Mount Olympia
MAstering Manifesto
Adam Haggar
We believe in enhancing records in a way that prioritizes and gives “voice” to the mixes we’re provided with. We bring art to life… send us something great!
We believe in the simple clarifying power of an impeccable-sounding outboard master chain, and we continuously refine ours to exude a striking musical purity (down to our silver point-to-point interconnects).
We believe you can absolutely tell "when fun was had” during the record-making process (yes even in the darker stuff), so we listen with an ear to ensure that these intangibles are preserved, heard, and felt for posterity.
We believe that mastering is a service industry, and that well-engineered music will scale with the size of your audience. When we've succeeded in our role as stewards of the music, each one of your punches lands as it was intended to.
Apple Digital Masters (iTunes MFiT) Certified - Ask us to prepare these files if you'd like your release to bear the official Apple Digital Masters "Badge" on Apple Music and iTunes.
I've mastered singles, EPs, LPs, or B-sides for Robert Francis + The End Times, Dead Tones, Good Talk, Henry Fong, Peter Gabriel's Real World Studio, Lists, Ancestors, Zak Damundo, NLE Choppa, Christopher Watson (The Bachelor), Cold Busted Records, Wonderwheel Recordings, Brittain Ashford, Missy Thangs, Pie Face Girls, Isla June, Pulpy Shilpy & more. Even mastered some as-yet unreleased tracks for Migos and Childish Gambino.
Prior to Mount Olympia, I was fortunate to work in nearly every aspect of music production. Over the past 18 years, I’ve held the following job titles:
MASTERING ENGINEER
Mount Olympia began while subletting time in the off-hours of Darkart Mastering, Mike Bell's Multi-Platinum-Award winning Mastering House in Los Angeles (Justice, Major Lazer, Diplo, Skrillex). I shared a workflow and a mastering desk with Mike on our combined gear, mastering hundreds of projects as I built my own client base out of this studio.
PRODUCTION MANAGER
The Fonda Theatre, Hollywood. Goldenvoice/A.E.G. Live (Los Angeles, CA)
Advanced and executed technical aspects of events ranging from national touring acts to live broadcasts, awards shows, film shoots, and nightclubs. Red Bull Music, KCRW, Insomniac
STAFF MIXING ASSISTANT
Manhattan Center Studios; Studio 4/Log Cabin Studio. (NYC, NY)
Assisted many of the biggest mixers in the industry on countless major label projects: Jimmy Douglass, Dan Grech-Marguerat, Elliot Goldenthal, Joel Iwataki, Bonzai Caruso to name just a few. Projects including Timbaland, Kanye West, Duran Duran, Scissor Sisters, The Beatles: Across The Universe Motion Picture Soundtrack, Bee Season Soundtrack, Eyvind Kang, Damian Marley, The Roots
STAFF ENGINEER
Big Blue Meenie Recording Studios. (Jersey City, NJ)
Engineered for/and assisted Sal Villanueva & Tim "Slipperman" Gilles. (Road Runner Records, Thursday, Taking Back Sunday)
PRODUCTION & MIXING ASSISTANT
The Scissor Sisters Band while creating their international hit LP, “Ta-Dah,” feat. Elton John.
MIXING/MASTERING PROFESSOR/MENTOR
Icon Collective Electronic Music Production School. (Los Angeles, CA)
MIXING/MASTERING PROFESSOR
Dubspot Music Production School. (NYC/LA)
adam(at)mountolympiamastering.com