Bernie Grundman
{{short description|American audio engineer (born 1943)}}
Bernie Grundman (born 16 December 1943, Minneapolis) is an American audio engineer.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-05 |title=Luxury vinyl? Legendary engineer Bernie Grundman on Craft's Small Batch series |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3240220/when-does-vinyl-really-sound-better-cds-bernie-grundman-mastering-crafts-small-batch-jazz-series |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}
He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan, Joe Bozzi, and Mike Bozzi, mastered 37 projects which received Grammy Award nominations in 2005. In 1997, he opened a studio in Tokyo.{{cite magazine|last=Verna|first=Pauly|date=20 September 1997|title=Gundman opens Tokyo studio|magazine=Billboard|page=41|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CQoEAAAAMBAJ&q=Bernie+Grundman&pg=PA42|access-date=7 October 2015}}
Grundman and his studio have both won numerous TEC Awards, including Best Mastering Facility and several production awards.[http://www.mixfoundation.org/tec/past_winners.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506115023/http://www.mixfoundation.org/tec/past_winners.html|date=May 6, 2007}}
Previously, Grundman worked for Lester Koenig at Contemporary Records and then was head of the A&M Records mastering department in Los Angeles. Now his studio also has been established in Tokyo, Japan with engineer Yasuji Maeda.
Select works
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| scope=row| Head to the Sky
|style="text-align:center;"|1973 |style="text-align:right;"|Earth, Wind & Fire |
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| scope=row| Horizon
|style="text-align:center;"|1974 |style="text-align:right;"|Carpenters |
| scope=row| Band Wagon
|style="text-align:center;"|1975 |style="text-align:right;"|Shigeru Suzuki |
| scope=row| Aja
|style="text-align:center;"|1977 |style="text-align:right;"|Steely Dan |
| scope=row| Grease: The Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
|style="text-align:center;"|1978 |style="text-align:right;"| Various Artists |
| scope=row| Shadows and Light
|style="text-align:center;"|1980 |style="text-align:right;"| Joni Mitchell |
| scope=row| Dirty Mind
|style="text-align:center;"|1980 |style="text-align:right;"|Prince |
| scope=row| Controversy
|style="text-align:center;"|1981 |style="text-align:right;"|Prince |
| scope=row| Thriller
|style="text-align:center;"|1982 |style="text-align:right;"|Michael Jackson |
| scope=row| Purple Rain
|style="text-align:center;"|1984 |style="text-align:right;"|Prince |
| scope=row| Down Upbeat
|style="text-align:center;"|1984 |style="text-align:right;"|Casiopea |
| scope=row| Soy Como Quiero Ser
|style="text-align:center;"|1987 |style="text-align:right;"|Luis Miguel |
| scope=row| Lovesexy
|style="text-align:center;"|1988 |style="text-align:right;"|Prince |
| scope=row| Flying in a Blue Dream
|style="text-align:center;"|1989 |style="text-align:right;"|Joe Satriani |
| scope=row| 20 Años
|style="text-align:center;"|1990 |style="text-align:right;"|Luis Miguel |
| scope=row| Moment of Truth
|style="text-align:center;"|1991 |style="text-align:right;"|Terri Nunn |
| scope=row| The Chronic
|style="text-align:center;"|1992 |style="text-align:right;"|Dr. Dre |
| scope=row| The Hunter
|style="text-align:center;"|1992 |style="text-align:right;"|Jennifer Warnes |
| scope=row| Aries (album)
|style="text-align:center;"|1993 |style="text-align:right;"|Luis Miguel |
| scope=row| Alien Love Secrets
|style="text-align:center;"|1995 |style="text-align:right;"|Steve Vai |
| scope=row| Me Against the World
|style="text-align:center;"|1995 |style="text-align:right;"|Tupac Shakur |
| scope=row| Rata Blanca VII
|style="text-align:center;"|1997 |style="text-align:right;"|Rata Blanca |
| scope=row| Como Te Recuerdo
|style="text-align:center;"|1998 |style="text-align:right;"|Los Temerarios |
| scope=row| The Charlie Brown Suite & Other Favorites
|style="text-align:center;"|2003 |style="text-align:right;"|Vince Guaraldi |
| scope=row| Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
|style="text-align:center;"|2003 |style="text-align:right;"|OutKast |
| scope=row| Shadows Collide with People
|style="text-align:center;"|2004 |style="text-align:right;"|John Frusciante{{Cite web|title=Shadows Collide With People by John Frusciante|url=https://genius.com/albums/John-frusciante/Shadows-collide-with-people|access-date=2020-06-27|website=Genius|language=en}} |
| scope=row| Private Corner
|style="text-align:center;"|2010 |style="text-align:right;"|Jacky Cheung |
| scope=row| Breakaway
|style="text-align:center;"|2014 |style="text-align:right;"|Dark Horse Flyer |
| scope=row| Seven
|style="text-align:center;"|2014 |style="text-align:right;"|Lisa Stansfield |
| scope=row| In My Room
|style="text-align:center;"|2016 |style="text-align:right;"|Jacob Collier{{cite web|url=http://ginalovesjazz.com/new-releases-check-2/|title=Jacob Collier - In My Room - ginalovesjazz.com - the jazz magazine by matthias kirsch|date=27 July 2016}} |
| scope=row| Ultraelectromagneticpop! (25th Anniversary reissue)
|style="text-align:center;"|2018 |style="text-align:right;"|Eraserheads |
| scope=row| The Empyrean (10th Anniversary Re-Issue)
|style="text-align:center;"|2019 |style="text-align:right;"|John Frusciante{{cite web|url=https://record-collection-store.myshopify.com/products/john-frusciante-the-empyrean-10-year-anniversary-vinyl?variant=24274079350848/ |title=John Frusciante 10th Anniversary of The Empyrean}} |
| scope=row| 1999 (2019 Remaster, Deluxe Edition, and Super Deluxe Edition)
|style="text-align:center;"|2019 |style="text-align:right;"|Prince{{cite web|url=https://afropunk.com/2019/09/princes-1999-remastered-and-re-released-with-dozens-of-unheard-tracks/ |title=Prince's '1999' Remastered and Re-Released with Dozens of Unheard Tracks|date=11 September 2019}} |
| scope=row| Making a Door Less Open
|style="text-align:center;"|2020 |style="text-align:right;"|Car Seat Headrest |
| scope=row| Unlimited Love
|style="text-align:center;"|2022 |style="text-align:right;"|Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| scope=row| Chocolate and Cheese (Deluxe Edition)
|style="text-align:center;"|2024 |style="text-align:right;"|Ween{{cite web|url=https://ween.com/post/752632472455479296/chocolate-and-cheese-deluxe-edition/ |title=Chocolate And Cheese Back On Vinyl!|date=June 7, 2024}} |
| scope=row| Alvvays (10th Anniversary Edition )
|style="text-align:center;"|2024 |style="text-align:right;"|Alvvays{{Cite web |title=Remastered 10th Anniversary Edition Vinyl LP |url=https://alvvays.merchtable.com/music/remastered-10th-anniversary-edition-vinyl-lp/? |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=alvvays.merchtable.com |language=en}} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.berniegrundmanmastering.com/}}
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