Skæremesteren (el. Cutting Engineer) er den person der foretager skæringen af rillen i enten en lakplade (lacquer) eller i en kobberplade (DMM). Før i tiden var det ualmindeligt at kreditere dette arbejde på pladecovers, og derfor begyndte nogle skæremestre at indridse deres initialer, kælenavn eller andet kendetegn for at ‘signere’ deres arbejde. Skærmesterens arbejdsplads er et pladestudie/skærestudie eller på en af de mange fabrikker der pressede pladerne. På plader der er udgivet i et større oplag kan man finde forskellige initialer på pladerne selvom om der er tale om det samme album. Pladerne kan være fremstillet på forskellige fabrikker og i forskellige lande. Masterbåndene som bruges som lydkilde til vinylpladerne er ofte kopierede i mange eksemplarer og distribueret rundt i verden. Derfor er der forskellige skæremestre der har foretaget skæringerne. Ved hjælp af listen nedenunder kan vi finde frem til præcis hvilken skæremester der har skåret den plade vi står med i hånden. Kig godt rundt om labelen i udløbsområdet på din plade og se om du kan finde nogle af de nedenstående bogstaver og symboler.
ABS = Alex Sadkin (Criteria Recording Studios)
⍺ʙ = Al Brown (5)
AU♂ -> Rick Goldman, KM Records Inc.
A 1ST FOR KEV – TOWNHOUSE -> Kevin Metcalfe ( Townhouse Studios, London )
A Porky ‘Oh yes’ Prime cut -> George Peckham
A Porky Prime Cut -> George Peckham
A PORKY PRIME CUT -> George Peckham
A Porky Prime Er-Er-Er Goldfish I Think -> George Peckham
A Porky Prime sniff sniff cut -> George Peckham
A PORKY PRIME TANGO -> George Peckham
Al Brown / aB / al Brown – Atlantic Studios a.o.
ALLEN / ALN / AL = Allen Landau, CBS Studios, London
Allen Zentz -> Allen Zentz
AM -> ‘ukendt’, Optimal, Tyskland. Kan være Andy Mellwig
an “A with M” sign -> Andy Mellwig ( Dubplates-mastering, Berlin )
andreas at schnittstelle -> Andreas Kauffelt
andreas@schnittstelle -> Andreas Kauffelt
ARUN -> Arun Chakraverty
AT-GP -> George Piros
Az /AZ -> Allen Zentz, Allen Zentz Mastering Company
AZ (with birds/flower) -> Brian Gardner ( Allen Zentz Mastering Company )
AZ CB -> Chris Bellman ( Allen Zentz Mastering Company )
B.E C.R -> Björn Engelmann ( Cutting Room, Stockholm )
B.E-C.R -> Björn Engelmann ( Cutting Room, Stockholm )
B.G. -> Bernie Grundman
BA -> Björn Almstedt, Cutting Room
BA•CR -> Björn Almstedt ( Cutting Room, Stockholm )
BA-CR -> Björn Almstedt ( Cutting Room, Stockholm )
BA-EF -> Björn Almstedt, Europa Film
BA-GP -> Björn Almstedt, Grammoplast
BA-T∞ -> Björn Almstedt, Toolex Alpha
Beau -> Beau Thomas
BEAU -> Beau Thomas
beau -> Beau Thomas
Bell Sound sf -> Sam Feldman ( Bell Sound Studios )
BDI or B.D.I. = Brian Ingoldsby
BH -> Bobby Hata
BilBo -> Denis Blackham ( which looks like BiBo )
Bilbo master room -> Denis Blackham
BJ / B.J. = Bob Jones (John Robert Jones), UK
BK -> Bill Kipper
BKG -> Brian Gardner
ʙʟ⍂ɪʀ or ʙʟ△ɪʀ = Chris Blair (mastering)
BQ/TD – Benny Quinn
Bre (can appear as Sre) -> Joe Brescio (Bell Sound / Master Cutting Room, NY)
BW -> ‘ukendt’, Optimal, Tyskland
CGB -> Christoph Grote-Beverborg
CGB / D+M -> Christoph Grote-Beverborg ( Dubplates-mastering, Berlin )
CGB @ D&M -> Christoph Grote-Beverborg ( Dubplates-mastering, Berlin )
CGB@D&M -> Christoph Grote-Beverborg ( Dubplates-mastering, Berlin )
“cg” + “☮” = Chris Gehringer
Chet = Chet Bennett
CHRIS P @ UNITY -> Chris Parmenidis
Cookie or ‘X’ -> Ian Cooper, Pye Studios, Utopia Studios, London
COPYMASTERS – Miles -> Miles Showell
CSB ♪♪ -> Carlton Batts ( followed by two musical notes )
CS-B-I el. CS-B-III = Christian Stegmaier, Teldec-Studio, Berlin
D Jay @ Masterpiece -> Danny King ( Masterpiece Mastering, London )
dg = David Gold (3) (Gold Star Studios)
dh = Don Holden, RCA Studios, Chicago
D+M -> Moritz Von Oswald (Dubplates-mastering, Berlin )
DB -> Denis Blackham (Bilbo)
DC BQS – David Cheppa, Better Quality Sound, Plush Vinyl
DCHARLES -> Dick Charles ( Handwritten signature )
DD = Daniele Delfitto, CGD Italy
Didier – Didier, Timmion Records
DMS cg -> Chris Gehringer ( The Hit Factory, DMS, NYC )
DMS cg [peace sign] -> Chris Gehringer
Doug -> Doug Sax
DR -> Celebrate Records, Tyskland
DT = Dave Travis
DUDLEY SWABY -> Dudley “Manzie” Swaby
EE (EE 710): Egil Eide, Rosenborg Studio, Oslo
EG = Eddy Gorecki (Plated by), Gedmal Galvanic Ltd, Leicester, UK
E.M. = Emre Meydan, Pauler Acoustics, Northeim, Tyskland
EXCHANGE 2000 – SIMON. -> Simon Davey
F/IF/Finsen (fx F 710 stemplet) = Ivar Finsen, Rosenborg Studio, Oslo
FE ( FE 710) = Fred Engh, Rosenborg Studio, Oslo
F.A. -> Frank Arkwright
F.A. Metropolis -> Frank Arkwright ( Metropolis Studios, London )
F/W -> Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, NYC.
