Mandy Parnell Explained

Mandy Parnell is a British audio mastering engineer, founder and senior mastering engineer at Black Saloon Studios in London, England. Parnell has worked on projects with a wide variety of artists including Aphex Twin, The XX, Feist, Sigur Ros, Bjork, The Knife, Frightened Rabbit and Brian Eno.[1]

Career

Mandy Parnell studied music and music technology throughout her school, college and university years, training and working in recording studios, until landing an internship at a mastering studio where she worked her way up through the ranks.[2] She has over 25 years of experience, with her work being nominated and awarded numerous prizes including Grammy Awards and Mastering Engineer of the Year 2015 at the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Awards.[3] [4]

Mandy Parnell is an active member of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), and has lectured about mastering at international AES conventions in Los Angeles, Paris, New York and the UK.[5] [6] [7]

Awards and nominations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mandy Parnell Goes Green . 14 May 2014 . Music Producers Guild. 12 December 2016 . wide variety of artist including The XX, Feist, Sigur Ros, Bjork, The Knife, Frightened Rabbit, Brian Eno. .
  2. Web site: About . BlackSaloon . 12 December 2016 . studied music and music technology through her school, college and university years, training and working in recording studios until landing an internship at a mastering studio, where she worked her way up through the ranks..
  3. Web site: Interview: Mandy Parnell . 3 March 2015 . M-Magazine . 12 December 2016 . with her work being nominated and awarded numerous prizes including a Grammy and, most recently, the gong for Mastering Engineer of the Year 2015 at the MPG Awards.
  4. Reddington, Helen (2021), She’s at the Controls: Sound Engineering, Production and Gender Ventriloquism in the 21st Century. Equinox Publishing, Paperback,
  5. Web site: AES New York 2013 . Audio Engineering Society . 18 December 2016 .
  6. Web site: AES Los Angeles 2016. Audio Engineering Society . 12 December 2016 .
  7. Web site: 'Up our Output 2016' . 12 December 2016 .
  8. Web site: 2014 Short Lists . Music Producers Guild . MPG. Mastering Engineer of the Year.
  9. Web site: MPG Awards event 2015 - the winners! . 13 February 2015 . Music Producers Guild . MPG . 18 December 2016 . Mastering Engineer of the Year.
  10. Web site: MPG NEWS . 8 November 2015 . Music Producers Guild . MPG . 18 December 2016 . Mastering Engineer Of The Year.