On December 27, 1967 Doug Sax opened the doors to The Mastering Lab Hollywood, founding one of the first independent facilities in the world and the most recognizable name in mastering. Now with two locations in Hollywood and Ojai California The Mastering Lab remains a revolutionary state of the art company, utilizing unique and inspired concepts of signal flow and electronics pioneered by Doug’s brother Sherwood Sax. Indeed all of our electronics, from the tape machines to equalizers, our compressors and limiters, A/D and D/A converters, monitoring amplifiers and consoles are all purpose designed and handcrafted. The musical use to this unique equipment has earned The Mastering Lab more Grammy nominations for engineering that any other mastering facility.

Our Hollywood facility is manned by the Grammy winning,
Robert Hadley. You will find his name on the back of a number of hit and acclaimed records by artists including:
Korn, Stevie Nicks, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, The Dixie Chicks, Barry Manilow, Diana Krall, Ryan Adams, The Calling, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Los Lobos, Carly Simon, Herb Alpert, Natalie Cole.

Working from Ojai, Sangwook “Sunny” Nam’s, ever growing list of impressive credits includes: Matt Dusk, George Benson, Al Jarreau …

Doug Sax, our veteran engineer, has crafted sounds for the icons of the music business for over forty years. Helping to define the sound of all genres of popular and classical music with legendary acts including Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart, Earth, Wind and Fire, Tower of Power, Miles Davis, Ray Charles, George Benson, Natalie Cole, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, James Taylor, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Lyle Lovett and Alison Krauss. (Allmusic.com)

Arnie Acosta’s return in 2007 to The Mastering Lab is truly a reunion of old friends …