John Golden Mastering...

Bradahman · 1st April 2006, 06:18 AM

I just had a reference for John Golden. Has anyone had a project mastered there. Any comments on their work. Thank you.

jdunn · 1st April 2006, 06:41 AM

I haven't, but their website looks good. It appears that they've mastered a lot of indie rock. The equipment and facility looks pretty nice from the pictures.

Sorry I can't offer any first hand experience. If you got a recommendation to go with them, it's probably worth a shot.

BTW, I lived on Kauai for 5 years. I hear they've had a bit of rain lately. Bad flooding. I was there for Hurricane Iniki. It was crazy.

Is it raining there now?

tree montgomery · 1st April 2006, 09:52 AM

john golden is the bomb
I mastered my last record with him and sat in on the session
he is truly well..... a master
and the stories he tells are well worth every penny

Drumsound · 1st April 2006, 10:13 AM

I had a record done by JJ Golden, John's son. It sounds great and JJ is a great guy. He was quite attentive and comunicated wonderfully even on a long distance project. He and I got to hang out at TapeOpCon last year and he's a really great guy. A good friend used JJ recently and that record sounds great too.

Infernal Device · 1st April 2006, 03:33 PM

John and JJ have done about 25 projects for me. Wonderful work. I have never asked them to change a thing. Great people, great prices, great work.

West coast-John Golden

East Coast-Joe Lambert

Bradahman · 2nd April 2006, 06:28 PM

BTW, I lived on Kauai for 5 years. I hear they've had a bit of rain lately. Bad flooding. I was there for Hurricane Iniki. It was crazy.

Is it raining there now?[/quote]

Thanks for the info guys... Yeah JDUN, 40 days of rain, the whole state got it bad, but Kauai had that dam break that took a few lives... The weather seems to be going back to normal. Aloha

Plush · 3rd April 2006, 05:59 PM

John Golden does excellent work!

Book him today!

kjcoral · 3rd April 2006, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tree montgomery

john golden is the bomb
I mastered my last record with him and sat in on the session
he is truly well..... a master
and the stories he tells are well worth every penny

when my first band's first record came out in '95, we did it on a mackie and some ADAT's but thankfully the record co. got john golden to do the mastering and he made it sound better than it had ANY right to!

in other words, book him now!

vaka · 5th November 2007, 01:46 PM

Reviving an old thread here..

Would anyone wanna do me a big favor and post before/after clips of projects mastered by John Golden? I _LOVE_ the stuff I've heard him do, but they all have been recorded & mixed by my fave engineer Steve Albini, so the mixes are pretty excellent to begin with. I'd love to hear some before/afters to hear John's actual contribution.

I'm looking for a place to get my own record mastered, and since the sound and vibe is pretty Steve Albini-ish, I think John Golden might be the guy for the job.
The latest Weedeater album sounds so good it's not even funny and John mastered it. Albini really hit the spot on that one too.

1-minute high bitrate mp3's would do nicely. I'd really appreciate it.

balanceman · 5th November 2007, 03:35 PM

thimbs up for golden.
he has done about half a dozen projects for me. We even drove down to his place a couple years back to hang out for the mastering. Nice guy, good people.
about half of the records I grew up on were hanging on his wall including BOTH Men at Work albums!!
you can't really go wrong.

Mike Caffrey · 5th November 2007, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vaka

Reviving an old thread here..

Would anyone wanna do me a big favor and post before/after clips of projects mastered by John Golden? I _LOVE_ the stuff I've heard him do, but they all have been recorded & mixed by my fave engineer Steve Albini, so the mixes are pretty excellent to begin with. I'd love to hear some before/afters to hear John's actual contribution.

I'm looking for a place to get my own record mastered, and since the sound and vibe is pretty Steve Albini-ish, I think John Golden might be the guy for the job.
The latest Weedeater album sounds so good it's not even funny and John mastered it. Albini really hit the spot on that one too.

1-minute high bitrate mp3's would do nicely. I'd really appreciate it.

Why not ask John for some? He'll probably have a wide variety of clips to illustrate what he's contributed.

vaka · 6th November 2007, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Caffrey

Why not ask John for some? He'll probably have a wide variety of clips to illustrate what he's contributed.

Yeah, about 2 secs after posting I kinda thought of that myself. I blame lack of sleep and temporary case of the brain farts.

