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Adam Ayan<\/p><\/div>Four-time Grammy Award winner Adam Ayan, who has worked with myriad music giants such as Madonna, Foo Fighters, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Pearl Jam, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, the Rolling Stones, and Rascal Flatts, will give a presentation, sponsored by Northern Essex Community College, on album mastering on Monday, April 22, at 7p.m. in the David Hartleb Technology Center on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliott St.<\/p>\n

This event, which is free and open to the public, will explore the mechanics of music mastering from a leader in the field. Music mastering is the final creative step in transforming a recording into a record.<\/p>\n

Ayan, who grew-up in Malden and Windham, NH, graduated from Pinkerton Academy (Derry, NH). He is also a graduate of UMass Lowell\u2019s Sound Recording Technology (SRT) Program. He works as a mastering engineer at Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, Maine, where he has collected more than 90 gold, platinum, and multi-platinum albums.<\/p>\n

“Mastering is all about bringing my clients\u2019 music to its fullest sonic potential, and always respecting their artistic vision,\u201d Ayan says. \u201cI have been in the fortunate position of mastering recordings across many musical genres, maintaining the same philosophy of crafting my clients\u2019 recordings to best serve their musical message. Be it rock, pop, metal, country or jazz, the concept is always the same: master to best convey my clients\u2019 recordings to the listener.”<\/p>\n

\u201cAyan is one of the most celebrated music professionals who most people have never heard of,\u201d according to Lecuyer. \u201cRock legends and country crooners alike trust him to make the final adjustments to their recordings when cutting an album.\u201d<\/p>\n

For additional information on this event contact NECC music instructor Michael Lecuyer at mlecuyer@necc.mass.edu<\/a> Northern Essex offers a certificate in music technology<\/a> and an associate\u2019s in general studies: music<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For additional information on the music certificate or degree programs visit www.necc.mass.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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