Matt Colton

Matt Colton
Background information
Also known asThe Alchemist
Born (1975-03-30) 30 March 1975
Genres
OccupationMastering engineer
Years active1997–present
Labels

Matt Colton is an English mastering engineer and member of the Music Producers Guild. Colton began his mastering career in 1997 at Porky's Mastering run by George 'Porky' Peckham, and has worked at various studios including AIR Studios, Alchemy Mastering and Metropolis. He has mastered records for artists including Arctic Monkeys, Thom Yorke, the Cure, George Michael, Depeche Mode, Aphex Twin, Ellie Goulding and the Rolling Stones.

Other notable releases include albums for James Blake[1], Sampha[2], Michael Kiwanuka[3], Arlo Parks[4], and Little Simz,[5] who all won the Mercury Music Prize respectively. Also Christine and the Queens' Chaleur Humaine achieved international multi-platinum sales[6], whereas Flume’s Skin [7], Patient Number 9 by Ozzy Osbourne [8], Wet Leg by Wet Leg [9], Hackney Diamonds by the Rolling Stones [10] were awarded Grammys in their respective release years.

Colton masters all stereo formats including Half-Speed Vinyl, Pure Analogue Vinyl, and Live To Vinyl recording sessions at Metropolis Studios. He also mixes and masters in the Dolby Atmos format, for artists including Oasis, Blur, James Blake, Corrine Bailey Rae and Disclosure. Colton was awarded the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Mastering Engineer of the year award in 2013 [11], 2018 [12], and 2020 [13].

He has lectured on mastering at various institutions including the London Electronic Music Event[14], Prism's Mic to Mastering tour [15], Alchemea College in London [16], and dBS Music Technology college in Bristol.[17]

In 2025, he won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album (Non Classical) for his mastering work on Peter Gabriel's i/o album. [18] This follows on from Colton remastering Peter Gabriel's first four solo albums [19].

Selected discography

References

  1. ^ Mzimba, Lizo (30 October 2013). "James Blake wins Mercury Music Prize". BBC News. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Sampha wins!". Mercury Prize. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  3. ^ Paine, Andre (24 September 2020). "Michael Kiwanuka wins 2020 Hyundai Mercury Prize". Music Week. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  4. ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (9 September 2021). "Mercury prize 2021: Arlo Parks wins for Collapsed in Sunbeams". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  5. ^ Konemann, Liam (19 October 2022). "Little Simz wins 2022 Mercury Prize". PRS for Music.
  6. ^ Ingham, Tim (22 January 2017). "With 1m global album sales, Christine And The Queens ready next step". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Flume". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Ozzy Osbourne". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Watch Wet Leg Win Back-To-Back GRAMMYs In Alternative Category". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  10. ^ Bloom, Madison (2 February 2025). "The Rolling Stones Win Best Rock Album for Hackney Diamonds at 2025 Grammys". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  11. ^ "2013 Winners". The Music Producers Guild. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  12. ^ "MPG 2018 Award Winners". Music Producers Guild Awards. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  13. ^ "The Music Producers Guild Announces its 2020 Awards Winners". Music Producers Guild. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  14. ^ "London Electronic Music Event - Mastering with Matt Colton". YouTube. London Electronic Music Live. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Prism Sound and JAMES announce Mic To Master tour dates". Sound On Sound. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Alchemea & Sample Magic present The Production Academy". Sound On Sound. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Guest Lecture - Matt Colton Mastering Engineer". YouTube. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Grammy Award winner". grammy.com. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Double Vinyl Remastered". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Model/Actriz, Pirouette, True Panther". Rough Trade Records, May 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.