S02 | E09 - Jeff Lipton - Distractions for Inspiration

Episode 9 of the Speaks Volumes - A Podcast About Mastering and Life Outside Mastering podcast, hosted by Mat Leffler-Schulman and Elaine Rasnake, titled "S02 | E09 - Jeff Lipton - Distractions for Inspiration" was published on July 9, 2025 and runs 75 minutes.

July 9, 2025 ·75m · Speaks Volumes - A Podcast About Mastering and Life Outside Mastering

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Summary

Our guest today is Jeff Lipton, a mastering engineer from Boston, Massachusetts, USA.Jeff has worked with Agnostic Front, Arcade Fire, Click 5, Throwing Muses, Superchunk, The Magnetic Fields, and Andrew Bird.We talk about process/quality control, getting started in the Boston music scene, Fort Apache, working with Stephin Merritt, how it used to be with A&R historically, video chats for mastering sessions, never figuring out a work/life balance, working in and educating clients about spatial audio, and Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies.This episode’s music is brought to you by Valories from Nashville, Tennessee. For more information on Valories, head to instagram: @itsvaloriesFor more information about Jeff:Check out: https://www.peerlessmastering.comAnd Instagram: @peerlessmastering

Episode Description

Our guest today is Jeff Lipton, a mastering engineer from Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Jeff has worked with Agnostic Front, Arcade Fire, Click 5, Throwing Muses, Superchunk, The Magnetic Fields, and Andrew Bird.

We talk about process/quality control, getting started in the Boston music scene, Fort Apache, working with Stephin Merritt, how it used to be with A&R historically, video chats for mastering sessions, never figuring out a work/life balance, working in and educating clients about spatial audio, and Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies.

This episode’s music is brought to you by Valories from Nashville, Tennessee. For more information on Valories, head to instagram: @itsvalories

For more information about Jeff:

Check out: https://www.peerlessmastering.com

And Instagram: @peerlessmastering