Tommy Bianchi is one of the most important italian mastering engineer. More than 100K music tracks mastered for the music busic business in 20 years. Specialized in audio mastering optimization for the vinyl transfer, Tommy is skilled in analog audio mastering.
Tommy Bianchi begin his professional activity as audio mastering engineer in 2006, after many years spent as a musician and music producer. Tommy actually works in his music studio placed in the wonderful contryside of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. In few years, he released hundreds of collaborations working for many artists as mastering and mixing engineer. To date he has mastered more than 100K music tracks for the music industry and business.
Tommy works with top class mastering grade analog gear, converters and loudspeakers, he is specializaed in electronic music, pop music, hip-hop and rap music, urban and trap music, jazz music, rock music, folk music, acoustic music.
Tommy offers twenty yeras of experience and high technical ability accompanied by great musical sensitivity in audio mastering for digital distribution, CD and Vinyl.
The respect for the work that was done during the previous mixing session is the solid foundation of my work as mastering engineer.
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Credits
- Irene Grandi
- Elio e Le Storie Tese
- Max Pezzali
- Patty Pravo
- Dirotta su Cuba
- Finley
- Funk Off
- Loredana Errore
- Matteo Becucci
- Marco Masini
- Alessandro Finaz
- Stylophonic
- Thomas Bocchimpani
- Reset!
- Diaframma
- Paolo Vallesi
- Marco Parente
- Fabrizio Moro & Ultimo
- Annalisa
- PUPO
- Post- CSI
- Marlene Kuntz
- Francesco Di Giacomo
- Alexander Robotnick
- Francesco Farfa
- Alex Neri
- Filippo Nardi
- Gianni Maroccolo
- Paolo Fresu
- Vacca
- Rondo Da Sosa
- venerus
- Biba Band
- Perigeo
- Paolo Benvegnù
- Tommaso Novi
- Sting
- The Stickmen
- K'Un Experience
- K'Un Experience / Blade From Jestofunk*
- Velvet Score
- Metùo
- Bobby Joe Long's Friendship Party
- K'Un Experience
- K'Un Experience / Blade From Jestofunk*
- Velvet Score
- Metùo
- Irene Grandi
- unePassante
- Monnalisa (2)
- Carlot-ta
- Carlot-ta
- Annalisa*
- Colossius
- Rio Mezzanino
- Ragazzi Scimmia
- Sine Code
- Inventionis Mater
- Celluloid Jam
- Inventionis Mater
- Millelemmi
- Antonio Aiazzi
- Carlo Mercadante
- Bobby Joe Long's Friendship Party
- Paolo Benvegnù
- Bobby Joe Long's Friendship Party
- Ether (3)
- Germano Seggio
- 16 Barre, Watch The Dog
- Edible Woman
- unePassante
- Edible Woman
- Opus Dei (2)
- Sancta Sanctorum
- Color Swing Trio
- Ether (3)
- Carlot-ta
- Unmade Bed
- Tomviolence
- Carlot-ta
- Camillocromo
- Colossius
- Annalisa*
- Finaz
- L'Armata Brancaleone (2)
- Martinicca Boison
- The Venkmans (2)
- Rio Mezzanino
- Annalisa*
- Marlene Kuntz
- Pezzone
- Funk Off
- unePassante
- Edipo E Il Suo Complesso
- Ragazzi Scimmia
- Alessio Menconi
- La Notte Dei Lunghi Coltelli
- Diaframma
- Tanks And Tears
- Herrera*
- The Bad Mexican
- Sine Code
- Unmade Bed, Lips Against The Glass
- Duccio Bertini, Rainbow Jazz Orchestra
- Inventionis Mater
- Episcopio Vistarama
- Hand (10)
- The Clover
- Amycanbe
- Volume Sick + Ultimarata
- Daniele Baldelli
- Daniele Baldelli
- Funk Off
- Elisa Montaldo
- Fenix Tales
- The Nico Gori Quartet*
- Nadie
- John Princekin
- Spettri*
- Hero Shima (2)
- Ozmotic | Fennesz
- Post-CSI
- Del Sangre
- Inventionis Mater
- Duccio Bertini & Susana Sheiman
- Trio Bobo
- ⁄handlogic
- Silent People (2)
- Elio E Le Storie Tese
- Daniele Baldelli
- Daniele Baldelli
- Duo Bucolico
- Karl Marx Was A Broker
- Death SS
- Millelemmi
- The Panicles
- Daniele Baldelli
- Marco Masini
- SPO
- Lska
- Marco Parente
- Daniele Baldelli
- Daniele Baldelli
- Antonio Aiazzi
- Godblesscomputers
- Altre Di B
- YOUAREHERE
- Out Of The Edge
- Mala (17)
- Colossius
- Tony Esposito
- Cervello
- Leonardo Radicchi Arcadia Trio
