Masteringfor the longplay.
I'm Mike. Grammy Award–winning mastering engineer at Sony Music's Battery Studios in Midtown Manhattan. Thousands of records, from chart-topping hits to historic reissues.
— 01 / Approach
Mike Piacentini
Grammy-winning mastering engineer · Sony Music
I don't make things louder. I make them make sense — at the airport, in the car, on a $5 speaker at 2am, on whatever your listener is using that you can't control.
Mike is one of Sony Music's in-house mastering engineers and a Grammy Award winner. He has mixed and mastered thousands of tracks — from indie breakthroughs to major label icons — delivering records that sound powerful, polished, and release-ready across streaming, radio, vinyl, and beyond.
Beyond an award-winning discography, Mike brings a deep understanding of today's artists and producers. He ensures every master translates with impact — on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, radio, clubs, and beyond. From singles and full albums to vinyl and immersive formats, Mike delivers release-ready masters that compete with the biggest records in the world.
— 02 / What I do
Services
Four ways to work together, depending on where you are with the record.
Most commonfrom $120Stereo Mastering
The standard. A finished stereo mix, returned as a release-ready master — streaming loudness, ISRC embedded, everything you need to push the button.
from $185Stem Mastering
When the mix is almost right but not quite. You send the subgroups — drums, bass, vocals, whatever makes sense — and I get to nudge what a flat stereo file won't let me touch.
from $150Vinyl Mastering
Sibilance control, bass management, groove spacing. The kind of master that sounds good when it's actually cut, not just when it looks good in the DAW. RIAA curve, lacquer-ready files.
by quoteRestoration & Transfers
Tape, vinyl, lost sessions, old DATs. Cleaning up formats that predate the cloud. For reissues, archival work, or just so your family can finally hear those recordings.
All sessions include one round of revisions, ISRC embedding, and delivery in WAV 24/96, WAV 16/44.1, and 320kbps MP3. Ask about a project.
— 03 / Recent work
Selected credits
A handful of records I've worked on over the last few years.
The studio
Battery Studios, Midtown Manhattan · Since 2014
— 05 / The signal chain
The signal chain, for the gear-curious.
A world-class hybrid analog-digital mastering rig at Battery Studios in Midtown Manhattan. The gear matters — but it's the ears and the room that make the records translate. Here's what's in the chain.
— 06 / Process
How a record gets through here.
No project management software. No onboarding calls. Send a file, get a master, send notes, get a revision. That's it.
Send a track.
Email me a link to a stereo mix (WAV, 24-bit or higher). I'll confirm I've got it and that nothing's weird about the levels.
I master it.
Usually within 2–3 business days, often faster. You'll get a watermarked preview MP3 to check on your own speakers first.
Notes, if you have them.
I send back the preview with written notes. You reply with whatever you want changed. One round is included.
Final master, ready to ship.
WAV 24/96, WAV 16/44.1, 320kbps MP3, ISRC embedded. DDP for physical. Whatever you need to push the button.
— 07 / Get in touch
Ready to work together?
Tell me about the record.
Reach out with some details about the project — how many tracks, where you are in the process, and what you're hoping to get out of mastering. I'll follow up within 48 hours.