gravity" debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200! Keith Urban's "Sweet Thing" spends 2 weeks at #1! Luis Fonsi's "No Me Doy Por Vencido" @ #1 for a record 28 weeks! Rascal Flatts latest single "Here" reaches #1! Adam Ayan speaks on CMJ Music Marathon '08 panel, "Understanding Mastering".
Projects recently mastered by Adam Ayan:
A Perfect Circle “Amotion” *Certified PLATINUM by the RIAA!*
Bad Religion “New Maps Of Hell – Deluxe Edition”
Barenaked Ladies “Barenaked Ladies Are Me: Deluxe Ed. 5.1”*TEC Award Nominee*
Bon Jovi “Til We Ain’t Strangers Anymore (duet with Leann Rimes)” Single
Brooks & Dunn “Cowboy Town”
Counting Crows “August and Everything After – Deluxe Edition”
Carrie Underwood “Some Hearts” *Certified 6X PLATINUM by the RIAA!*
Dream Theater “Score: XOX” *TEC Award Nominee*
Faith Hill “The Hits”
Foo Fighters “Live at Wembley Stadium”
Gigantour “Gigantour”
Gomez “Live Session – Itunes Exclusive EP”
Incubus “Look Alive”
Irma Thomas “After The Rain” *49th Annual Grammy Award Winner!*
Irma Thomas “Simply Grand”
John Hiatt “Same Old Man”
Juan Luis Guerra “La Llave De Mi Corazon” *6 x Latin Grammy Award Winner!*
Keith Urban “Greatest Hits: 18 Kids” *Certified GOLD by the RIAA!*
Kellie Pickler “Kellie Pickler”
Kelly Clarkson “My December” *Certified PLATINUM by the RIAA!*
Luis Fonsi “Palabras Del Silencio”
LeAnn Rimes “Family”
Lori Mckenna “Unglamorous”
Manu Chao “La Radiolina” *Certified GOLD by the RIAA!*
Megadeth “That One Night – Live In Buenos Aires” *Certified GOLD by the RIAA!*
Nine Inch Nails “With Teeth” 5.1 Surround *Certified GOLD by the RIAA!*
Nirvana “With The Lights Out” *Certified PLATINUM by the RIAA!*
Nirvana “Sliver: Best Of The Box”
Nirvana “Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!” *Certified PLATINUM by the RIAA!*
Paul Westerberg “Open Season Soundtrack”
Phish “Live In Madison Square Garden ‘95”
Rascal Flatts “Me & My Gang” *Certified 5X Platinum by the RIAA!*
Rascal Flatts “Still Feels Good” *Certified 2X Platinum by the RIAA!*
Rolling Stones “Rarities: 1971-2003”
Rolling Stones “I’m Free” remixes by Moby, Fatboy Slim, The Postal Service, & Hot Chip
Rolling Stones “You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Soulwax Remix)”
Reba McEntire “Reba Duets” *Certified Platinum by the RIAA!
Sarah McLachlan “Mirroball: The Complete Concert”
Sarah McLachlan “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy – Legacy Edition”
Sugarland “Love On The Inside” *Certified PLATINUM by the RIAA!*
Stone Gods “Silver Spoons & Broken Bones”
Teddy Geiger “Underage Thinking”
Tim McGraw “Let It Go” *Certified PLATINUM by the RIAA!*
Tokio Hotel “Zimmer 483”
Vince Gill “These Days” *Certified PLATINUM by the RIAA!* *50th Annual Grammy Award Winner!
Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine
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