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Euphonic Masters

Mastering from the home of rock-n-roll.

About Me

Euphonic Masters is a mastering facility that combines the highest quality equipment and years of experience to unlock the full potential of your music.
Brad Blackwood's musical career started in high school recording several different rock n' roll bands. Even as he attended college he was drawn to music, selling hifi equipment at local shops. The more he learned about the reproduction of music, the more his desire to work in the recording industry grew. He moved to Memphis and began honing his skills as an engineer at Ardent Recording Studios. After spending several years learning the ins and outs of recording and mixing, Brad turned his focus on resurrecting Ardent Mastering, a division which had closed years before. His success was immediate as he cultivated working relationships with producing and engineering greats such as John Hampton, Jim Dickinson, and Jim Gaines. "It was a great learning experience, being thrown into sessions with such amazing producers and engineers. These guys had worked with everyone in the book so I had to get it right the first time".

In 2002, Brad decided it was time to expand the service he offered his clients and the result is Euphonic Masters. His client base followed, allowing him to continue to work with a wide variety of artists including Fuel, the North Mississippi Allstars, All Out War, Nine Days, Sister Hazel, Lucero, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Big Daddy Weave, Geoff Moore, Oteil and the Peacemakers, and many more.

6 time Grammy nominee:
Alvin Youngblood Hart - Down In The Alley - 2003
BTR - Live - 2002
Smalltown Poets - Third Verse - 2000
North Mississippi Allstars - Shake Hands With Shorty - 2000
BTR - Choose Life - 1999
BTR - Amplifier - 1998

9 time Dove nominee:
Todd Agnew - Grace Like Rain - 2004
Justifide - Life Outside The Toybox - 2002
GS Megaphone - Out Of My Mind - 2002
BTR - Live - 2002
Smalltown Poets - Third Verse - 2000
Skillet - Live Worship - 2000
All Together Separate - ATS - 1999
Skillet - HYILYS - 1998
Smalltown Poets - Listen Closely - 1998

My Interests

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Member Since: 6/21/2005
Band Website: euphonicmasters.com
Type of Label: None

My Blog

News update, August 2007

Ok, we're doing better with the news updates - it's only been about two months this time. Anyway, we've been as busy as ever, working with some amazing artists; here's some quick hits... Universal Rec...
Posted by Euphonic Masters on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:48:00 PST

News, hot off the press...

2007 has been amazing here at Euphonic so far, allowing us to work with such amazing artists as Fuel, Sister Hazel, the North Mississippi Allstars, Deepfield, the Shotgun Wedding Quintet, and many mo...
Posted by Euphonic Masters on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 01:53:00 PST

John Mayer - Continuum / Ray LaMontagne - Till the Sun Turns Black

Never thought I'd say this about a John Mayer record, but this record is very cool. I grabbed it off iTunes last week and have been listening quite a bit. I'm stunned not only by the seeming maturity ...
Posted by Euphonic Masters on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:42:00 PST

Is G.A.S (or gearslutism) destroying modern records?

I've been thinking about this quite a bit lately, and after having some interesting discussions with friends, I've come to wonder if Gear Acquisition Syndrome is destroying modern recordings - are peo...
Posted by Euphonic Masters on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:39:00 PST

Are you settling for good enough?

I've recently been involved ongoing discussions with a few friends regarding that changes that have occurred in the industry over the last 30 or so years as I believe that by examining the past and co...
Posted by Euphonic Masters on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:37:00 PST

What my blogs are about...

I'm not trying to change the world, I just want to discuss the aspects of music production that make a difference. These blogs are simply going to be discussions from my mastering forum at R/E/P that ...
Posted by Euphonic Masters on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:35:00 PST