Tom @ E1 Mastering

Mastering Engineer

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Mastering and mixing for over 20 years, over 100,000,000 streams. Mastered for IDLES, Fontaines D.C, The Joy Formidable, Jamie Lenman, Ultraísta, Ditz, Heavy Lungs, The Boo Radleys and many more. I also do vinyl pre masters for cutting, radio editing, album compilation and sequencing

I offer a personal and professional service and have a fine attention to detail and understand what is needed to bring your final mixes to life in the mastering process.

I understand that you have spent a lot of time creating your music and want it to sound as good as can be and I will help you achieve that great sounding final master

I am comfortable working with all genres of music.

I work quickly and will always offer advice on any changes that can be made to mixes to improve the end result.

Contact me and let's bring your music to life!

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Credits

Discogs verified credits for Tom Langrish
  • Macc & dgoHn / Genetic Sequence
  • Latent Notion
  • Various
  • Various
  • 65daysofstatic
  • Tall Ships
  • Katie Malco
  • Gallops
  • Gomez
  • Turbowolf
  • Tunng
  • Katie Malco
  • Turbowolf
  • Fear Of Men
  • Eagulls
  • Three Trapped Tigers
  • Doctrines
  • Brawlers (2)
  • Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
  • Get Inuit
  • Get Inuit
  • Brawlers (2)
  • Michael Nau
  • Various
  • Swan Song, Who Cares? (7)
  • Jamie Lenman W/ Justine Jones* + Andrew Groves (4)
  • itoldyouiwouldeatyou
  • itoldyouiwouldeatyou
  • Ohtis
  • Jamie Lenman
  • Kagoule
  • We Are Scientists + Art Brut
  • Bonnacons Of Doom
  • Tunng
  • Jamie Lenman
  • Dana Gavanski
  • Bo Ningen
  • Fontaines D.C.
  • Ultraísta
  • Helen Love
  • DITZ (3)
  • Ultraísta
  • Jamie Lenman
  • Chubby & The Gang
  • Idles
  • Ultraísta
  • Idles
  • Fontaines D.C.
  • Teeth Of The Sea
  • The Saxophones
  • Josephine Oniyama
  • Idles
  • LUMER
  • Reuben
  • Reuben
  • Jamie Lenman
  • Lady Bird (6)
  • Helen Love
  • Loose Articles
  • Smoke Fairies
  • The Joy Formidable With The Wolf Orchestra
  • Chroma (16)
  • The Boo Radleys
  • Fontaines D.C.
  • Pale Blue Eyes (2)
  • The Boo Radleys
  • Spencer Cullum's Coin Collection
  • Jamie Lenman
  • DITZ (3), Heavy Lungs
  • Swan Song

37 Reviews - 10 Repeat Clients

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  1. Review by Edward W.
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    Tom is a fantastic mastering engineer with the patience of a saint. He put up with all my back and forth, dithering over mixes, and was super-responsive and generous with his time. The album sounds fantastic. Thanks so much Tom!

  2. Review by Cristian B.
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    Tom was very communicative during our mastering process. It was very nice to have someone care as much as me about the track through the process!

  3. Review by Yaniv Brenner
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    Pleasure working with Tom again and as expected the final product was perfect!

  4. Review by Jay F.
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    Tom is fantastic! Delivers superstar quality and on top of that, incredibly friendly and accommodating, and super patient. He works hard to make sure you get exactly what you need. Recommend him to anyone, I'll be back for sure. Thanks Tom!

  5. Review by Delmar K.
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    Another great master by Tom. Fast turnaround and clear communication throughout.

  6. Review by Dan M.
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    An absolute pleasure working with Tom. His mastering really brought out the last sprinkle of magic in our track. Delighted.

  7. Review by MaxYm E.
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    Always a pleasure to work with Tom! Quick turnaround and top quality. Thank you!

  8. Review by Giacomo Guatteri
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    Tom provided valuable feedback, delivered quickly and with great quality, and was always available for communication. Highly recommended!

  9. Review by Edward W.
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    Tom is fast, super responsive, helpful with swapping out mixes when required and the end product is great. Only one revision on the master in the end and he got it there!

  10. Review by Jack O'Flaherty
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    This is our second time working with Tom via Soundbetter. We couldn't be happier with our new track Animals. Tom is the best around.

  11. Review by Alex B.
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    Quick and easy to work with!

  12. Review by Jack O'Flaherty
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    Tom is professional, responsive and highly skilled. He helped to polish our track 'Céad Míle Fáilte' to a high sheen! Thanks for your work Tom, we will be back. from - The Mercadonnas

  13. Review by Mollie
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    Tom did a great master for me with same day delivery & very speedy communication, would highly recomend!

  14. Review by Delmar K.
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    3/3 with Tom. Easy, communicative, fast, and reliable.

