- Independent Mastering was established in 2001.
- We have custom gear, a friendly dog, and nice people.
- Experience: since 1975 (Don); since 1994 (Eric).
- From Vinyl to Digital Delivery & Streaming and back to Vinyl again!
l to r: don cobb, eric conn
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Eric Conn
Eric Conn opened Independent Mastering in October 2001 after seven years experience in other facilities. He started his career at Lincoln Mayorga & Doug Sax’s (of The Mastering Lab) audiophile “Direct to Disc” record label, Sheffield Lab Recording. He holds a degree in music, and has mastered records spanning all genre including artists such as Garth Brooks, Neil Young, Joan Osborne, Janis Ian, John Prine, Skid Row, Ted Nugent, Sheryl Crow, George Strait, Trisha Yearwood, Willie Nelson, JJ Cale, and many many more. He has 25+ years of experience making great sounding records. He's recently cut LP masters for Supertramp, Rush, Jay-Z, Eric Clapton, The Beach Boys, Korn, Shakira, and many more. Most LP masters/vinyl cuts go uncredited--so look in the dead wax for the IM Stamp; you just might have one in your collection!
Eric Conn opened Independent Mastering in October 2001 after seven years experience in other facilities. He started his career at Lincoln Mayorga & Doug Sax’s (of The Mastering Lab) audiophile “Direct to Disc” record label, Sheffield Lab Recording. He holds a degree in music, and has mastered records spanning all genre including artists such as Garth Brooks, Neil Young, Joan Osborne, Janis Ian, John Prine, Skid Row, Ted Nugent, Sheryl Crow, George Strait, Trisha Yearwood, Willie Nelson, JJ Cale, and many many more. He has 25+ years of experience making great sounding records. He's recently cut LP masters for Supertramp, Rush, Jay-Z, Eric Clapton, The Beach Boys, Korn, Shakira, and many more. Most LP masters/vinyl cuts go uncredited--so look in the dead wax for the IM Stamp; you just might have one in your collection!
Don Cobb
Now semi-retired, Don Cobb has more than forty years of experience in the recording field. For fifteen of those, he was a recording and mix engineer for some of the top acts in the music industry including James Taylor, The Pointer Sisters, Quincy Jones, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Dan Fogelberg, Jimmy Buffett and Take 6. In 1987, Don transitioned from recording / mixing into mastering. He has participated in the editing and mastering of hundreds of album projects. Don joined Independent Mastering in 2002 and has had the continued pleasure of working with such artist as Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Alison Krauss and Tim O’Brien. Don lives in Nashville with his wife, Jill, and their two sons.
Now semi-retired, Don Cobb has more than forty years of experience in the recording field. For fifteen of those, he was a recording and mix engineer for some of the top acts in the music industry including James Taylor, The Pointer Sisters, Quincy Jones, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Dan Fogelberg, Jimmy Buffett and Take 6. In 1987, Don transitioned from recording / mixing into mastering. He has participated in the editing and mastering of hundreds of album projects. Don joined Independent Mastering in 2002 and has had the continued pleasure of working with such artist as Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Alison Krauss and Tim O’Brien. Don lives in Nashville with his wife, Jill, and their two sons.
The Space
The main listening room is a custom designed "room within a room". We have dedicated tech power on it's own isolation transformer for both the main EQ Studio and the Cutting Studio, there's a small lounge with kitchenette, and the whole place is ADA compliant.
The monitors are a custom www.stevendurr.com Steve Durr 2-Way system, with dual 15” Pioneer Speakers and a TAD 2001 HighFrequency Driver, powered by 1200 Watts of Bryston (LF) & McIntosh (HF) Power Amps.
If you're at all familiar with Nashville's Music Row, you'll recognize the Craftsman neighborhood for it's mixture of studios, publishing companies, management offices, performing rights organizations, record labels, and professional services, many of which are in converted homes. The newest additions to the neighborhood include multistory residential buildings along side the old music industry infrastructure.
AMENITIES
Great black coffee. Sugar. A great walk-up barista coffeeshop is a block away should you need something fancier.
Filtered tap water in a glass, no plastic one-time use bottles.
Whiskey if you need it.
The main listening room is a custom designed "room within a room". We have dedicated tech power on it's own isolation transformer for both the main EQ Studio and the Cutting Studio, there's a small lounge with kitchenette, and the whole place is ADA compliant.
The monitors are a custom www.stevendurr.com Steve Durr 2-Way system, with dual 15” Pioneer Speakers and a TAD 2001 HighFrequency Driver, powered by 1200 Watts of Bryston (LF) & McIntosh (HF) Power Amps.
If you're at all familiar with Nashville's Music Row, you'll recognize the Craftsman neighborhood for it's mixture of studios, publishing companies, management offices, performing rights organizations, record labels, and professional services, many of which are in converted homes. The newest additions to the neighborhood include multistory residential buildings along side the old music industry infrastructure.
AMENITIES
Great black coffee. Sugar. A great walk-up barista coffeeshop is a block away should you need something fancier.
Filtered tap water in a glass, no plastic one-time use bottles.
Whiskey if you need it.
