Phil Kinrade
Profile
As a mastering engineer specialising in catalogue, mainstream, compilations, and restoration, Phil has worked with iconic artists such as Donna Summer, Frank Black, The Specials, Suede, Stewart Copeland, Echo & The Bunnymen, Erasure, Madness, Ultravox, Moby. More recently, he has been audio mastering for Two Tones iconic Dance Craze tour.
He started out in 1978 working in the Dick James Music (DJM) recording studios, before going on to set up the Sound Basement, which offered mastering and duplication. In 1990 his team merged with Chop Em Out Mastering Studios, where Phil worked until 2000 when he joined Alchemy as a director. Two decades later in 2020, he became a member of the AIR team, upon the studios’ acquisition of Alchemy Mastering.
Credits
Utah Saints – 'Utah Saints'
Clannad – Legend
Midge Ure – Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Peter Cox – The Deep Dive
Nerina Pallot – Fires (Deluxe Edition)
Robin Trower – Bridge Of Sighs
Ten Years After – Woodstock
T-Rex – Bolan Boogie
Donna Summer – Cat’s Without Claws (40)
Dead Or Alive – Youthquake (40)
Juno Reactor – Before Time Was Now
Electribe 101 – Electribal Selections
Erasure – Action-Reaction
Discover Phil's work on Discogs
Recent Projects
Midge Ure – Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Mastering Engineer: Phil Kinrade
Peter Cox – The Deep Dive
Mastering Engineer: Phil Kinrade
Utah Saint’s – ‘Utah Saints’
Mastering Engineer: Phil Kinrade
Spotify Playlist
Contact
Contact Nikki to discuss Phil Kinrade mastering your next project: mastering@airstudios.com