EMILY LAZAR
When asked what she believes the core ingredients required of a good mastering engineer are, Emily Lazar replies: “It’s all about listening! It’s about making decisions and having confidence in the creative direction you’ve chosen. So be a good listener.”
Sound advice from an engineer who has scaled heady heights in the mastering world. Emily’s CV is populated with countless high-profile artists, and her workload is nothing short of prolific.
We’re talking about some of the biggest names in popular music’s history here; Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Beck, Morrissey, Foo Fighters and Dolly Parton are just a few names Lazar can drop. These iconic musicians have trusted Emily and her team to sonically polish and finalise their music for public consumption, and Emily is therefore also the very first female mastering engineer to win a coveted Grammy Award at this year’s ceremony for her work on Beck’s Colors.
Emily operates from audio-mastering facility The Lodge in New York’s Greenwich Village, which she established in 1997.
“At that time, I was interested in creating an alternative to the traditional types of mastering facilities that existed,” she explains. “I wanted to provide a welcoming environment where artists, producers and mixers would feel comfortable investigating whatever was necessary to complete their album. I am happy to say that The Lodge
