S1E264 - Matt Colton: Why Density is Killing Your Masters

Matt Colton is a Grammy Award–winning mastering engineer whose career has spanned over two decades at the forefront of the music industry. Known for his meticulous ear and versatility across formats, he has mastered projects for some of the world’s most celebrated artists, including Peter Gabriel, Arctic Monkeys, Aphex Twin, James Blake, and Depeche Mode. Beginning his journey in the late 1990s at Porky’s Mastering in London, Colton went on to hold senior roles at AIR Studios and Alchemy Mastering before joining Metropolis Studios, where he now works across stereo, half-speed vinyl, pure analog vinyl, live-to-vinyl, and Do...