Apple Music's ongoing series spotlights the engineers shaping modern sound -- producers, mixers, and mastering engineers whose work defines how records are heard. My playlist features a selection of records I've mastered.

A conversation about what it means to listen with synesthesia, how WaveLab fits into a professional mastering workflow, and why genre-jumping keeps the work interesting.

"Pretty much every mix that comes in has pops or clicks somewhere. After years of hearing it, I've realized it's almost always the same root cause: the mixing engineer hasn't listened to their render."

The craft and business of mastering -- from client relationships to what actually happens in a session.

Mastering, life in Baltimore, and an in-depth conversation about the process behind the work.

"I open up RX. I do the same thing on every mix that comes through my desk -- clicks, overs, pops, weird low-end anomalies, lots of mouth noises that I'm always cleaning up."

"Sometimes references are completely useless to me, and I feel like they're just a distraction. It's like you're comparing a giraffe and a car."

On the value of working with a human mastering engineer, the ethics of stem splitting, AI in music production, and learning to work with synesthesia.

Mastering fundamentals, synesthesia, AI in audio, and why the human element still matters.

A top ten list of favorite debut albums -- and a conversation about what makes a first record worth remembering.

Running a studio, moving to mastering, analog gear, and holding the line on rates.

Analog vs. digital, working with limitations, and how constraints sharpen your skills.

A conversation about building a career in audio, the mastering process, and what it means to work with intention