Kris · 6th November 2007, 01:50 PM

Whenever I got into trouble with the cops as a kid, I always told them my name was John Golden. Sorry John!

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1st April 2006, 06:18 AM	#1
Bradahman Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: honolulu Posts: 196	John Golden Mastering... I just had a reference for John Golden. Has anyone had a project mastered there. Any comments on their work. Thank you.

1st April 2006, 06:41 AM	#2
jdunn Head of Bumping Security (B.S) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: in the hills of Southern California Posts: 2,695	I haven't, but their website looks good. It appears that they've mastered a lot of indie rock. The equipment and facility looks pretty nice from the pictures. Sorry I can't offer any first hand experience. If you got a recommendation to go with them, it's probably worth a shot. BTW, I lived on Kauai for 5 years. I hear they've had a bit of rain lately. Bad flooding. I was there for Hurricane Iniki. It was crazy. Is it raining there now? __________________ Jason Dunn 5 Sonic Productions

1st April 2006, 09:52 AM	#3
tree montgomery Gear maniac Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 210	the bomb john golden is the bomb I mastered my last record with him and sat in on the session he is truly well..... a master and the stories he tells are well worth every penny

1st April 2006, 10:13 AM	#4
Drumsound Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bloomington Il Posts: 3,555	I had a record done by JJ Golden, John's son. It sounds great and JJ is a great guy. He was quite attentive and comunicated wonderfully even on a long distance project. He and I got to hang out at TapeOpCon last year and he's a really great guy. A good friend used JJ recently and that record sounds great too. __________________ Tony Oxide Lounge Recording See the Oxide Lounge! WWJMD? Come see me on the Tape Op boards! "If I have to flip flop more than three times in an A/B test to figure out what the difference is, I lose interest in that difference.'--Tchad Blake

1st April 2006, 03:33 PM	#5
Infernal Device Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: USA Posts: 619	John and JJ have done about 25 projects for me. Wonderful work. I have never asked them to change a thing. Great people, great prices, great work. West coast-John Golden East Coast-Joe Lambert __________________ Just because you are necessary does not mean you are important.

2nd April 2006, 06:28 PM	#6
Bradahman Gear maniac Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: honolulu Posts: 196	BTW, I lived on Kauai for 5 years. I hear they've had a bit of rain lately. Bad flooding. I was there for Hurricane Iniki. It was crazy. Is it raining there now?[/quote] Thanks for the info guys... Yeah JDUN, 40 days of rain, the whole state got it bad, but Kauai had that dam break that took a few lives... The weather seems to be going back to normal. Aloha

3rd April 2006, 05:59 PM	#7
Plush Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,733	John Golden does excellent work! Book him today!

5th November 2007, 01:46 PM	#9
vaka Gear maniac Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Stockholm/Borlänge, Sweden Posts: 172	Reviving an old thread here.. Would anyone wanna do me a big favor and post before/after clips of projects mastered by John Golden? I _LOVE_ the stuff I've heard him do, but they all have been recorded & mixed by my fave engineer Steve Albini, so the mixes are pretty excellent to begin with. I'd love to hear some before/afters to hear John's actual contribution. I'm looking for a place to get my own record mastered, and since the sound and vibe is pretty Steve Albini-ish, I think John Golden might be the guy for the job. The latest Weedeater album sounds so good it's not even funny and John mastered it. Albini really hit the spot on that one too. 1-minute high bitrate mp3's would do nicely. I'd really appreciate it. __________________ http://www.vakamusic.net \|\|\| http://www.myspace.com/vakamusic Debut wax out on Murkhouse Recordings fall 2OO8.

5th November 2007, 03:35 PM	#10
balanceman Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: oakland Posts: 239	thimbs up for golden. he has done about half a dozen projects for me. We even drove down to his place a couple years back to hang out for the mastering. Nice guy, good people. about half of the records I grew up on were hanging on his wall including BOTH Men at Work albums!! you can't really go wrong.

6th November 2007, 01:50 PM	#13
Kris Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tallahassee Posts: 1,350	Whenever I got into trouble with the cops as a kid, I always told them my name was John Golden. Sorry John! __________________ http://www.fullblackout.com - band http://www.logcabinmusic.com - studio ... - Yours Truely "a GOOD mic pre is good with any mic on any instrument or voice for any genre of music and into any recording device." W. Wittman (ProSoundWeb)

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