  15. Review by Yaniv Brenner
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    It was a pleasure and privilege to work with Tom. Fantastic experience. Professional, patient, detailed.
    Great communication, quick delivery, and prefect mastering work.
    I definitely recommend Tom.
    Excited to work together in the future!

  16. Review by Anthony N.
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    gave great feedback on my mix helped me dial it in and a really great master as well. worked quickly as well.

  17. Review by Mattias R.
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    Once again really great mastering work!

  18. Review by MaxYm E.
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    We had a pleasure working with Tom for our upcoming EP! Tom is very friendly, accurate and provides valuable feedback when needed. Thanks a lot!

  19. Review by Antonio S.
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    Third time working with Tom, third time we're more than happy.
    Also this job was for Helen Burns' debut album and Tom really knows how to make the tracks sound in the right way for the band. Even if we added two new tracks long after we finished the others, the whole album sounds great and uniform, also better than before.
    Tom is also very flexible person and there were never any problems in communication. We like to work with him.

  20. Review by Jay F.
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    First time working with Tom and couldn't be happier. He delivered a top quality master and did it all in such a friendly and helpful manner. Very patient, and also appreciate that he'll point out things (or make suggestions) that you may not have considered. Fully recommend, and I'll be back for sure!

Interview with Tom @ E1 Mastering

  1. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  2. A: Both as I believe both are needed to get a great master, analog adds great warmth and weight, but digital is better when you need to get surgical on the eq and create the punch.

  3. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  4. A: I will always be honest and if the mix is not ready I will tell you what needs to be done

  5. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  6. A: Making a great sounding master and seeing how it can bring a track to life.

  7. Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  8. A: Is there anything that we can do to the mix? The answer is let me have a listen. At the end of the day, it is the artists music and they have the better idea of how they want it to sound, I can just take that a step further for them and make that a reality. Can you make my mix loud? Yes of course, but not just by slamming it through a limiter. Generally there is a happy balance and having some room for the master to breath is good, but if you want a mega pushed version of a master I am happy to do that.

  9. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

  10. A: Just make the track louder! Yes of course a mastering engineer will increase the level of your tracks, this naturally happens when eq is applied, but unless specifically asked the level is achieved via eq rather that pushing the limiter as hard as it can go. Mastering is very much a creative process and can take a mix to the next level.

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

  12. A: I have run a record label, worked as a mix engineer, and a studio in London as a mastering engineer and have been working for myself as a mastering engineer since 2011.

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

  14. A: I work with all genres of music although 70% is rock, punk and post-punk.

  15. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  16. A: I have a great ear and can bring a mix to life

  17. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  18. A: I tae the mixes to the next level and will always provide feedback on a mix if it can improve the final master

  19. Q: What's your typical work process?

  20. A: Have a good listen to the track, and if necessary suggest some mix feedback. Generally start by running the audio through the hardware eq and compressor / limiter, to get a good base to take things from once back inside the computer. I then use a variety of plug-ins to eq again and polish the master and finally will bring the level up with a limiter.

  21. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  22. A: I have a hybrid studio setup, using a Manley Massive Passive hardware eq and a Manley Vari-MU compressor, these add weight and warmth to the mastering process. I have a full range PMC monitor set up consisting of IB2s speakers and SB100 subwoofer, all powered by there own Bryston amp, for audio processing I use a Lynx HiLo. I use a variety of different high end plugins to tweak and polish once the masters are inside the computer.

  23. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  24. A: What inspires me is people who have a real passion for what they do, whether they are a new artist or have been around for a while. It is the drive and passion that inspires me.

  25. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  26. A: The most common work I do fro my clients is mastering, although I often do audio editing too and occasionally mixing

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IDLES - CRAWL (DGG Edit)

I was the Mastering Engineer in this production

Terms Of Service

Any questions just ask.
3 revisions included.
Typically a 2-5 day turnaround, if needed same day or next day message me.

GenresSounds Like
  • IDLES
  • Fontaines D.C.
  • Stereophonics
Gear Highlights
  • Manley Massive Passive EQ
  • Manley Vari-mu Compressor
  • PMC IB2S Monitors
  • PMC SB100 Subwoofer
  • Bryston 3B-ST Amplifiers x 3
  • Lynx HiLo 2
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Discounts for album and EP projects

  • The Boo Radleys, Giant Steps (30th Anniversary Edition)Sep 01, 2023

    Was amazing to be asked to master the 30th anniversary edition of this classic album. Having owned the original version in the 90's, to master this anniversary edition along with extra tracks was a privilege. Really enjoyed my time doing this one, released 1st Sept 2023 on vinyl, cd and streaming.

  • IDLES - Brutalism LiveMar 28, 2023

    Was a pleasure to be asked to master the live from Glastonbury anniversary edition of Brustalism by IDLES, the entire first album played live at a secret Glastonbury gig and mastered by me at e1. Released on Partisan Records, October 2022