Emily Lazar became a pioneering mastering engineer, challenging industry bias and redefining music production excellence.

There’s a lot that goes into making a song or an album, and one crucial step happens after the recording and mixing are done: sound mastering. One of the most respected mastering engineers in the ...

Suddenly, everyone can master their own music. I would worry that it would produce one generic master sound but the labels do a pretty "good" job of making that happen right now. I’ve been really ...