- Bob Katz
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Delta Air Lines Flight 191 "--------------Bob Katz is an audio mastering engineer who is known for his influential textbook on audio mastering"Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science" by Bob Katz, ISBN 978-0-24-080545-0] and his recording of jazz and classical music. Katz has mastered three Grammy award-winning albums and one nominated album. He has received high critical acclaim from audiophiles [ [http://www.stereophile.com/records2die4/67/index6.html Stereophile: 1992 Records To Die For ] ] and his book on mastering has received high critical acclaim [ [http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookreview.cws_home/678044/review Elsevier ] ] , and some reviewers consider it the "definitive work on mastering" [ [http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct03/articles/bobkatz.htm Bob Katz Mastering Audio ] ] . He is also one of the most "respected mastering engineers in the business." [ [http://emusician.com/mag/quickpick/emusic_focal_press_2/index.html FOCAL PRESS Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science Review ] ] He has also invented a proprietary technology called K-Stereo and K-Surround. These processes "recover lost or amplify hidden ambience, space and imaging, and generate stereo from mono signals without adding artificial reverberation." [ [http://mixonline.com/news/headline/bobkatz-uspatent-kstereoksurround-102406/ Mastering Engineer Bob Katz Awarded U.S. Patent ] ]Katz taught at the Institute of Audio Research from 1978 to 1979. In 1988, Katz joined
Chesky Records and began recording jazz and classical artists there, as well as producing the world's first oversampled commercial recordings. In 1990, he founded an audio mastering company called Digital Domain, where he continues to work.Grammy Award-Winning Albums
Grammy Award-Winning Albums mastered by Bob Katz:
* 1985:Ben Kingsley , "The Words of Gandhi"
* 1997:Paquito D'Rivera , "Portraits of Cuba"
* 2001:Olga Tañon , "Olga Viva, Viva Olga"References
See also
[http://www.digido.com/images/00495-Bob_Katz_Bio.pdf Biography (authored by spouse)]
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