Mandy Parnell is a British

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and founder of Black Saloon Studios in

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, where she serves as the senior mastering engineer. Parnell has worked on projects with a wide variety of artists, including

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, Bjork,

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, Feist, Frightened Rabbit, Jamie xx, The Knife, Max Richter, Sigur Ros, Tom Jones, and

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Career

Mandy Parnell studied music and music technology throughout her school, college and university years, training and working in recording studios, until landing an internship at a mastering studio where she worked her way up through the ranks. She has over 25 years of experience, with her work being nominated and awarded numerous prizes including

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and Mastering Engineer of the Year 2015 at the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards. Mandy Parnell is an active member of the

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(AES), and has lectured about mastering at international AES conventions in Los Angeles, Paris, New York and the UK.

Awards and nominations

* Short listed, Mastering Engineer of the Year, MPG Awards 2014. * Winner, Mastering Engineer of the Year, MPG Awards 2015. * Short listed, Mastering Engineer of the Year ( Jamie xx: '' In Colour''), MPG Awards 2016.

References

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