Howie Weinberg Explained

Howie Weinberg is an American audio mastering engineer. Over the course of his career, he has received over 2,257 mastering credits,[1] three TEC Awards,[2] 21 Grammy Awards,[3] two Juno Awards,[4] [5] [6] and one Mercury Prize.

Career

Weinberg mastered Herbie Hancock's 1983 album Future Shock.[7] Other mastering works include the Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill and Nirvana's Nevermind.[8]

Weinberg began working in the mail room at Masterdisk in 1977,[9] delivering recording tapes in New York City. Mastering engineer Bob Ludwig acted as his mentor. In January 2011, he left Masterdisk to set up his own mastering company in Los Angeles, Howie Weinberg Mastering, which appeared in Voyage LAs "Most Inspiring Stories" on February 11, 2021.[10]

In 1993, Weinberg worked on the Payolas' song "Eyes of a Stranger".[11] In 1997, Polythene by Feeder was met with critical acclaim and made the UK Top 75.[12]

He appeared on a panel discussion at the 2009 SXSW music festival titled Producers "On Making Classic Records" sometimes working in a teaching capacity.[13]

Weinberg also consults with new technologies, new media, and education. In 2020, Weinberg began consulting with LANDR, an online, cloud-based, automated mastering service developed by MixGenius in Montreal, Quebec. The service digitally masters uploaded audio tracks using artificial intelligence algorithms.[14] [15]

Awards and nominations

Weinberg was nominated for the Mix Foundation's TEC Awards (Technical Excellence & Creativity) for mastering engineer in 1997.[16] He was named among the winners for Outstanding Creative Achievement in 2003 as part of the team for Sheryl Crow's "Soak Up the Sun" and C'mon, C'mon,[17] the album also earned two TEC Awards. In 2006, for Record Production as part of the team for Gorillaz's "Feel Good Inc".[18] In 2001, he received a Mercury Prize for mastering PJ Harvey's album Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea.[19]

In 2017 his work on Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[20] That year, he also won a Juno Awards of 2017 for The Strumbellas.[21] [22]

Grammy Awards

YearArtistAlbumGrammy Nominations CategoryResult
1983Herbie HancockFuture ShockBest R&B Instrumental Performance[23]
1984Herbie HancockSound-SystemBest R&B Instrumental Performance[24] [25]
1988Jethro TullCrest of a KnaveBest Hard Rock/Metal Performance[26]
1991LL Cool JMama Said Knock You OutBest Rap Solo Performance[27]
1991NirvanaNevermindBest Alternative Music Album[28]
1992Arrested Development3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of...Best New Artist
Best Rap Performance Duo or Group[29]
1996Smashing PumpkinsMellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessBest Hard Rock Performance
Album of the Year[30]
1997Smashing PumpkinsThe End Is the Beginning Is the EndBest Hard Rock Performance[31]
1997U2PopBest Rock Album[32]
1998GarbageVersion 2.0Album of the Year
Best Rock Album[33]
1998Beastie BoysIntergalacticBest Alternative Music Performance
Best Rap Performance.[34]
2000MadonnaMusicBest Pop Vocal Album[35] [36]
2001PJ HarveyStories from the City, Stories from the SeaBest Rock Album.[37]
2002Elvis CostelloWhen I Was CruelBest Rock Album
Best Alternative Music Album[38]
2003C'mon, C'monBest Female Rock Vocal Performance
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Best Rock Album
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical[39]
2006Gustavo CeratiAhí vamosBest Rock Solo Vocal Album - Latin Grammy
Best Rock Song-Latin Grammy[40]
2006Yeah Yeah YeahsShow Your BonesBest Alternative Music Album[41]
2006UB40Who You Fighting For?Best Reggae Album[42]
2008Daft PunkAlive 2007Best Electronic/Dance Album[43]
2013Fiona AppleThe Idler Wheel...,Best Alternative Music Album.[44]
2017Twenty One PilotsBlurryfaceBest Pop Duo/Group Performance[45]
2019Mon LaferteNormaBest Alternative Music Album[46] - Latin Grammy
2020Gary Clark Jr.This LandBest Contemporary Blues Album
Best Rock Performance
Best Rock Song[47]

Personal life

Weinberg married Rachel Felder, the director of artists and repertory at Columbia Records, in July 1999.[48]

Weinberg's brother Marty (died Oct. 2018) [49] was one of the first Grateful Dead fans who recorded and distributed the band's shows.[50]

