At AES: Mastering Mentoring
by Strother Bullins
In our increasingly insular recording environments, the skills needed to be a pro-level mastering engineer are still best learned via formal education and mentoring. Arguably there is no practice within the art of music production that demands more responsibility, and undoubtedly, responsibility is a learned trait. Encouraging these educational and mentor experiences, the 135th AES Convention provided a variety of mastering-associated Workshops and Tutorials. Most notable was Saturday’s “How Are We Learning Mastering: Teaching Mastering: The Next Wave,” where Jonathan Wyner of Berklee College of Music pondered, “What does ‘Experienced Mastering Engineer’ mean?” Joined by respected mastering engineers Scott Hull and Mike Wells, the trio discussed their own practices, the importance of education, the skills and philosophy they impart to their chosen apprentices, and why such collaborative practices remain essential to the craft. More » |
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