London-based engineer Yoad Nevo has moved into the online mastering game from his Nevo Sound Studios base, writes Erica Basnicki
NEVO MASTERING, owned by head mastering engineer Yoad Nevo, recently opened its virtual doors. Based out of Nevo Sound Studios in London, the new online mastering service prides itself on offering major-label quality at indie label prices. “Until today, if an independent musician on the other side of the globe wanted to have their music mastered by the same mastering engineer who mastered their favourite album, odds are, it was only a dream,” said Nevo. “People put their heart and soul into making a record, so it’s a great responsibility to be the person adding the finishing touch. High-quality mastering services have always been available to artists working with major labels. We are proud to offer that same finishing touch to talented musicians all over the world.” Nevo, who has 20 years mastering experience under
his belt, is also a senior consultant and plug-in designer for Waves Audio. He has an extensive
discography, including albums by Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, Girls Aloud, Sugababes, Morcheeba, Ronan Keating and Bryan Adams. Opening Nevo Mastering was a natural extension of both the remote mastering work he has
some other techniques, which are in the pipeline, and haven’t been released as products yet.”
“People put their heart and soul into making a record, so it’s a great responsibility to be the person adding the
finishing touch” Yoad Nevo, Nevo Mastering
already done, and his work with Waves, which, he admits gives him “an edge”. “Obviously I use a lot of
Waves plug-ins, being part of the design team. But I also use
Outside the box, Nevo’s studio centres around a Neve 5116 console. “In there I have the best of both worlds because I have an amazing classic analogue Neve desk from the
early ’80s and I have digital equipment and some analogue outboard equipment. I feel so confident and so happy with the results I get there, it’s great.” Although there are several online mastering services available – Abbey Road, Metropolis, and eMastering immediately come to mind – Nevo is staking his business success on his reputation. “What’s unique about us is
that I am actually doing the mastering as opposed to some other services where you have a big studio name but you don’t have a face; you don’t actually know who’s doing the mastering,” he explains.
Nevo Mastering is centred around a Neve 5116
Nexo’s years of mastering experience
20 “That’s our selling point,
really; it’s all based on my personal experience, knowledge and taste, and I think a potential client that browses through the thousands of online mastering b usinesses would be happy to know there’s a specific person who is going to do the mastering.” www.nevomastering.com