In spite of having now spent well over than half his life behind a mastering console, Stephen is fortunate to have worked with so many of his musical heroes and to count Grammy® winners, multiple gold and platinum albums and numerous chart successes among the thousands of releases to his credit. Stephen has been a featured lecturer on the subject of mastering (NAMM, GearFest, AES) and volunteers with the recording arts program of Loyola Marymount University. From that time drawing on Sony Music's vast stable of contemporary and legacy recording artists for inspiration until today, he remains at the forefront of the industry, helping to shape what mastering is yet to become.

With his nearly three decades of experience Stephen has amassed an enviable discography of popular muisic albums with a genre-diverse cross-section of artists including Los Lobos, Boyz II Men, Ben Harper, Kenny Loggins, Megadeth, The Donnas, Ozomatli, Pharcyde, Incubus, Ginuwine, Keb' Mo's 2004 Grammy winner 'Keep It Simple' and 2010 Grammy® Nominee and Dove® award winner 'The Long Fall Back To Earth' by Jars Of Clay.Ī native of New York, Stephen Marsh came west at 19 to take a job at a Sony Music Studios west coast mastering room working as an assistant under veteran engineer David Mitson. Re-issue credits include albums by Bob Dylan, James Taylor, America, Yes, Nat King Cole, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Crosby Stills & Nash, Heart, Bad Company, Dio, Bread, Phil Collins, Janis Joplin, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Earth Wind & Fire, Joe Walsh, Sly and the Family Stone and Donny Hathaway.

As such, the facility is well-known in audiophile circles as a go-to audiophile mastering and authoring facility. Stephen has had a knack for getting the most out of a set of analog tape masters.

He is credited along side a 'who's who' of A-List composers including Alexandre Desplat, Blake Neely, Dan Romer, Aaron Zigman, Christophe Beck, Rolfe Kent, Mark Isham, John Powell, Cliff Martinez, John Ottman, Brian Reitzell, Jeff Danna, Mychael Danna, Christopher Lennertz, Ira Newborn, John Williams, Nathanial Blume, Nathan Barr, Dominic Lewis, Benjamin Wallfisch,ĭanny Elfman, Jon Brion, Lorne Balfe and Jonathan Wolff. Stephen is a first-call mastering engineer for film, television and game music and his regular client roster features Grammy ®, Oscar®, and Golden Globe® winners.

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