1/4

Maid of Honour

mastered by Dave Huffman

Maid of Honour

mastered by Dave Huffman

1/5

1/4

Jesse Welles Horses

1/6

Drake Iceman

mastered by Dave Huffman

Black Star

Drake Iceman

mastered by Dave Huffman

1/5

Tank and The Bangas

1/5

Drake Habibti

mastered by Dave Huffman

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Drake Habibti

mastered by Dave Huffman

1/6

1/4

1/5

1/4

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.

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Continuing the standards, care, and sonic excellence Chris built over a lifetime in music.

293 Billion

Streams

838

Platinum Records

55

Diamond Records

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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

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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.

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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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