Professional Mastering is
within your budget!

The time has come. You’ve put months, perhaps years, into your recordings. You’ve got just the right punch in the kick, the guitars have the right crunch, and the vocals are floating in the perfect space just above the keyboard pad. Now is the time to share your creation with an eagerly awaiting public...

A. Hammer Mastering & Digital Media brings to the Bay Area (and the recording industry) highly experienced professional Compact Disc Premastering and DVD Authoring at a price point previously unattainable. We combine the engineering expertise of a seasoned mastering specialist with the artistic sense of a working musician and the technology of a digital mastering environment to give your album the best possible transition from the studio to the pressing plant. We can enhance your good work to make it great- all with completely professional results at rates you can afford.

Call or e-mail us today and discover the difference that truly professional mastering can make!

  • "Gary Hobish was able to pull a sonic rabbit out of his magic hat, making my 25-year old record sound the best it had since the days in 1983 when I was hearing it blasted out of the big studio speakers at the Automat at San Francisco. I've always maintained that the Medicine Show was the best record the Dream Syndicate ever made and Gary certainly had the skills and vision to give some muscle to that claim. Thanks, Gary!-" Steve Wynn, Dream Syndicate
  • "Gary has ears of gold. Easily the most talented mastering engineer I've ever had the pleasure of meeting-" Kevin Seal, Griddle
  • "Finding Gary was like finding that sound oasis I have been searching for all these years.  The man is a chemist, and his sound formulas take the audio quality of the music he is working with to glistening heights." David Katznelson, Birdman Records
  • "Such a breath of fresh air! Gary mastered my newest album "Real World" and took it to a whole new level! Thank you Gary!!!!" Blair Hansen

  • "Many famous musicians have had an album mastered from Gary, yet he is still available to the locals at such reasonable rates. He's adept at virtually any style of music. What really makes Gary stand out though, is his intent to do the BEST he can on any project. I've never had to worry when I have hired him to master audio for my web site, demos or CD. It's great when you know someone who is the best at what they do." Dianne Nola
  • "I would be crazy to go to someone else for my next project." Marlina Teich
  • "At RUNT we release between 24 and 36 CD reissues (as well as several new music projects) each year. Nearly all of these are mastered by Gary Hobish. The master material for our reissues varies greatly from well-preserved major label big studio recordings from the '60s and '70s to several generation transfers of archival field hollers and folk music. Gary has the ability to bring the maximum possible sonic fidelity and clarity to each of our CD releases, regardless of source. Gary is a pro!" Russ Tolman, Runt Distribution (DBK Works, Plain Recordings, Masked Weasel)
  • "Many thanks for your remarkable work... Yours is the only work we can rely on for our mastering challenges.  Your level of dedication makes it feel like you are a full part of our record company. " Roger Bennett, Idelsohn Society/ Reboot Stereophonic Records
  • "Gary Hobish is the MAN!! he turned our already good sounding record into a GREAT sounding record!" Ralph Carney, Carneyball Johnson
  • "Thank you so much for your great mastering job! I'm delighted with the sound! You are terrific!" Patty Waters
  • "Superb remastering by Gary Hobish that's a major improvement over their previous incarnations..." (Flamin' Groovies' "Bust Out at Full Speed: The Sire Years") Mark Deming, All Music Guide
  • "Gary has an incredible ear, is incredibly professional, a has a great depth of experience in orchestral indie rock genres. Plus, he has an edge of raw talent that few attain. Great mastering engineers are a very rare breed, and I would highly recommend any band - including those of the absolute highest calibre - contact Gary for mastering work." The Family Crest
  • "Having worked with Gary on the mastering of nearly a hundred different 1960's and 1970's reissue CDs, I've found his ear and taste right on target each and every time. I highly recommend him for any project you want to release on CD." Pat Thomas, Water Records
  • "The proof is in the listening experience. Gary enhanced the sound of our recordings in a technical and artful way. He does stellar work." Superfolk
  • "What makes Gary really great to work with is his relaxed yet very professional attitude. He makes you feel immediately comfortable with the knowledge of his craft and makes it quite clear that he is genuinely interested and personally invested in getting you the best sound for your recording. We are really happy with the results and look forward to working with him again." The Tunnel
  • "The remastering job is quite fine—this does not sound like the typical compressed, limited, candy-coated Warner Bros. pop album of 1970, but is rich and warm and crisp by turns." (John Simon's "John Simon") Ken Kessler, Sterephile Magazine
  • "Gary Hobish did a fabulous job making our home recorded music sound professional. I also found out that he mastered Big Star’s ‘#1 record/ Radio City’ CD which is in my top five CD’s of all time... a superb mastering engineer" Mark Turrel, Evergreen Dazed
  • "Oh, yeah, the sound kicks thanks to a fine mastering job by Gary Hobish!" (Eddie Gale's "Ghetto Music") Thom Jurek All Music Guide

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