Natalie Bibby

Natalie began her career at Metropolis Studios, where she spent nearly a decade developing a distinctive mastering style that bridges traditional techniques and knowledge with her own modern perspective. With a background in mixing, she intuitively connects with artists and their creative intent, and is dedicated to delivering masters that bring their music to the world with clarity, impact, and emotional depth.

She is one of the very few engineers worldwide who cuts to vinyl on a Neumann VMS-80 lathe, with a particular passion for the rare craft of half-speed cutting. Her mastering and cutting credits span a wide range of artists, including Kraftwerk, Bring Me The Horizon, Lola Young, Jimmy Eat World, The Vaccines, Lewis Capaldi, GIRLI, and CATTY. A recent career highlight was leading a world-class mastering workshop at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios, UK.

Natalie is also trained in Dolby Atmos mixing and mastering, embracing immersive audio technologies alongside her analogue expertise. Beyond the studio, she serves as an Executive Director of the Music Producers Guild, advocating for and amplifying the voices of producers, engineers, mixers, and mastering engineers across the industry. She is especially committed to running workshops to create access points for women in audio, with the aim of helping shift the gender imbalance in engineering for future generations.

Alongside her engineering career, Natalie releases music under the artist name Ber Bein. Her debut album Dreaming Bones was self-produced, mixed, and mastered, and released on cassette via WereGnome Records. A follow-up project is forthcoming on Yuggoth Records.

Contact lucylaunder@airstudios.com for booking enquiries.