mastered by Dave Huffman
mastered by Dave Huffman
mastered by Dave Huffman
mastered by Dave Huffman
mastered by Dave Huffman
mastered by Dave Huffman
FOUNDER
Chris Athens
Chris Athens built one of the most respected names in mastering over a 30-year career, with Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Record of the Year for his work with Drake on "Views," "Scorpion," and "God's Plan," and three Latin Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Engineered Album for Rosalía's "El Mal Querer" and C. Tangana's "El Madrileño."
Known for his extraordinary ears, technical excellence, and insatiable passion for music, Chris was trusted by artists around the world.
The craft, sonic standards, and musical instinct Chris shared with his team remain the foundation of the studio today.
Follow the studio
Continuing the standards, care, and sonic excellence Chris built over a lifetime in music.
293 Billion
Streams
838
Platinum Records
55
Diamond Records
Let our team take your project across the finish line
SR. PROJECT MANAGER - ENGINEER
Kurt Bradley
Kurt began his career at Sterling Sound in New York, where he worked closely with Chris as his project manager. When Chris launched Chris Athens Masters, Kurt joined him, becoming a core part of the studio from the early days.
For years, Kurt has helped guide projects from first inquiry to final delivery while expanding his work in production engineering, mastering support, and, since 2024, his own mastering sessions.
His deep knowledge of the studio’s clients, workflow, and standards gives him a uniquely connected perspective behind the board.
With a wide musical range spanning hip-hop, country, rock, indie, and beyond, Kurt brings technical precision, client insight, and a release-ready ear to every project.
Listen to Kurt's discography Spotify and Apple Music
LEAD ENGINEER
Dave Huffman
Dave worked alongside Chris since 2013, beginning as Chris’s mastering assistant and steadily growing under Chris’s mentorship into a mastering engineer and now lead engineer at Chris Athens Masters.
Over more than a decade, Dave earned credits on major releases while developing his craft inside the standards, process, and sonic sensibility that defined the studio. His work spans hip-hop, pop, rock, R&B, metal, and singer-songwriter projects.
Since transitioning to the role of official mastering engineer at Chris Athens Masters in late 2020, Dave has mastered projects across a variety of genres for artists including Drake, Mac Miller, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Zach Bryan, The Weeknd, J. Cole, Childish Gambino, Blxst, The Black Crowes, Robert Glasper, Polyphia, The Devil Wears Prada, Jesse Welles, and more.
Dave now carries Chris’s legacy forward as lead mastering engineer, bringing the care, precision, and musical attention that shaped Chris Athens Masters into the studio’s next chapter.
Listen to Dave's discography on Spotify and Apple Music.
Our Services
Stereo Mastering
FORMATS OFFERED
High Resolution WAVs 44.1K/24-bit and higher resolution
CD Quality WAVs
44.1K/16-bit
Apple Digital Master
Mastered for iTunes: 24-bit WAVs conforming to Apple's leveling standards
DDP Master
44.1K/16-bit image file containing all tracks in sequence with ISRCs, CD text, useful for making CDs
Vinyl WAV Cutting Master
Sequenced high res WAVs split per side of vinyl with a cue sheet intended to be sent to a vinyl cutting engineer
mp3 Master
An add-on service
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Dolby Atmos Mixing & Mastering
DELIVERABLES
ADM
Atmos master to be used for distribution
BIN
Binaural re-render master. The BIN master is intended for reviewing purposes only. This master is played on an Atmos capable device using only headphones or earbuds/air pods.
TXT
Loudness report generated by the Dolby Atmos Master Suite providing confirmation that your Atmos master meets specifications.
MP4
A full, multi-channel, Atmos master. This master can be played on a soundbar or any other Atmos capable home theater system giving you a studio sound quality.
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