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6x Grammy Award Winner • 11x Grammy Award Nominee Stereo, Dolby ATMOS & Immersive Mastering, Restoration & Archival. We Make Your Sound, Sound Better.

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Recent albums I’ve had the pleasure of contribute to the musical process of immersive mix and/or mastering, now available on Pure Audio Blu-ray or for download in MKV container :-)

Zoltán Kodály's Sonata for Solo Cello - Truls Mørk

Vidunderligst av alt på jord (immersive edition) - Knut Reiersrud and Iver Kleive

PANGAEA Immersive Realms - Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone

Chopin Residue - Mariusz Szypura

August Parker - Ozark Henry

States of Transition - Silent Work (Olaf Strassen & Lasse Nipkow)

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FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION
IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK

Jorge Mejia & The London Symphony Orchestra
Listen to the album - Link in Bio

I composed If These Walls Could Talk from questions I was trying to answer. Sitting in my studio apartment at 221 Collins, surrounded by walls more than a century old, I would wonder whose lives - and whose loves - had passed through those rooms. Had anyone died there? Had anyone prayed there with the intensity of the condemned? Had anyone loved with the wonder of a new heart opening up?

Those questions became a three-movement piano concerto, which I recorded at Abbey Road Studios with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ricardo Jaramillo, produced by Julio Reyes Copello, and with me at the piano.

I composed the music first. By the time we made the recording, I was still working on the stories that would accompany each movement. As those stories took shape, they became an integral part of the piece.

The first movement became Irving’s story. He buys the building sight unseen in 1926:

“He bought the building against the advice of his father and with money borrowed from a brother who still wasn’t speaking to him.

Three days later, the storm hit, like a fist from the bottom of the world…”

The second movement is Sofía’s story: a pianist turned nurse who finds love unexpectedly in the halls of 221 Collins:

“Sofía was a pianist before she was a nurse.

But when the war, the big war, took her brothers, it also took the sound from her hands.

She enlisted as a nurse with the Red Cross and found herself in Miami Beach.

She met Danny by accident. Or maybe by rhythm. A cough. A hallway. A sentence spoken, and then an answer, like a chord resolving.”

The third movement is Elena’s story, a former actress now facing her mind slowly fraying around the edges:

“Years ago, Elena had been someone. An actress, a singer. Guest arcs, nightclub sets, a face people recognized. Then… not.

Over time, the edges of things began to blur. Gently, like fabric worn thin by weather…”

FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION
IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK

Listen to the album and read the stories - links in bio

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FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

RÊVERIE is a cinematic reimagining of composer Ed Bazel’s solo piano portfolio, bringing 12 of his beloved compositions into the orchestral world with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios and conducted by Michael Repper, the album places Bazel’s intimate, lyrical piano playing at the emotional center, while the orchestra adds sweeping color, depth, and atmosphere.

RÊVERIE
Composed by Ed Bazel
with The London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Michael Repper
Orchestrations by On Staff Music, David Fogel, and Kitt Wakeley
Produced by David Fogel, Ed Bazel, Kandace Cornell, Karen Cornell, Brian Vibberts, Brad Ritchie, Jordan Cox
Mixed by Vibberts Mixing
Mastered by Coast Mastering

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Hot off the press! 🗞️ Honored to be among our fellow friends and incredible artists presenting their projects For Your Consideration in the GRAMMY® Contenders Preview issue of @billboard magazine! 🙌

FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION
*Best Contemporary Instrumental Album*

RÊVERIE
Composed by Ed Bazel
with The London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Michael Repper
Orchestrations by On Staff Music, David Fogel, and Kitt Wakeley
Produced by David Fogel, Ed Bazel, Kandace Cornell, Karen Cornell, Brian Vibberts, Brad Ritchie, Jordan Cox
Mixed by Vibberts Mixing
Mastered by Coast Mastering

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To our @grammys, @harahawaii and @nahokuhanohanoawards friends: we’ve submitted our latest album, “Oxygen”, for your GRAMMY® consideration. “Oxygen” is a contemporary folk album inspired by a midnight trip up Mauna Kea. Each song was written about and featured in an episode from the second season of our Emmy®-nominated show, “Will Play For Food”. These songs were a joy to write and we’ve had an incredible time bringing them to communities around the world.

Submitted categories:

Album, “Oxygen”, for:
- Contemporary Folk Album
- Immersive Audio Album

Song, “Hoedown”, for:
- Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Feeling so much gratitude for our friends at @marshmellowskiesstudio, @coastmastering, and @revolverrecordings and @alexlebowitz for helping us make something beautiful. For the guidance and artistry of @claustrelby, @nitaneeparis, @kencaillat and @artistmaxnation. For our featured guests @stringbassman112, @dorflinger_, @crookbry, @deandinning and Chris Olness.

