This isnt intended to put guys like bob katz, bernie grundman, bob ludwig, or even shelly yakus out of business, but rather, its. Justin timberlake wants to make sure you have a 20 20 sound experience when you listen to music. Aftm, even novices can masquerade as pros, for aftermasters audio technology can improve the audio from home electronics, many of which are plagued by poor. The parent company studio one media was founded by larry ryckman in scottsdale, arizona, and he cofounded aftermaster audio labs with music producer extraordinaire shelly yakus. Aftermaster audio labs tour with shelly yakus youtube. Vibra software synthesizer for macos, spongefork software instrument for. The 2,500 square foot facility will allow the company to ramp up the remastering of both new and catalogue music using mystudios aftermaster technology. In 2017, ryckman and his partner shelly yakus took over and renovated the 40yearold. Long after dark hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding.
Dec 02, 2014 ryckman and yakus teamed up again about eight years ago, he says, and for the past six years, their company has been developing aftermaster chips and software, made for realtime mastering. Not only that, but he is also a dear friend, and one of the nicest guys youll meet. In 2016, mastering engineer pete doell joined as head of aftermasters music mastering. Im with geoff tanner, and shelly yakus on this subject. Promaster is an online music mastering, streaming, and storage service designed for independent artists which utilizes proprietary audio technologies developed by. Shelly yakus is one of the true legends of the engineering trade, and his. Nov 14, 2019 the aftermaster team includes well known industry veterans such as ari blitz, pete doell, rodney jerkins, larry ryckman, justin timberlake, andrew wuepper and shelly yakus. Klawitter designs develops and builds studio monitors used by the worlds leading artists, producers and engineers. May 15, 2019 the companys office and principal place of business, research, recording and mastering studios are located at 6671 sunset blvd. The best of everything, appropriately subtitled the definitive career spanning hits collection.
Aug 07, 2017 audio company aftermaster seeks to push a new gold standard for sound quality in music, film and other products including with a newly renovated hollywood studio originally built by graham nash. Silverplanes aaron smart on modern audiences wanting to consume music, working with legends, and the differences between digital and analog. Shelly yakus is one of the greatest recording and mixing engineers of all time. The original h910 was a 100% software free, analog and digital processor that predated the earliest practical adc or dsp chips by several years. Plus i cant live without my shadow hills mastering compressor. Yakus is a renowned music producer, audio engineermixer and is widely considered one of the best engineers and mixers in the music industry and an expert in audio. Oct 12, 2017 tom was a prolific song writer and went on to have enormous success and countless hits after this album all of which i appreciate but in my opinion damn the torpedoes is the best era of tom petty due to the raw rock attitude of this album typical of a new young band still not too caught up with the demands of commercial success. Nov 19, 2014 justin timberlake wants to make sure you have a 2020 sound experience when you listen to music. The aftermaster team includes well known industry veterans such as ari blitz, pete doell, rodney jerkins, larry ryckman, justin timberlake, andrew wuepper and. Nov 19, 2014 the 33yearold timberlake joins the companys founders, ceo larry ryckman and chief engineer shelly yakus. Nov 09, 2017 aftermasters team includes music and audio technology leaders justin timberlake, rodney darkchild jerkins, shelly yakus, pete doell, andrew wuepper and larry ryckman.
Wikipedia shellys making celebration owner david correia look like a mouseketeer. Aftermaster is a groundbreaking audio technology originally developed for the mastering, remastering and processing of audio through aftermaster. Recording at home guitar bass and vocals, record drums. Nov 19, 2014 justin timberlake wants to make sure you have a 20 20 sound experience when you listen to music. Legendary audiomastering engineer shelly yakus speaking about the amazing revolutionary promasterhd technology. Tom petty and the heartbreakers st 1976 youre gonna get it 1978 damn the torpedoes 1979 hard promises 1981 long after dark. Stewart of the eurythmics, mixed by shelly yakus with new songs by maria mckee, chrissie hynde anc benmont teich. His father and uncle were coowners of ace recording in boston, and young shelly was a studio rugrat as far back as he can remember. Apr 06, 2010 aquashow by elliott murphy recorded at record plant east, n. The films, including such classics as casablanca and the african. Aftermaster enters into licensing agreement with muzik headphones. Rodney darkchild jerkins, shelly yakus and larry ryckman.
Larry ryckman we have worked for over six years to perfect aftermasters technology, with the goal of truly redefining the sound experience for everyone, says. Her mixes utilize both vintage analog equipment and modern digital processing to give records the depth of both worlds. Justin timberlake singer, actor, and now, coowner of. Promaster is a groundbreaking and revolutionary cloudbased mastering platform developed for mastering, storing and distributing independent music.