Partial discography

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Howie Weinberg Credits. April 18, 2021. AllMusic.
  2. Web site: The TEC Awards 2003 Winners. April 20, 2021. legacy.tecawards.org.
  3. Web site: Stories. Local. Meet Howie Weinberg - Voyage LA Magazine LA City Guide. April 18, 2021. voyagela.com. February 11, 2021 . en-US.
  4. News: 'We're designed to create': Buffy Sainte-Marie, Gord Downie feted at Junos gala, Drake gets snubbed CBC News. en-US. CBC. April 18, 2021.
  5. Web site: Payola$ The Canadian Encyclopedia. April 18, 2021. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  6. Web site: Payola$ – Eyes of a Stranger. April 18, 2021. tedmartin.ca.
  7. Web site: Herbie Hancock. November 19, 2019. GRAMMY.com. April 20, 2020.
  8. Web site: Nirvana. November 19, 2019. GRAMMY.com. April 20, 2020.
  9. Web site: Howie Weinberg: Mastering engineer of the stars .
  10. Web site: Meet Howie Weinberg – Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide. February 11, 2021 .
  11. Web site: Payola$ The Canadian Encyclopedia. December 23, 2021. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  12. Web site: Feeder hometown, lineup, biography. January 5, 2022. Last.fm. en.
  13. http://www.sxsw.com/music/talks/schedule/?action=bio&id=16515 SXSW
  14. Web site: LANDR: Creative Tools for Musicians. April 30, 2020. LANDR.
  15. Web site: Network - Hire Mixing, Mastering, Musicians and Promotion for your Music LANDR. April 18, 2021. network.landr.com. en.
  16. Web site: 1997 TEC Awards winners. dead. https://archive.today/20120914065954/http://www.mixfoundation.org/tec/1997.html. September 14, 2012. May 5, 2009.
  17. Web site: 2003 WINNERS FOR OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081027154821/http://www.mixfoundation.org/tec/03winners.html. October 27, 2008. May 5, 2009.
  18. Web site: 2006 TEC Awards Winners. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090606090908/http://mixfoundation.org/tec/06winners.html. June 6, 2009. May 5, 2009.
  19. Web site: September 12, 2001. PJ Harvey wins Mercury prize - after witnessing Pentagon attack. December 23, 2021. the Guardian. en.
  20. Web site: January 17, 2018. Nirvana's "Nevermind" Inducted Into Grammy Hall Of Fame. December 23, 2021. 95 WIIL ROCK. en-US.
  21. News: April 2, 2017. The Strumbellas, Leonard Cohen win big while Drake gets snubbed at Junos gala dinner.
  22. Web site: 2017 JUNO Awards Winners . 2024-06-23 . junoawards.ca.
  23. Web site: Herbie Handcock . Grammy site . 2022 . Herbie Hancock .
  24. Web site: Sound-System - Herbie Hancock | Credits . AllMusic . 2021-12-24.
  25. Web site: Handcock . Grammy site . www.grammy.com . 2021-12-24.
  26. Web site: Jethro Tull | Artist . www.grammy.com . 2021-12-24.
  27. Web site: 2020-11-23 . LL Cool J . 2021-12-24 . GRAMMY.com . en.
  28. Web site: 2020-11-23 . Nirvana . 2021-12-24 . GRAMMY.com . en.
  29. Web site: 2020-11-23 . Arrested Development . 2021-12-16 . GRAMMY.com . en.
  30. Web site: 2020-11-23 . Smashing Pumpkins . 2021-12-15 . GRAMMY.com . en.
  31. Web site: Smashing Pumpkins . Grammy site . 2022-07-01 . www.grammy.com.
  32. Web site: Grammy site . 2022-07-01 . www.grammy.com.
  33. Web site: Garbage . Grammy site . 2022-07-01 . www.grammy.com.
  34. Web site: Beastie Boys . December 16, 2021 . GRAMMY.com.
  35. Web site: Release "American Pie" by Madonna - MusicBrainz . 2022-07-05 . musicbrainz.org.
  36. Web site: 2020-11-23 . Madonna . 2021-12-24 . GRAMMY.com . en.
  37. Web site: 2020-11-23 . PJ Harvey . 2021-12-16 . GRAMMY.com . en.
  38. Web site: 2020-12-15 . Elvis Costello . 2021-12-24 . GRAMMY.com . en.
  39. Web site: 2019-11-19 . Sheryl Crow . 2021-12-24 . GRAMMY.com . en.
  40. News: 2014-09-04 . Argentina's Grammy-winning Gustavo Cerati dead at 55 . en . Reuters . 2021-12-24.
  41. Web site: Yeah Yeah Yeah . 2022 . Grammy site . 2022-06-29 . www.grammy.com.
  42. Web site: 2020-11-23 . UB40 . 2021-12-23 . GRAMMY.com . en.
  43. Web site: Daft Punk . 2022 . Grammy site . 2022-07-02 . www.grammy.com.
  44. Web site: Fiona Apple . 2022 . Grammy site . 2022-07-02 . www.grammy.com.
  45. Web site: 2020-11-23 . Twenty One Pilots . 2021-12-16 . GRAMMY.com . en.
  46. Web site: November 14, 2019 . Mon Laferte Wins Latin GRAMMY Best Alt. Album . April 20, 2020 . GRAMMY.com.
  47. Web site: 2020-12-15 . Gary Clark, Jr. . 2021-12-16 . GRAMMY.com . en.
  48. News: WEDDINGS; Rachel Felder, Howie Weinberg . The New York Times . July 18, 1999.
  49. News: Obituary: Martin Jay Weinberg . New Canaan Advertiser .
  50. Wake Of The Flood 50 : Let Me Sing Your Blues Away (Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast). Dead.Net. dead.net. Jesse Jarnow. 2023-09-14. 1:03:45 . 2023-09-19.
  51. Web site: Howie Weinberg Credits. AllMusic. April 28, 2020.
  52. Web site: Master of Puppets (Remastered) - CD - Metallica. Metallica. August 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830200613/https://www.metallica.com/store/music/cds/13709/master-of-puppets-remastered-cd. August 30, 2017. dead.
  53. Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud – Girls I Got 'Em Locked (LP liner notes). Elektra/Asylum Records. 60807-1
  54. Terminator X – Terminator X & The Valley Of The Jeep Beets (CD liner notes). P.R.O. Division/Rush Associated Labels/Columbia Records. CK 46896