And of course, to you, for believing in this story and singing along. All that really matters is this love.💛

FYC info: streetlightcadence.com/oxygen-album

#streetlightcadence #recordingacademy #grammy #fyc

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Check us out on page 44 of the latest issue of @variety magazine! So cool to share editorial space with Ben and so many great artists 🙌

FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION
*Best Contemporary Instrumental Album*

RÊVERIE
by Ed Bazel, featuring The London Philharmonic Orchestra 🎻

Stream the full album at the link in bio 🔗

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Here’s some exciting news! “Secrets of Light” is on the Grammy ballot this year in the Country and American Roots, going for Best Contemporary Folk Album. 💿

7 years in the making, through lockdowns, breakups, moving to 2 different countries, with the invaluable help of my friends and collaborators and my own muses and personal resilience, this is an accomplishment I feel very proud of.

Yes, they’re all breakup songs AND they’re songs that helped me find my way back to myself. To my own voice.

First and foremost, major thanks to bff & co-producer @jordzan who always makes me laugh and encourages me to strive higher in all ways musical and otherwise.

@brendancarthy at @theorchardrecordingstudio in Enniscorthy, Ireland has been an island of creativity and friendship throughout the years.

Gavin Glass at @orphanrecordingstudios in Curracloe, Ireland got it all started when we recorded “Leaves”

Jim Hustwit at @larp_music in London has been like the sun shinning through the clouds. His amazing recording and producing skills have elevated my songs to where they are now.

Thank you to Pierre Duval and his magic on “Tonight” in addition to Igor Bolender who recorded my vocals on Secrets of Light (the song) and composed and played the string arrangements. Both of these songs got loved up down in the catacombs of Paris where Igor’s studio lies.

Alexa Ramirez: my musical soul sister who’s cello playing echoes my own heart @alexajramirez
Brendan Carthy: Drums, Bass, Electric Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Pierre Duval: Drums, Bass, Electric Guitar, Synthesizers
Jim Hustwit: Electric Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Bodhrán
Jordan Buetow: Recorders, Glockenspiel, Harmonium
Igor Bolender: Strings
Seth Ford Young: Bass @sethfordyoung
Elton Bradman: Bass @eltonsounds

Special thanks
Jenn & Mark Miller for their true and warm friendship throughout the years and for introducing me to Jim @pinkypozie

Paddy Murray for the admiration, the inspiration and the support.

Thank you to the academy members for your consideration.

And most importantly a big thank you to my parents Mariana & Marcel who listened to à 2 year old’s obsession with the piano and supported her dream.

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For your GRAMMY® consideration: “Oxygen”, a contemporary folk album inspired by a midnight trip up Mauna Kea.

Submitted categories:

Contemporary Folk Album
Immersive Audio Album
Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella for “Hoedown”

Grateful for the love you’ve shown this album, and for the brilliant team that produced it. 💛

FYC: streetlightcadence.com/oxygen-album

#streetlightcadence #oxygen #grammy #fyc

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Chopin Residue at AES Show Nashville 2026.

After Copenhagen in May, the team behind the Immersive Edition brings Chopin Residue to the AES Show in Nashville, the Audio Engineering Society convention at Gaylord Opryland Resort, 30 October to 1 November.

In the panel Chopin Residue: Inside the Immersive Experience, Morten Lindberg (2L), Jacek Gawłowski (JG Master Lab), Michael Romanowski (Coast Mastering) and Mariusz Szypura talk through how a record without a piano was composed, mixed and mastered for a space with no front and no back. The Dolby Atmos edition will be played back on the dedicated system in the Genelec Immersive Room.

CHOPIN RESIDUE: INSIDE THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE | Genelec Immersive Room, AES Show Nashville | Friday 30 October | 4:00-4:50 PM >>>> aesshow.com

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Akae Beka ‘WORLD TAP IN’ for your Grammy Voting Consideration for “Best Reggae Album”… produced by: Vaughn Benjamin/Akae Beka/Higher Bound Productions, Engineered & Mixed by: Ryan ‘Ishence’ Willard, Mastered by: Michael Romanowski, Artwork by: Marcus Wilson… Musicians: Ras L, Vaughn Benjamin, Sly, Edmund, Suren, Kenyatta, Tuff Lion, Iaahden, Ishence, Big Natty, Jammal & Rodney, Pulse.

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AI in music is making mediocrity easier!

Grammy-winning mastering engineer Michael Romanowski of @coastmastering shares his concerns about AI in mastering and what can get lost when technology starts making creative decisions for us.

For Michael, mastering isn’t simply about making a track louder, cleaner, or technically “correct.” It’s about listening, intention, emotion, and understanding what the artist is trying to communicate.

And that raises a much bigger question: When AI can make everything sound “good,” does it also make everything start to sound the same?

🎧 Full conversation with Michael Romanowski on Hear Us Out. Coming soon!

#MichaelRomanowski #MasteringEngineer #AudioMastering #ArtificialIntelligence

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Coast Mastering will be part of the studio crawl this week. Come on by and visit Michael Romanowski in his amazing studio, get a raffle ticket and join us for the after party.

You can register at:
https://AESSF2026StudioCrawl.eventbrite.com

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