Justin timberlake becomes coowner of audio tech company. Music studios offers a quality alternative to the big name mastering facilities in new. Nov 09, 2017 aftermaster is a groundbreaking audio technology originally developed for the mastering, re mastering and processing of audio through aftermaster audio labs. A good mastering studio can not only correct for any anomaliesshortcomings in the mixing environment, but a great mastering engineer can help eek out the last drop of emotion in composition, or a performance. Ryckman and yakus launched the audio technology company qsound along with jimmy iovine. The promaster difference aftermaster studios is a group of creators who wanted to design music technology to empower other creators. Justin timberlake singer, actor, and now, coowner of audio. Having found the best possible microphone and position that time allows for, try to get as close to the final sound as you can by applying eq and compression. Ryckman and yakus teamed up again about eight years ago, he says, and for the past six years, their company has been developing aftermaster chips and software, made for.
The purpose here is to merely list the different cd masterings of tom pettys ten original mca albums. We have now included a direct line to support for our users and our engineers are waiting to work with any and all artists because we love mastering your music. Aftermaster enters into licensing agreement with muzik. Another product, promasterhd, is a cloudbased software application that applies their mastering process to uploaded music tracks. Don smith, thom panunzio and shelly yakus mastering engineer.
World renowned mastering veteran peter doell joins. Tips for dealing with harshness in a mix pro audio files. Consumer electronics manufacturers focused on the visual home electronic appliances suffer from poor audio aftermaster audio technology enhances virtually any audio source with technology now available from aftermaster, inc. Senior mixing engineer mastering is the final and one of the most critical steps in taking a record across the. Try 23 mic positions even if the first one sounds good enough.
She worked for shelly yakus, greg wells, and henry hirsch before becoming a freelance mixing and mastering engineer. Tunecore expands partnership with aftermaster to offer. I love warm audio, but it blows my mind to see people suggesting that bae, heritage, aurora, etc. Gps global positioning services, santa monica, california. In 2017, ryckman and his partner shelly yakus took over and renovated the 40yearold graham nash recording studio in hollywood, at which many wellknown artists had recorded. Hes now a coowner of the audio technology company aftermaster audio labs, inc aftermaster, a. Shelly yakus is one of the true legends of the engineering trade, and his storied career demonstrates the value of an early start. That is, you still get that gutpunch sound that made the album so exciting to hear. Shellys work has sold in excess of one hundred million records, equaling over one billion dollars in sales. Shelly yakus speaking about promasterhd technology youtube. Shelly yakus is cofounder and chief engineer at aftermaster audio labs.
Mastering is the final and one of the most critical steps in taking a record across the finish line. Aquashow by elliott murphy recorded at record plant east, n. There is an objective tonal difference in terms of frequency curve. Timberlake becomes coowner of audio tech company aftermaster. Jan 31, 20 legendary audio mastering engineer shelly yakus speaking about the amazing revolutionary promasterhd technology. Aftermaster to provide unparalleled audio mastering service. Aftermasters team includes music and audio technology leaders justin timberlake, rodney darkchild jerkins, shelly yakus, pete doell, andrew. The 33yearold timberlake joins the companys founders, ceo larry ryckman and chief engineer shelly yakus. The mastering is incredible and every song sounds like being in the studio while this was being recorded. Justin timberlake turns techpreneur and coowner of. Justin timberlake is new coowner of audio tech company. Tom petty guitars, vocals mike campbell guitars howie epstein bass, mandolin, backing vocals benmont tench keyboards, vocals stan lynch drums, vocals ron blair bass phil jones percussion bobby valentino violin stevie nicks vocals. Click hereto see his impressive and long list of credits.
H910 harmonizer eventide legendary effects processor. Justin timberlake wants to make sure you have a 2020 sound experience when you listen to music. Not only that, but he is also a dear friend, and one of the. With its unique combinations of pitch shifting, modulation and delay, the h910 can be heard on countless groundbreaking works by artists from acdc to david bowie to frank zappa. The companys office and principal place of business, research, recording and mastering studios are located at 6671 sunset blvd. Hes now a coowner of the audio technology company aftermaster audio labs, inc. Reflective, hewasthere liner notes are provided by longtime tp. His father and uncle were coowners of ace recording in boston, and young shelly was a. He is widely considered one of the best engineers and mixers and studio designers in the music industry and an expert in audio. I appreciate again that this stuff is expensive, and that its professional gear, but baeams both havent ever hit the mark. Automated online mastering stepping forward or stepping back. Shelly yakus is a renowned music producer, audio engineermixer and foremost with analog and digital recording. I stumbled across the bluray audio version of damn the torpedoes while looking for king crimson dvdaudio releases.
Aftermasters executive team includes music and audio technology leaders justin timberlake, rodney darkchild jerkins, shelly yakus, paul wolff, peter doell and larry ryckman. That is, you still get that gutpunch sound that made. Aftermaster blends tradition and tech from hollywood studio. Legendary audio mastering engineer shelly yakus speaking about the amazing revolutionary promasterhd technology. Nov 16, 2017 shelly yakus is one of the greatest recording and mixing engineers of all time. No matter how close the wa73 comes to an original 1073 and if they nail it, great. For mastering, i recommend that you send your tracks here. An automated mastering service is a program that analyzes a mix, creates a. Aftermaster and beta records partner to provide a global. Nov, 20 shelly yakus is one of the true legends of the engineering trade, and his storied career demonstrates the value of an early start.