My audio career started in 1984 while taking a radio production class in college. One thing lead to another and half way through that first class I found myself working behind the scenes for an NPR affiliated news and jazz station. I was doing everything from editing radio dramas to recording local jazz bands after hours. Those recordings would eventually be aired on the station and some went to press. Before I even knew it, I was mastering. In those early years I also spent a lot of time doing studio and location recording and post production, and many long hours tinkering with electronics and electro-mechanical devices.

In 1989 I moved to Minneapolis and have been working as a full time mastering engineer ever since. In that time I've mastered more than 4,000 albums for a diverse group of local, national and international clients ranging from Prince, Jonny Lang, The Cure and many others, right on down to the hard working musicians that make local music scenes thrive. I've made a career out of getting paid to listen to music, and life is good!

In addition to studio life, I'm active in a number of creative and technical communities. I'm a former chairman of the Audio Engineering Society (Upper Midwest chapter), a voting member of NARAS (the Grammy people), and an active musician and supporter of my local creative community.

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