AYAN MASTERING
World Class Mastering Studio of Grammy Award Winning engineer Adam Ayan
About
Chief Mastering Engineer/Owner - Adam Ayan
Adam Ayan is a Grammy Award, 7x Latin Grammy Award, and TEC Award winning mastering engineer. He previously worked at Gateway Mastering Studios for 25 years. Upon the dissolution of Gateway Mastering, Ayan Mastering was born. In 2024 Adam built the world class mastering studio of his dreams in the Arts District on the peninsula of beautiful Portland, Maine.
Adam is passionate about music, the art of mastering, and bringing every project to its fullest sonic potential.
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Sound Your Best
After 25 years at the legendary Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, ME, Adam has launched Ayan Mastering. A mastering studio to call his own, where he continues his quest for sonic excellence, and helping his clients' recordings sound their best.
Now located in the Arts District on the beautiful peninsula of Portland, Maine; Adam has built the mastering room of his dreams.
Adam has had the pleasure of mastering thousands of recordings in his career. His credits are diverse and exemplary - including recordings for superstar artists such as Paul McCartney, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, Journey, Barbra Streisand, Gwen Stefani, Shakira, Queen, Father John Misty, Madonna, Marc Anthony, the Foo Fighters, Bob Marley, Tim McGraw, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Kelly Clarkson, Juan Luis Guerra, Rush, Nirvana, Rascal Flatts, Pearl Jam, The Animals, and Keith Urban to name a few.
Awards
Adam has mastered many award winning recordings, including 75 Grammy/Latin Grammy Award winners. He has also won a Grammy Award, 7 Latin Grammy Awards, and a TEC (Technical Excellence and Creativity) Award.
In 2018 he was nominated for Audio Engineer of the Year by the Academy Of Country Music.
In 2022 he was nominated for a Golden Melody Award, as part of the production team on an album by legendary Chinese rock artist Cui Jian.
He has mastered hundreds of Gold/Platinum/Multi-Platinum recordings to date, as well as countless #1 singles and albums.
Adam was also recently inducted into the Pinkerton Academy Hall of Fame. A very special and distinct honor, which has been bestowed upon successful and honorable Pinkerton alumni such as Robert Frost and Alan Shepard to name a few.