It's never been easier to get the music to us at Abbey Road
Clients from overseas have always featured during my mastering career, but not as much as right now. I've worked on projects from every member of the European Union and, more recently, Iran, Turkey and South Africa.
Since the birth of the internet & the ftp site, it's never been easier to get the music to us at Abbey Road. A client can simply send the tracks to me, and I send the mastered versions back. Sometimes they have a CD-R returned by courier or, if time is an issue, mastered wav files are sent to an ftp site. If the clients do want to pay for flights & hotel rooms, which is often the case, they book the day out and come and have a look over my shoulder.
Once we have built up a rapport, they have no hesitation in sending files if unable to attend the next visit. London has always been a great city to visit, so the clients often combine a weekend in town with some mastering included.
A recent project from the Lebanese artist Eileen Khatchadourian was mastered on a Friday, approved Saturday and production parts collected Sunday. Her producer/engineer attended the session and wrote to us with these kind words:
"SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY. The ears here are so pleased listening to 'Midan' over and over. I came home safe as you notice, and my 4-day experience I must say was invaluable! Thank you for having us! Salam (peace in Lebanese)"
