Scott Hull (mastering engineer)

Scott E. Hull (born January 28, 1962) is an American mastering engineer based in New York City, and the owner of Masterdisk.Prosoundnews
Walsh, Christopher (2008). "Hull Acquires Masterdisk", ProSoundNews

Biography

Hull began his career as an intern at Masterdisk in 1983.Mix
Weiss, David (2008). "New York Metro, December 2008", Mix He became Bob Ludwig's assistant in 1984, and was promoted to chief engineer in 1994.Masterdisk Website
Hull's bio on the Masterdisk website In this first part of his career at Masterdisk Hull mastered albums for the following artists: Donald Fagen, Miles Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Spacehog, Congreso, Ani DiFranco, Lemonheads, Garbage, Shawn Mullins and multiple titles on the Luaka Bop label.Verna, Paul (1999). "Classic Sound Broadens It's Musical Horizons", Billboard, Nielsen Business Media, Inc.

Hull remained chief engineer until 1999 when he left Masterdisk and moved to Classic Sound. While at Classic Sound Hull mastered the Grammy winning Steely Dan album ''Two Against Nature'' and the John Mayer album ''Room for Squares''. Hull left Classic Sound when he was approached by The Hit Factory, where he stayed until they shut down in early 2005. While at The Hit Factory Hull mastered albums for Amy Grant, Skillet, Edie Brickell, and John Zorn.

When the Hit Factory closed, Hull became chief engineer at Jigsaw Sound. After Jigsaw, Hull opened his own company, Scott Hull Mastering. In an interview with the Rain Computers website, Hull explained his decision to start his own company:

This is really a continuation of all of the things I have been doing with music for the past 25 years. It was finally time to open my own shop and set up a mastering room that catered to the music business as it exists today. Cost conscious Major labels and the growing trend of independently produced mass-market music – that's where the next generation of music will emerge.Rain Computers
Jacoby, Kevin. "Scott Hull: Mastering of the Universe", Rain Computers Pro Profiles

Hull returned to Masterdisk in 2008, when he purchased the business from then-CEO, Doug Levine. About the acquisition of the company Hull said, "I felt that Masterdisk was a flagship mastering studio that could be rejuvenated to be as profound as it once had been." Hull also said that he planned "an enthusiastic re-dedication to the 'excellent customer service, spread around multiple rooms' that characterized Masterdisk in the 1970s and 80s."

Other albums Scott Hull has mastered:

*Uncle Tupelo ''Anodyne'' (1993)
* Congreso ''Por amor al viento'' (1995)
*Herbie Hancock '' The New Standard'' (1996)
*Os Mutantes '' Everything Is Possible: The Best of Os Mutantes'' (1999)
* Derek Bailey ''Pieces for Guitar'' (2002)
*Lazlo Bane '' Guilty Pleasures'' (2007)
*Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings '' 100 Days, 100 Nights'' (2007)
*Panic! at the Disco '' Pretty. Odd.'' (2008)
*Loudon Wainwright III '' High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project'' (2009)
*Lou Reed '' Metal Machine Music'' (2009 reissue)
*Hawthorne Heights ''Skeletons'' (2010)
*John Zorn (The Moonchild Trio) ''Ipsissimus'' (2010)
* Sting '' Symphonicities'' (2010)
*Laurie Anderson ''Homeland'' (2010)
*Chiodos ''Illuminaudio'' (2010)
*John Zorn ''In Search of the Miraculous'' (2010)
*'' The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording'' (2011)
*Loudon Wainwright III '' Older Than My Old Man Now'' (2012)

References

External links

Masterdisk website

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American audio engineers
1962 births
Living people
Mastering engineers