Chris Gehringer
Chris Gehringer (born May 27, 1962, in Teaneck, NJ) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings including Rihanna's Loud, Lady Gaga’s Born this Way and Drake's Take Care.
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Background information | |
Born | Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. | May 27, 1962
Occupation(s) | Mastering Engineer |
Associated acts | |
Website | sterling-sound |
Biography
Chris Gehringer was born on May 27, 1962 in Teaneck, NJ and raised in Bergen County. After graduating from Pascack Hills High School, Montvale NJ, he attended the Institute of Audio Research. His first job in the industry was at Greene Street Recording and from there, he went on to work as a cutting assistant at Trutone Records.[1] In 1985, he joined Tom Coyne and Herbie Powers at Frankford-Wayne Mastering and mastered primarily dance and R&B records throughout the 1980s. In 1988, he moved to the Hit Factory and in his 12 years there, mastered many landmark releases in Rap and Hip-Hop, including records by Naughty By Nature, Mobb Deep, Wu Tang Clan and PM Dawn. In 2000, he joined Sterling Sound as a senior mastering engineer and in 2016, Chris Gehringer became a partner at Sterling Sound.[2][3]
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2012 | Loud | Album of the Year | Nominated[4] |
2012 | Born This Way | Album of the Year | Nominated |
2013 | Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) | Record of the Year | Nominated |
2013 | We Are Young | Record of the Year | Nominated |
2013 | Some Nights | Album of the Year | Nominated |
2014 | Blurred Lines | Record of the Year | Nominated |
2016 | Work | Record of the Year | Nominated |
2016 | Stressed Out | Record of the Year | Nominated |
2019 | Dirty Computer | Album of the Year | Nominated |
2019 | Head Over Heels | Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | Nominated |
2020 | Truth Hurts | Record of the Year | Nominated |
2020 | Norman Fucking Rockwell! | Record of the Year | Nominated |
2020 | Cuz I Love You | Album of the Year | Nominated |
Latin Grammy Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2012 | Peligro | Album of the Year | Nominated[5] |
TEC Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2011 | F***k You | Record Production/Single | Nominated[6] |
Selected works
A list of music Gehringer has mastered includes:
- 50 Cent Thug Love (song) (1999)
- AJR (band) Neotheater (2019)
- Cardi B Be Careful (Cardi B song) (2018)
- Chromeo Head over Heels (Chromeo album) (2018)
- Drake (musician) Thank Me Later (2010)
- Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia (Dua Lipa album) (2019)
- Harry Styles Harry Styles (album) (2017)
- Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer (2018)
- Jason Mraz We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. (2008)
- Lady Gaga Born This Way (album) (2011)
- Lana Del Rey Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019)
- Leon Bridges Good Thing (Leon Bridges album) (2018)
- Lil Tecca We Love You Tecca (2019)
- Lizzo Cuz I Love You (2019)
- Mike Posner Keep Going (2019)
- Nas The Lost Tapes 2 (2019)
- Nas Stillmatic (2001)
- Naughty by Nature Naughty by Nature (album) (1991)
- Original Soundtrack Boomerang (soundtrack) (1992)
- Rihanna Anti (album) (2016)
- Rihanna Loud (Rihanna album) (2010)
- Rihanna Unapologetic (2012)
- Shaggy (musician) Hot Shot (Shaggy album) (2000)
- St. Vincent (musician) Masseduction (2017)
- Twenty One Pilots Trench (album) (2018)
- Wu-Tang Clan Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
Other
DVD
- 2008 Diary [CD/DVD] - Thelma Aoyama
- 2006 Chosen Few: El Documental, Vol. 2 [DVD]
- 2004 Between Birth and Death [Bonus Tracks & DVD] - Sunk Loto
References
- Gehringer, Chris. "Masters Behind the Mix". Atlantic Records. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- Gehringer, Chris. "Engineers". Sterling Sound.
- Chris, Gehringer. "Chris Gehringer". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- Gehringer, Chris. "Recording Academy Awards". Grammy. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- Chris, Gehringer. "Latin Grammy Nominations". Latin Grammy. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- Gehringer, Chris. "nominations". legacy.tecawards.