Downbeat Mastering

Downbeat will instantly lift the sound of your mix to new heights with premium analogue gear and the right ears to go with it. Josh is the man to go to for the dub & reggae sound but have also sent pop and r&b tracks that have come out pristine too. Great sound at an affordable price. Highly recommended.

Fantastic delivery, great sounding masters, quick and clear communication, was fantastic to work with!

To find Josh at Downbeat Mastering has been a treasure untold.. A mastering engineer that provides such attention to sound quality while maintaining our vision has been imperative to the start up of our record lable J & E RECORDS. to find a mastering engineer who can provide above and beyond the highest sonic standards, that will treat you and your project with responsiveness and respect is nearly impossible. Good luck getting the kind of communication and care from another mastering engineer, let alone someone as talented as Josh. If you want soft sweet dynamic masters, if you want competitively loud masters, or anything between he will provide it without out stepping in the way artistically. This man has the ability to recognize the sound artist artists are trying achieve and to bring it life. With the best outboard equipment and the sweetest ampex tape machine, weather you want clear,warm,cold,soft,sweet,hard,loud,dynamic or......you name it he'll do it.

I have owned several poly vinyl records and was never impressed with the quality...until I tried Downbeat Mastering. They use a feedback head which most poly vinyl cutting studios do not have and coupled with Josh's meticulous approach the result is fantastic sounding 10 with plenty of loudness. Recommended!"

I have used the services at Downbeat Mastering across a number of projects for my record label Canopy Records. These include, vinyl digitisation, restoration and mastering. The results have been of very high audio integrity for all specifications and met my exacting demands precisely. I shall continue to work with Downbeat on a number of forthcoming projects that require the highest attention to detail. Communication is always friendly and professional and work delivered as and when required, very punctually. Highly recommended.

Downbeat mastering delivered my master on a very quick deadline at incredible speed and did exactly what the song needed. Analog goodness, loud but dynamic. Would recommend to absolutely any musician wanting a high quality master.

I had Josh master a 50's/60's style electric blues track of mine, running it through his tape machine to add a vintage vibe. We had a particular sound in mind for the song and Downbeat really nailed it. Would highly recommend

DownBeat is a home that encourages genius frequency and sonics. As a client I’ve enjoyed every last minute when in convo, receiving my masters and haven’t had one doubt in trusting my sound in the hands of Josh. His ears are generous when it comes to receiving feedback if a revision is necessary too which makes for an even more seamless process. BIG love DownBeat, you’ve got a fan in me!

Josh has a brilliant ear. The songs now have their 'cherry on top', which is what you want out of the mastering process.Pricing was great, communication really quick and clear. I highly recommend Downbeat for your mastering.