Gavin Lurssen
American mastering engineer
Gavin Lurssen is an American mastering engineer. He owns Lurssen Mastering in Hollywood, California.[1] Lurssen's Grammy Award–winning work includes Raising Sand, a collaborative album featuring Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, and the soundtrack for the Coen Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?. He has also mastered recordings by Tom Waits, Sheryl Crow, Loretta Lynn, Matchbox Twenty, T-Bone Burnett, Jennette McCurdy and many others. Lurssen is an alumnus of Berklee College of Music.[2]
Discography
This is a partial discography of recordings mastered by Gavin Lurssen.
Albums
Soundtracks
Year | Title | Artist | Additional information |
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2016 | Money Monster | Henry Jackman/Dominic Lewis | |
2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Hans Zimmer | |
2015 | Creed (soundtrack) | Ludwig Göransson | |
2015 | Kingsman: The Secret Service (soundtrack) | Henry Jackman/Matthew Margeson | |
2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis (soundtrack) | Various Artists | |
2013 | Pacific Rim (soundtrack) | Ramin Djawadi | |
2012 | The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond | Various Artists | |
2011 | Cars 2 | Michael Giacchino | |
2008 | Slumdog Millionaire (soundtrack) | A. R. Rahman | Academy Award (Best Song and Best Soundtrack) |
2008 | A Perfect Place | Mike Patton | |
2007 | Good Luck Chuck | Various Artists | |
2007 | Halloween | Various Artists | |
2006 | Cars (soundtrack) | Various Artists | |
2005 | Transamerica (soundtrack) | Various Artists | Academy Award (Best Song) |
2005 | Bratz: Rock Angelz (soundtrack) | Various Artists | |
2004 | The Ladykillers | Various Artists | |
2003 | Cold Mountain (soundtrack) | Various Artists | Academy Award Nominee (Best Original Score) |
2003 | A Mighty Wind | Various Artists | Academy Award Nominee (Best Song) |
2002 | The Santa Clause 2 | Various Artists | |
2002 | Lizzie McGuire (soundtrack) | Various Artists | |
2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) | Various Artists | |
2000 | Coyote Ugly | Various Artists | |
1996 | James and the Giant Peach | Randy Newman | |
1994 | Backbeat | Don Was |
Reissues
Year | Title | Artist | Additional information |
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1993 | Bridge over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel | MasterSound Edition |
1994 | What's Going On | Marvin Gaye | Motown Master Series |
1994 | Friday Night in San Francisco | Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucía | MasterSound Edition |
1994 | Couldn't Stand the Weather | Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | MasterSound Edition |
1994 | Wish You Were Here | Pink Floyd | MasterSound Edition |
1994 | In Our Lifetime | Marvin Gaye | Motown Master Series |
1994 | Blow by Blow | Jeff Beck | MasterSound Edition |
1994 | Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta | Syreeta Wright | |
1995 | Farmer's Market Barbecue | The Count Basie Big Band | |
1995 | Basie Jam | Count Basie | |
1995 | Pickin' the Blues | Doc Watson and Merle Watson | |
1995 | Silk Degrees | Boz Scaggs | MasterSound Edition |
1998 | I Want You | Marvin Gaye | |
1998 | Trouble Man | Marvin Gaye | |
1998 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye | |
2003 | Paid in Full | Eric B. & Rakim | Deluxe Edition |
2005 | Follow the Leader | Eric B. & Rakim | Expanded Edition |
2005 | Endtroducing..... | DJ Shadow | Deluxe Edition |
2005 | Hellbilly Deluxe | Rob Zombie | Deluxe Edition |
2008 | Whoa, Nelly! | Nelly Furtado | Special Edition |
2009 | Let Love Rule | Lenny Kravitz | 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition |
2014 | The Apple Years 1968–75 | George Harrison | With Paul Hicks & Reuben Cohen |
2018 | All In 1978-2018 | Toto | With Elliot Scheiner & Reuben Cohen |
Assistant
Year | Title | Artist | Additional information |
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1993 | Crimson and Blue | Phil Keaggy | |
1995 | Temptation | Holly Cole | |
1995 | I Just Wasn't Made for These Times | Brian Wilson | |
1995 | Go to the Top | Hitomi | |
1996 | The Road to Ensenada | Lyle Lovett |
Awards
Grammy Awards
- 2002: Album of the Year - O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack
- 2004: Best Historical Album - Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey
- 2009: Album of the Year - Raising Sand (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)
Latin Grammy Awards
- 2010: Best Engineered Album: Distinto (Diego Torres)
- 2015: Best Rock Album: B (Diamante Eléctrico)
References
- ^ Mix Profiles Lurssen Mastering Facility in Hollywood Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine for MixOnline.com. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
- ^ "Lurssen Mastering". Mixonline. 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
External links
- Official site for Lurssen Mastering
- AllMusic Credits