Tim Boyce : NYC Mastering on SoundBetter

I help music feel alive in an overly saturated market. Mastering for French Montana, DJ Sluggo, Nicholas Jaar, The Happy Mess, and Ayo Jay. Winning APRA and Platinum awards, including nominations for Grammy, & Headies awards. EVERY PROJECT is a chance to shine, big or small. My mastering helps artists uniquely stand-out, Start a chat and let's talk

Originally a staff mastering engineer at Masterdisk NYC, Tim Boyce has worked with the best. Now with a dedicated Studio Facility located on E.14th St. in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, Tim's music mastering makes your song jump out of the speakers to grab your fans attention. Assuring a memorable first impression, as well as proper playback on important additional revenue streams like iTunes, YouTube, Broadcast licensing, etc...

Music is pure communication, and Tim is an expert at interpreting a client’s abstract ideas and language into concrete audible results. His dedication, focus, and ability to articulate these complex musical emotions and ideas makes Tim the best choice for making your music translates across boundaries reaching its full audience. Highly adept in both ultra-modern and traditional analog mastering styles, Mastering engineer Tim Boyce translates the artistic expression of your mix into emotionally engaging digital releases in the heart of the East Village NYC with world-class analog mastering that helps your music feel alive, and connect deeply with your listeners emotions.

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Credits

AllMusic verified credits for Tim Boyce

French Montana
Tim Wheeler
Emmy the Great
Tim Wheeler
Emmy the Great
Emmy the Great
Emmy the Great
Tim Wheeler
Emmy the Great
EsZ
EsZ
Recovery Council
EsZ
Gabrielle Roth & the Mirrors
EsZ
Museum

258 Reviews - 66 Repeat Clients

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by Tristan W.
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Tim is fast, professional, receptive, and does great work. Highly recommend!
by Kaycee
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Tim is the man you need in your crew when you want unfailing delivery. He has been consistent working with me since 2020. He is good at his craft and takes his business seriously.
by Matthew C.
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Very professional and timely work!
by KJ Singh
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Tim is a patient, experienced mastering engineer. Even though it was a complicated track with singing voice, spoken words along with music, he made it sound so beautiful and poetic.
Highly recommended. Pleasure working with him.
by Hamzeh
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perfect results as always, Tim tailors the master to fit your vision and adds his own magic to it
by Jason K.
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Tim is a true professional. Great ear - Fast Turn Around.. Totally Happy ..
by David H.
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Tim has such a broad working knowledge across many different genres of music, and he never fails to make my tracks shine!
by Mattias R.
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Pure quality! Super happy about the master!
by Logan Dawson
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Tim is super timely, detailed and professional. He's excellent at his craft, and an excellent communicator. Gave me a great master at the first go and after a few adjustments we had a great final result! I highly recommend him!
by Sonny G.
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Tim is the real deal!!!!! Loved working with Tim and the masters sound fantastic!!!!
by Grant
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Great, quality work. Easy and clear communication.
by Prod. Liberty
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Top mastering engineer! happy with the results
by Josh K.
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Awesome masters
by Hamzeh Al-Saket
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A new year started yes, but i'm not changing my go-to mastering engineer. Yet another brilliant mastering, this man is an artist.
by Upperflow
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Tim consistently delivers top-quality work. He is extremely professional, always meets deadlines, and the sound he achieves is out of this world. We feel lucky to have found such an exceptional mastering engineer.
by Bauke N.
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I’m really happy with Tim’s work. He takes the time to listen and understands exactly what a song needs to reach the next level. His professionalism, expertise and quick turnaround make the whole process easy and enjoyable. I can’t recommend him enough as a mastering engineer!
by Kerstin B.
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Sounds amazing as always! 🔥 Perfect work, no tweaks needed. Thank you for your incredible attention to detail. Highly recommend!
by Nora L.
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Everything you could wish for :)
by Tristan W.
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Tim does excellent work. He is fast and professional, highly recommend!
by Hamzeh Al-Saket
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Always a 10/10 with Tim, you can hear his passion through his work, man is an artist, can't recommend enough!

Interview with Tim Boyce : NYC Mastering

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: The Great Gatsby Soundtrack --- it was under intense deadlines, and HUGE pressure with the director (Baz Luhrmann) listening to tracks in England and sending notes in middle of the night.. . . . I assisted for Tony Dawsey and we ended up getting 3x Grammy nominations that year for that record. :) Felt good
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: I bring Emotional connection : : : I can finesse a track to really connect with the listener. That is what makes music that you're still proud of in 10-years. .
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I make music have IMPACT and Depth. Lots of QC, and care to detail .... It's not done until you're dancing in your chair, and emotionally feeling the song. It should get under your skin to where you can't stop thinking about it
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: There is a time and a place for both ... Analog for depth, digital for tightness. I'm a beta-tester for many hardware and software companies ... so the equipment/software I work with daily is what will be available next year to the rest of the industry. Sounds Good to be ahead of the curve
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Trust your ears and your instincts ... if you think something feels good, so will your fans. Trust your Art.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: in 2008 I started at Masterdisk in NYC. I first worked alongside Dave McNair, and Randy Merrill in Greg Calbi's original mastering room (assisting and after-hours building up my clients base) Then I moved as an assistant to Scott Hull who was working in Bob Ludwig's original room.. from there I moved to working with Tony Dawsey and Roger Lian in MD3 (the third room) as a staff engineer and Tonys assistant. I also had the good fortune to work with Andy VanDette, Vlado Meller daily ... A real powerhouse team of epic engineers, and I learned so much from them during that time. .. Since I have developed my own sound and style of working, but the influence of working alongside the worlds best ME's greatly influence my final product. I will be forever grateful for their generosity in mentoring my development
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: My communication and my decision making
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Highly modified Analog gear. I'm very critical of plug-ins ... only 3-4 have the depth of sonics that I demand from my equipment. There is a balance between vintage tone (Sontec's, clean 1950's tubes) for depth .. and tightness for a clean modern sound (Weiss DS-1, etc..) The entire chain works together .. it's not just one or two pieces, at the end of the day I am a Systems Designer and this system simply sounds outstanding! I'm very proud of the synergy in these very rare and well maintained pieces working together.