Abbey Road engineer Christian Wright explains the benefits of online mastering and what he’s learned in his career at the world-famous studio.

Mastering engineer Christian Wright is one of our most experienced mastering engineers and has worked on music by some of the biggest and most critically-acclaimed artists in the world, including Ed Sheeran, Kae Tempest, Fontaines DC.

Christian also has extensive experience of film music, helping create soundtracks for two Harry Potter films and Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master among others.

As well as numerous projects for world famous artists or Oscar-winning films, Christian is part of our online mastering service that allows anyone from anywhere in the world have their music mastered at Abbey Road.

Here Christian takes us through his journey in music and what you need to think about when preparing your music for release…

“For 21 years it has been the place I go to work but every now and then it's good to remind yourself of the excitement you had on your first day walking into the studios.

“It’s important to remember that it’s where some of your favourite music was mastered, recorded and mixed.”

“Music is subjective but songs like 'People's Faces' by Kae Tempest still has the power to make me stop and listen.”  

“Just being able send files between clients on the other side of the world (or the other side of London) in seconds is amazing and changed everything. 
 
“I also can't remember life before dynamic EQ!

“We need to keep embracing technological advancements – forever evolving the process for the better.”

“In the era of self-producing it's a fresh perspective. Even the greatest mixers and producers lose context working with a track for a long time. We're there to support that moment before you set your musical child free.
 
“Collaboration will also define your music career and mastering should be one of those creative collaborations.”

“Our job is to make things sound as sound as they can – music is subjective so it's not up to me to define what's 'good'.”

“There are a lot of messy low end/sub bass things we come across. We have larger monitors in treated mastering rooms that let us know what's happening down there which we can really help with.
 
“It's important to follow the right limiting for your genre. Some tracks are happier louder than other tracks – people get blinded by numbers rather than trusting their ears.”

“It changes but generally I will check for obvious errors then jump into EQ and create the best balance I possibly can.”

“As I said before, collaboration will define your career, so don't be afraid to collaborate to support the process. 

“Never stop learning, reading, getting tips and connecting with other creatives.”

Learn more about online mastering and working with our team of world-leading engineers now.