Cutting Room Studios
Cutting Room Studios is an audio mastering studio located in Stockholm, Sweden since 1980. Cutting Room was founded in the 1970s by Peter Strindberg,[1] and is currently owned by Björn Engelmann.[2] Sitting in a five studio location they have dedicated three of them to audio mastering. The remaining two studios have been dedicated to digital film, video restoration, DVD & Blu-ray as well as 7.1 audio mastering, which Cutting Room has been also working with since 2001.
Albums mastered
- One Second (1997) - Paradise Lost
- Ghost Reveries (2005) - Opeth
Awards and nominations
Swedish Grammis 2010
Cutting Room has been nominated for 18 Grammis,[3] winning four.
Winners: Årets kvinnliga artist Amanda Jenssen – Happyland,[4] Årets låt Mando Diao – Dance with somebody,[5] Årets nykomling Erik Hassle – Hassle, and Amanda Jenssen female artist and composer.
- Dead By April – Losing You
- Erik Hassle – Hurtful
- Mando Diao – Dance With Somebody
Album of the Year
- Amanda Jenssen – Happyland
Newcomer of the Year
- Adiam Dymott – Adiam Dymott
- Dead By April – Losing You
- Erik Hassle – Hassle
Artist of the Year
- Mando Diao – Give Me Fire!
Male Artist of the Year
- Erik Hassle – Hassle
Dance Band of the Year
- Benny Andersson Band – Story Of A Heart
Jazz Album of the Year
- Lisa Ekdahl – Give Me That Slow Knowing Smile
Club/HipHop Album of the Year
- J-Son – Never Half Stepping
Pop Album of the Year
- Fibes, Oh Fibes! – 1987
- Melody Club – Goodbye To Romance
Hard Rock Album of the Year
- Raised Fist – Veil Of Ignorance
Rock Album of the Year
- Europe – Last Look At Eden
- Bob Hund – Folkmusik för folk som inte kan bete sig som folk
- Mando Diao – Give Me Fire!
Swedish Grammis 2011
Cutting Room was nominated for 20 Grammis.[6]
- Anna Bergendahl – This is my life
- Daniel Adams-Ray – Gubben i Lådan
- Erik Saade – Manboy
- Erik Grönwall – Higher
- Johnossi – What's the point
- Oskar Linnros – Från och med du
Album of the Year
- Oskar Linnros - Vilja Bli
Newcomer of the Year
- Oskar Linnros – Vilja bli
Artist of the Year
- Johnossi
- Oskar Linnros
- Petter
Male Artist of the Year
- Daniel Adams-Ray – Svart vitt och allt däremellan
- Oskar Linnros – Vilja bli
Producer of the Year
- Red One
Special Award
- The Ark - In Full Regalia
Export of the Year
- Dungen
- Red One
Lyricist of the Year
- Oskar Linnros
Urban/Dance Album of the Year
- Petter - En räddare i nöden
Innovator of the Year
- Johnossi
Gold and platinum albums
Through the years, Cutting Room Studios has received numerous awards in the form of gold and platinum albums. In 2010, Chief Mastering Engineer, Björn Engelmann received an award for mastering the Christmas album for the Norwegian artists Sissel Kyrkjebø and Odd Nordstoga, which is titled “Sissel & Odd - Strålande Jul”. (Brilliant Christmas). This album has gone Eleven times Platinum in Norway selling over 330,000 copies. In 2011, Mando Diao sold platinum in Germany. Mats 'Limpan' Lindfors mastered that album.[7]
Expansion and collaborations
In October 2010, Cutting Room invested 2 million SEK (an equivalent of $300,500 at the time) in the expansion of their film department. This involved upgrading the film studios to follow the specifications made by DCI Digital Cinema Initiatives. At the same time Cutting Room created a partnership with the film lab at Stockholm Post Production AB utilizing their ability to scan film up 2K and 4K resolution for a Digital Cinema Package (DCP). They call this studio D-Cinema and offer complete digital cinema packages.[8]
Service list
Audio services
- Mastering for CD, Vinyl & Web
- Vinyl restoration
- Recording studio rental
- Special preparation for vinyl cutting premasters.
- Mixing, Stemmastering
References
- Strindberg, Peter. "Peter Strindberg former owner of Cutting Room". Discogs Svenska Reflista. Discogs. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- Engelmann, Björn. "Björn Engelmann takes over ownership of Cutting Room". Discogs Svenska Reflista. Discogs. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- "De är nominerade till Grammis 2010". Expressen. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- "Amanda Jenssen year female artist and composer". Sydsvenskan.se. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- Archived January 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- "Nominated for Grammy 2011 announced". Musik Nyheter. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- "Mando Diao goes platinum". Mando Diao. Mando Diao. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- "Cutting Room large investments in digital cinema and enters strategic partnership with Stop Film Lab". Newsdesk. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
External links
- [http://www.cuttingroom.se Cutting Room Mastering
- Wiki Audio Mastering
- History of previous Grammi award winners