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Mastering with Ted Jensen: Polishing Shiny Happy People

Step into Sterling Sound with legendary mastering engineer Ted Jensen as he puts the finishing touches on Bryn Elliott’s track Shiny Happy People, produced by Grammy winner Nathan Chapman. Watch as Ted fine-tunes the mix, uses side-chaining techniques, and makes sure the vocals shine. Gain insight into Ted’s mastering process in this episode of Inside Blackbird and get ready for a professional, radio-ready sound.”

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Ted Jensen

Ted Jensen is Cheif Mastering Engineer at Sterling Sound. He has mastered classics like The Eagles’ Hotel California, Billy Joel’s The Stranger, Green Day’s American Idiot, and Norah Jones’ Come Away With Me, among many others. Scrolling through his website, you’ll see many album covers you recognize that Ted has worked on. Ted has spearheaded some of the most important developments in mastering technology, including working with Graham Boswell in developing the first all-digital mastering console, the DTC-1. He is also a consultant to Apple’s iTunes for Mastering. Overall, Ted has a wealth of mastering knowledge and continues to have one of the most impressive careers in audio there is.