Morgan Nicolaysen

Mastering Engineer

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With the goal to provide you with masters exceeding your expectations - making your music connect with your audience. Using only state-of-the-art proprietary equipment with a “less-is-more” processing philosophy to ensure the very highest fidelity. 20 years of experience covering almost all genres with multiple platinum award winning releases.

With a background as a classical trumpet player, my passion has always been within music and arts. I started as a mastering engineer at the age of 21 and have worked with music spanning from classical and jazz to metal and RnB. After more than a decade as a full time mastering engineer at Propeller Mastering in Oslo, I started my own studio in the spring of '22 - still doing projects for labels such as Universal Music, Sony, Warner as well as indie labels.

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Credits

AllMusic verified credits for Morgan Nicolaysen
  • Ruben
  • Death by Unga Bunga
  • Vaarin
  • Thomas Dybdahl
  • Tomine Harket
  • Fay Wildhagen
  • Fay Wildhagen
  • Gundelach
  • Ole Børud
  • Sløtface
  • Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Mariss Jansons
  • Randi Stene
  • Oslo Philharmonic Chorus
  • Maja Ratkje
  • Adam Douglas
  • Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
  • Death by Unga Bunga
  • Gjermund Larsen Trio
  • Yung Lean
  • I.P.A.
  • Ketil Bjørnstad
  • Ketil Bjørnstad
  • Joachim Knoph
  • Pixel
  • Atomic
  • Atomic
  • Albatrosh
  • Roy Henning Snyen
  • 1B1
  • Reza e i Ragazzi
  • Jaga Jazzist
  • Wardruna
  • Thom Hell
  • Larkin Poe
  • Pixel
  • Hanne Hukkelberg
  • Pixel
  • Ole Børud
  • 1982
  • Lokoy
  • Emilie Ostebo
  • Tomine Harket
  • Tomine Harket
  • Fay Wildhagen
  • Anne Grete Preus
  • Odd Nordstoga
  • Ine Hoem
  • Lokoy
  • I.P.A.
  • Victoria Nadine
  • Amara
  • Eva Weel Skram
  • Nypan
  • Nypan
  • Dagdriverne
  • Bendik Baksaas
  • Mopti
  • Dagdriverne
  • Stefanos Yowhannes
  • Lokoy
  • Safario
  • Ruben
  • Emelie Hollow
  • Lukas Claude
  • Vaarin
  • Kaia Höl
  • Lokoy
  • Lokoy
  • Ellen Andrea Wang
  • Eyolf Dale
  • Scheen Jazzorkester
  • Lukas Claude
  • Bjørns Orkester
  • Odd Nordstoga
  • Einar Stray Orchestra
  • Ruben
  • Fay Wildhagen
  • Sløtface
  • Zueva
  • Eva Weel Skram
  • Rune Sanden
  • Espen Eriksen Trio
  • Lukas Claude
  • Eirik Aas
  • Eirik Aas
  • Less Pål
  • Odd Nordstoga
  • Odd Nordstoga
  • Eva Weel Skram
  • Kaia Höl
  • Torun Eriksen
  • Emelie Hollow
  • Emelie Hollow
  • Victoria Nadine
  • Eva Weel Skram
  • Adam Douglas
  • Tomine Harket
  • Lukas Claude
  • Fay Wildhagen
  • Less Pål
  • Sudan Dudan
  • Brenn
  • Brenn
  • Trygve Kongshavn
  • Odd Nordstoga
  • Eirik Aas
  • Skadedyr
  • Skadedyr
  • Håkon Kornstad
  • Eirik Aas
  • Fay Wildhagen
  • Moddi
  • Trygve Kongshavn
  • Vaarin
  • Ruben
  • Lukas Claude
  • Amanda Tenfjord
  • Dagdriverne
  • Dagdriverne
  • Hardhaus
  • Odd Nordstoga
  • Stefanos Yowhannes
  • Espen Eriksen Trio
  • Lokoy
  • Pristine
  • Arne Torvik Trio
  • Tomine Harket
  • Hardhaus
  • Eva Weel Skram
  • Zueva
  • Finn Coren
  • Vaarin
  • Huntsville
  • Stefanos Yowhannes
  • Einar Stray Orchestra
  • Hardhaus
  • Amanda Tenfjord
  • Less Pål
  • Lokoy
  • Audun Trio
  • Eva Weel Skram
  • Atle Nymo
  • Atle Nymo
  • Ole Børud
  • Ole Børud
  • Nani
  • Poing
  • Bjørns Orkester
  • Håkon Kornstad
  • CLMD
  • Amara
  • Amanda Tenfjord
  • Bjøro Håland
  • Kappekoff
  • Lukas Claude
  • Brenn
  • Scott Davies
  • Dagdriverne
  • Darling West
  • Racing Heart
  • Fay Wildhagen
  • Lukas Claude
  • Eyolf Dale
  • Helge Lien
  • Maria Roggen

Interview with Morgan Nicolaysen

  1. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  2. A: With a background as a classically trained trumpet player, Morgan brought his dedication to classical music and acoustic jazz into the recording studio during his high school years. After engineering studies with Bruce Swedien, he started working as a full time mastering engineer in 2004 at the age of 21.

  3. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  4. A: Jazz, classical & film score, folk, pop, rock

  5. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  6. A: A 100% single ended tube or solid state signal path running on non-oversampling pure PCM converters ensures the best possible playback, processing and capture of your music. Monitoring with ATC SCM110ASL Pro loudspeakers.

Terms Of Service

Depending on current workload, I try to deliver single masters within 2-3 days. Album lead times is approx 6-8 weeks.

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