Tom Coyne (music engineer)

Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound

Born December 10, 1954
Union, New Jersey
Occupation(s) Mastering Engineer
Associated acts Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Adele, Sam Smith, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Marc Anthony
Website http://sterling-sound.com/engineers/tom-coyne/

Tom Coyne is an American mastering engineer.

Biography

Tom Coyne was born and bred in Union, NJ. He graduated from Roselle Catholic High School in 1972. He attended Kean College where he received a degree in Commercial Design. Following college, Tom's first job was at Dick Charles Recording where Lee Hulko, former owner of Sterling Sound, got his first job in the states after arriving from Thunder Bay, ON.[1] In the six months Tom worked at Dick Charles,[2] he watched Dick master records on the lathe and soon began cutting his own after hours. Tom then was hired at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs,[3] assisting under Dominic Romeo,[4] known for cutting 45's for The Rolling Stones, The The Four Seasons, Frankie Valli and Dionne Warwick among others. For the next ten years, Tom primarily cut records for dance bands with his first big record being "Ladies Night" by Kool and the Gang. In 1989, Tom was hired by the Hit Factory where he spent another five years mastering mostly Hip-Hop and R&B records by artists such as Black Box, Billy Ocean, Tribe Called Quest and De la Soul. In 1994, Tom was offered a job by Lee Hulko who now owned and operated Sterling Sound.[5] In 1998, Tom, Ted Jensen, Greg Calbi, Murat Aktar (Absolute Audio co-founder) and the UK based Metropolis bought Sterling Sound from Lee Hulko.[6][7]

Awards and recognition

Tom has won three Grammy Awards and has over 35 category wins.[1]

Grammy awards:

Grammy nominations:

2015

2014

2013

2012

2010

Studio

Sterling Sound is located in New York City, occupying the top floor of the Chelsea Market in the Meatpacking District. It was designed by Fran Manzella, FM Design.[8]

Selected works

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Billboard Special Supplement S-1 12/21/2002". https://books.google.com/books?id=MQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA41&lpg=RA1-PA41&dq=Lee+Hulko&source=bl&ots=3A4qNiwXZF&sig=48NO5FWfMhaKLwAnVxkhPpjokXQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=M7gBVYfFJIiUNr6QhOAF&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=Lee%20Hulko&f=false''.
  2. ↑ "Dick Charles Recording". http://www.discogs.com/label/196522-Dick-Charles-Recording-Inc''.
  3. ↑ "Mix Magazine". http://www.mixonline.com/news/profiles/frankfordwayne-mastering-labs/373012''.
  4. ↑ "Dominick Romeo". http://www.discogs.com/artist/391396-Dominick-Romeo''.
  5. ↑ "Sterling Sound Billboard Celebrating 33 1/3 years in the business - Special Supplement S-1 - S-15". https://books.google.com/books?id=MQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA42&dq=%22tom+coyne%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gm4AVdelIcWVNtf9gjg&ved=0CEEQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22tom%20coyne%22&f=false''.
  6. ↑ "Mastering Pros Plan NYC Studio". https://books.google.com/books?id=GgoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA148&dq=%22Ted+Jensen%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=V4UAVbv-DMbCggT8soSoCg&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Ted%20Jensen%22&f=false''.
  7. ↑ "Phil Demetro Interviews Mastering Legend Tom Coyne". http://web.archive.org/web/20080724095123/http://phildemetromastering.com/articles.html''.
  8. ↑ Manzella, Fran. "FM Design". http://www.fmdesign.com/2013/mastering/''. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Congratulations, Taylor Swift: You'll be the only platinum artist of 2014". http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/congratulations-taylor-swift-youll-be-the-only-platinum-artist-of-2014/article21180284/''.