Adam Ayan was interviewed for “Five Questions” in Electronic Musician magazine.
Adam Ayan was recently interviewed by Sarah Jones for her "Five Questions" column in Electronic Musician Magazine. The interview is in the January 2016 issue, and can be found on the last page of the magazine. You can read the interview here.
John Krivit, AES President, visits Gateway Mastering Studios.
John Krivit, the new president of the Audio Engineering Society, visited Gateway Mastering Studios and spent some quality hang time with Adam Ayan and Bob Ludwig. Best of luck to John on his tenure as AES President!
Adam Ayan was interviewed for Electronic Musician’s “Rockstar Holiday Gift Guide”.
Adam was recently interviewed in the November issue of Electronic Musician magazine, and was asked what gifts he would recommend for musicians and his colleagues in the recording industry. Here is what he had to say:
Adam Ayan wins another Latin Grammy!
Adam Ayan has won another Latin Grammy, for Album of the Year for his mastering work on Juan Luis Guerra 4.40's latest release "Todo Tiene Su Hora." Adam was also nominated for Record of the Year, for the Juan Luis Guerra 4.4.0 single "Tus Besos." Adam had 9 nominated...
Bob Ludwig served on the Loudness War Panel at the 139th AES Convention in NYC.
Even on an early Friday morning, the session was standing room only and no one seemed to leave for the full 2 hrs. Amazing! George Massenburg (McGill), Bob Katz (Digital Domain), Susan Rogers (Berklee), Bob L., Florian Camerer (ORF Austrian TV), Thomas Lund,...
Def Leppard’s latest debuts at #1 on The Billboard Top Rock Albums chart!
Mastered at by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering Studios; Def Leppard's latest, self titled album hit #1 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums Chart.
Bob Ludwig awarded the AES Gold Medal!
At the 139th Audio Engineering Society convention in NYC, Bob Ludwig was awarded the AES Gold Medal, the highest honor they bestow. He was presented the award by AES President Andres Mayo. (photo by AES photographer William McQuaide)
Katy Perry’s “Prismatic World Tour” is out today!
Mastered (and 5.1 mix!) by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering Studios, Katy Perry's "Prismatic World Tour" DVD and BluRay are released today. Originally aired on the Epix network and Netflix, the concert film is over 2 hours of performances from her tour stops in...
Bob Ludwig and Adam Ayan to be speaking at the Platinum Mastering Panel at 139th AES Convention in NYC!
Bob Ludwig will be once again be moderating the very popular Platinum Mastering Panel at the 139th Audio Engineering Convention this year in NYC. Adam Ayan will be a panelist, along with Tom Coyne, Stephen Marcussen, and Andrew Mendelson. The panel will discuss...
Adam Ayan mastered all of the Billboard Country #1’s this week, as well as 5 of the top 10 Digital Songs!
The Billboard charts for this week have been published, and all of the #1's on the Country charts were mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering, as well as 5 of the top 1- in the Country Digital Songs chart! Luke Bryan's latest album "Kill The Lights" and latest...
Several of this week’s Billboard #1’s mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering Studios.
Lana Del Rey's latest release "Honeymoon" debuts at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Albums chart, and the Billboard Tastemaker Albums chart. Luke Bryan's album "Kill The Lights" is still sitting at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart, and his latest single "Strip It...
Adam Ayan is nominated for two Latin Grammy Awards!
Latin Grammy nominations were announced today, and Adam Ayan is up for 2 of them for his mastering ework on Juan Luis Guerra 4.40’s “Todo Tiene Su Hora” – for Album of the Year and Record of the Year. Juan Luis 4.40’s “Todo Tiene Su Hora” is up for a total of 4 Latin...
Adam Ayan masters Lana Del Rey’s latest release “Honeymoon.”
"Honeymoon" was mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering Studios, and is currently the #1 album on the iTunes Music Store chart!
Bob Ludwig and Steven Van Zandt master the new Darlene Love album!
A few months ago the incredible Little Steven was here with Bob Ludwig completing the Darlene Love album that Steven produced.
Luke Bryan’s “Kill The Lights” debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200.
Luke Bryan's "Kill The Lights" debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200, and the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, selling 345,000 copies in it's first week. "Kill The Lights" was mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering Studios.
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band live recordings own the Top 5 spots at www.livedownloads.com.
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band live recordings own the Top 5 spots at www.livedownloads.com. Mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering Studios, these archival shows ranging in dates/tours from 1975 – 1988 were all recent hi res mastering projects (some...
Adam Ayan masters Paul McCartney’s Live at the Budokan performance.
Paul McCartney's Out There Tour made several stops in Japan, including a show at the famous and historical Budokan. The show was filmed and aired on Japanese television. Adam Ayan mastered the audio for the show, with David Kahne mixing. Here is a great still of the...
Adam Ayan shares Music That Moves ME with MPBN.
Adam Ayan shared one of his favorite moments in recorded music with MPBN (Maine's NPR station), with a Music That Moves ME audio diary. It airs today, and can be found on their website. Check it out: Music That Moves ME
Gateway Mastering & Adam Ayan host UML’s AES Student chapter.
Gateway Mastering Studios was visited by students (and faculty member Brandon Vaccaro) of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell's Sound Recording Technology program and AES Student Chapter. Adam Ayan is himself a graduate of UML's SRT program, and once was their...
Bob Ludwig wins 3 Grammy Awards!
Bob swept his 3 Grammy nominations again this year! Bob has now won ALBUM of the YEAR three years in a row!! 2013: Babel, Mumford and Sons 2014: Random Access Memory, Daft Punk 2015: Morning Phase, Beck This year he also won Best Engineered, non-classical for Beck:...