Bernie Grundman
Bernie Grundman (born December 16, 1943) is an American audio engineer,[1] highly regarded in the industry[2] for his decades of mastering analog tape mixes for vinyl disk, later transitioning into the digital era. He is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Grundman served in the U.S. Air Force.[1] In 1966, he moved from Arizona to Hollywood and, with almost no experience, got hired by Lester Koenig at Contemporary Records.[1] After a couple of years on the job, Grundman was recruited by A&M Records' mastering department in Los Angeles, where he became much in demand,[1] later becoming the department head. In 1984, he launched his own business, Bernie Grundman Mastering (BGM) in Hollywood. In 1997, Grundman opened a second studio in Tokyo with engineer Yasuji Maeda.[3]
As of December 2025[update], Grundman had been nominated for 16 Grammy Awards and won 3.[4] The LA studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman,[5] Patricia Sullivan, Joe Bozzi, and Mike Bozzi, mastered 37 Grammy-nominated projects in 2005. Grundman and his studios have also won numerous TEC Awards, including Best Mastering Facility and several production awards.[6]
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[edit]- ^ a b c d "Luxury vinyl? Legendary engineer Bernie Grundman on Craft's Small Batch series". South China Morning Post. 2023-11-05. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ VHND (2012-08-17). "Interview with Van Halen's Mastering Engineer Bernie Grundman". Van Halen News Desk. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ Verna, Pauly (20 September 1997). "Gundman opens Tokyo studio". Billboard. p. 41. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Bernie Grundman | Artist | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ Goggin, David (2011-11-29). "Bernie Grundman Mastering's Chris Bellman and Brian Gardner are TEC Award Nominees". Mixonline. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
- ^ [1] Archived May 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Shadows Collide With People by John Frusciante". Genius. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Jacob Collier - In My Room - ginalovesjazz.com - the jazz magazine by matthias kirsch". 27 July 2016.
- ^ "John Frusciante 10th Anniversary of The Empyrean".
- ^ "Prince's '1999' Remastered and Re-Released with Dozens of Unheard Tracks". 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Chocolate And Cheese Back On Vinyl!". June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Remastered 10th Anniversary Edition Vinyl LP". alvvays.merchtable.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
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