- Paolo Tarsi
- Il Solito Dandy
- Adele Pardi
- Fabio Orsi
- I Gassman
- Woof (6)
- Dj Myke
- Mario Acquaviva
- Dirotta Su Cuba
- Riccardo Giagni
- Bobby Joe Long's Friendship Party
- Trio Bobo
- Pepe Maina
- Bobby Joe Long's Friendship Party
- Various
- Il Vuoto Elettrico
- Paolo Benvegnù
- Gente Vergine
- Fresu* • Magoni* • Petrella* • Diodati* • Ponticelli* • Meyer*
- Fresu* • Magoni* • Petrella* • Diodati* • Ponticelli* • Meyer*
- Paolo Fresu
- Ginevra (6)
- Elisa Montaldo
- Dj Aladyn feat. DJ Gruff
- Krishna Biswas | Giovanni Vannoni
- Bobby Joe Long's Friendship Party
- Perigeo
- Krishna Biswas
- Capanni*
- Inventionis Mater Feat. Napoleon Murphy Brock*
- Paolo Fresu
- Bob Robert
- Gianni Bini
- Biba Band
- Krishna Biswas
- The Pepiband
Languages
- English
Interview with TOMMY BIANCHI
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: Jazz and pop music vinyl albums
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: hybrid is the best choice. DIGITAL COMPLEMENTS THE LIMITS OF ANALOGUE AND ANALOGUE COMPLEMENTS DIGITAL.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Save terrifying sounding mixes
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: How much might it costs an album mastering? Not cheap, I'm one of the last sound quality craftsman.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: Mastering ever can correct mixing mistakes
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Respect for the mix, clean, balanced and musically very beautiful sound
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: MASELEC MLA 3, TUBETECH CL1B, PENDULUM PL2, MANLEY BACKBONE, LAVRY MX122HD
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: From 2006
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: musical and prefect
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Donald Fagen, Daft Punk, Depeche Mode, Drake
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Send the AD converter on RED ZONE!
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Jazz, electronic music, house, techno, pop, acoustic, drum'n'bass, urban, hip hop, rap, rock, classical
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Vinyl cutting optimization
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Depth, 3D sound, musical frequencies balance, glue, warm, sculpted details, de-harsh and de-muddy sound, satin and smoothed high frequencies, hi and low end shaped, high loudness.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: My typical work process is to eleiminate every harsh or muddy frequencies from the mix in order to rebalance e redistribute energy at the sound where is needed. High LUFS loudness values as mastering result is not a problem.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: The studio setup is based on hi end mastering grade analog outboards as Maselec, Thermionic Culture and Manley, Lavry MX 122 HD, Lavry Blue and Lynx converters. Pro Tools Ultimate in HDX domain iks the DAW. I often use some audio digital plugins for a very effective hybrid mastering session as Fab Filter, Ozone, Acustica Audio, Eventide and more.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Donald Fagen, Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Peter Gabriel, Billie Eilish, Daft Punk
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Audio mastering for digital streaming platforms, digital distribution, CD and Vinyl
- Mastering EngineerAverage price - $100 per song
Tommy allows 1 no free revision for song, every revision costs 40 Euro. Tommy doesn't master project with less than 3 songs, no single tracks, only EP or LP full albums.
- Depeche Mode
- Drake
- The Weeknd
- MASELEC
- TUBETECH
- THERMIONIC CULTURE
- MANLEY
- LAVRY
- LYNX
- DANGEROUS MUSIC
- PENDULUM AUDIO
Special discount for SoundBetter Visitors: for more than 7 songs to be mastered, Tommy applies a 15% discount.
