about
Gary Hobish
Mastering
Engineer

Gary brings over 30 years experience as a professional recording engineer/ producer to A. Hammer Mastering. He has been a Mastering Specialist since 1982, with hundreds of albums to his credit covering all genres of recordings- from classic jazz to classic rock, alt-rock, rap and hard rock to folk, classical, spoken word and even sound effects. (Click here or here for a short list of Gary's credits; click here to see album artwork from some recent selected projects.)

In addition to his service in audio, Gary is a longtime respected musician, and brings this aesthetic to bear when you bring your project to A. Hammer for mastering. He knows how hard you have worked to bring your music to a place where you want to share it with the world, and has the combination of mastering experience and musical savvy to help your project find it’s most expressive voice at a price you can afford.

  • "Gary has ears of gold. Easily the most talented mastering engineer I've ever had the pleasure of meeting-" Kevin Seal, Griddle
  • "Finding Gary was like finding that sound oasis I have been searching for all these years.  The man is a chemist, and his sound formulas take the audio quality of the music he is working with to glistening heights." David Katznelson, Birdman Records
  • "Many famous musicians have had an album mastered from Gary, yet he is still available to the locals at such reasonable rates. He's adept at virtually any style of music. What really makes Gary stand out though, is his intent to do the BEST he can on any project. I've never had to worry when I have hired him to master audio for my web site, demos or CD. It's great when you know someone who is the best at what they do." Dianne Nola
  • "At RUNT we release between 24 and 36 CD reissues (as well as several new music projects) each year. Nearly all of these are mastered by Gary Hobish. The master material for our reissues varies greatly from well-preserved major label big studio recordings from the '60s and '70s to several generation transfers of archival field hollers and folk music. Gary has the ability to bring the maximum possible sonic fidelity and clarity to each of our CD releases, regardless of source. Gary is a pro!" Russ Tolman, Runt Distribution (DBK Works, Plain Recordings, Masked Weasel)
  • "Many thanks for your remarkable work... Yours is the only work we can rely on for our mastering challenges.  Your level of dedication makes it feel like you are a full part of our record company. " Roger Bennett, Reboot Stereophonic Records
  • "Gary Hobish is the MAN!! he turned our already good sounding record into a GREAT sounding record!" Ralph Carney, Carneyball Johnson
  • "While these cuts have all been issued in other places on CD, they've never sounded this good. The remastering process worked wonders on this material." (Dr.John, "I Pulled the Cover Off You Two Lovers") Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
  • "Thank you so much for your great mastering job! I'm delighted with the sound! You are terrific!" Patty Waters
  • "Superb remastering by Gary Hobish that's a major improvement over their previous incarnations..." (Flamin' Groovies' "Bust Out at Full Speed: The Sire Years") Mark Deming, All Music Guide
  • "Having worked with Gary on the mastering of nearly a hundred different 1960's and 1970's reissue CDs, I've found his ear and taste right on target each and every time. I highly recommend him for any project you want to release on CD." Pat Thomas, Water Records
  • "The remastering job is quite fine—this does not sound like the typical compressed, limited, candy-coated Warner Bros. pop album of 1970, but is rich and warm and crisp by turns." (John Simon's "John Simon") Ken Kessler, Sterephile Magazine
  • "Gary Hobish did a fabulous job making our home recorded music sound professional. I also found out that he mastered Big Star’s ‘#1 record/ Radio City’ CD which is in my top five CD’s of all time... a superb mastering engineer" Mark Turrel, Evergreen Dazed
  • "Oh, yeah, the sound kicks thanks to a fine mastering job by Gary Hobish!" (Eddie Gale's "Ghetto Music") Thom Jurek All Music Guide