F/W J -> Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, NYC.
Finnvox MJ -> Mika Jussila
FK -> Celebrate Records, Tyskland
Frankford/Wayne Mastering by Michael -> Michael Sarsfield ( Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, NYC. )
FST @ D+M -> Frederic Stader ( Dubplates-mastering, Berlin )
FST D+M -> Frederic Stader ( Dubplates-mastering, Berlin )
FST>D+M -> Frederic Stader ( Dubplates-mastering, Berlin )
FTS -> Federal Recording Studios, Kingston / Total Sounds
GC -> Greg Calbi ( Sterling )
GC or Baseball looking symbol next to Sterling = Greg Calbi (Sterling)
GF = Greg Fulginiti, Artisan Sound Recorders
Gene -> Eugene Thompson (Capitol, New York)
Geoff -> Geoff Pesche, Tape One/Utopia/Town House/Abbey Road, London
GEORGE – COPYMASTERS -> George Peckham
G.K. -> Gilbert Kong
GK -> Gilbert Kong
GM / GREK/ CM / G -> Greg Moore, Fynil Tweek
Gordon at the Townhouse -> Gordon Vickary, Townhouse, UK
G.P / GP eller G.Pauler = Günther Pauler, Pauler Acoustics, Northeim, Tyskland
Graeme -> Graeme Durham
GRAEME – SOUND CLINIC -> Graeme Durham
GRAZZ – The Exchange -> Graeme Durham
Graz@The Exchange -> Graeme Durham
greyham the exchange -> Graeme Durham
GS = Göran Stelin, Polar Music, Marcus Music, Stockholm
GSV -> Greg Vaughn ( or “G5V“ )
GUY’S – THE EXCHANGE -> Guy Davie
H.Craft /H.C./HW/M MC -> Howard Craft, Mastercraft
H1′ (ℋ1) = Peter Harenberg, Teldec-Studio, nu HAM Audio, Tyskland
HEM cg -> Chris Gehringer
Herb :^) -> Herb Powers Jr.
Herbie :^) -> Herb Powers Jr.
Herbie Jr :^) -> Herb Powers Jr.
HERbiE :^) = Herb Powers Jr. (mastering)
Herve @ Translab -> Hervé Bordes
HCB -> Maarten De Boer, Holland Cutting Room
HFM ´[number] -> The Hit Factory, DMS, NYC
HFM cg -> Chris Gehringer ( The Hit Factory, DMS, NYC )
HL -> Heino Leje, Optimal, Tyskland
HP -> Herb Powers Jr.
H.P. / ℋP = Hendrik Pauler, Pauler Acoustics, Northeim, Tyskland
HTM -> Harry Moss
HW -> Howie Weinberg, Masterdisk
エ∽ (IS) Ian Sefchick (Capitol Mastering)
IHJ: Inge Holst Jacobsen, Roger Arnhoff Studio, Oslo
ℐ⍺ = Jack Adelman
J.Y. -> Joe Yannece
JA Tape One -> Jack Adams
Jacko – Tape One -> Jack Adams
J.C. – John Cremer (Railroad Tracks, Germany)
JC Masterroom -> Jeremy Cooper
JD -> John Dent
JD-ASH -> John Dent and Ashley Burchett ( ? )
JG = John Golden
JJ = John Johnson (3)
J-NH STERLING – Joe Nino-Hernes, Sterling Sound
John D -> John Davis
JON2 -> John Dent
Jonz -> John Dent
Jonz @ Loud Mastering -> John Dent ( Loud Mastering )
JP = Jeff Peters – engineer for Beach Boys
JP -> Jörg Peters, Optimal, Tyskland
JP -> Julia Pampel, Celebrate Records, Tyskland
JSA – Jukka Sarapää, Timmion Records
K -> Andreas Kauffelt
K SST eller Kr SST -> Daniel Krieger, SST Brüggermann GmbH
Kendun -> Kent Duncan
KG -> Kevin Gray
KL -> ‘ukendt’ , Optimal, Tyskland
KM el. KW -> Kati Müller, Celebrate Records, Tyskland
K.P. -> Ken Perry, Capitol Records
KR -> ‘ukendt’ , Optimal, Tyskland
LAWRIE @ CURVE PUSHER -> Lawrie Immersion
LB -> Larry Boden, MCA Records / JVC Cutting Centre L.A.
LEC -> Lance Clarke, Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine
LH -> Lee Hulko
Lionel & Hervé @ Translab -> Lionel Nicod & Hervé Bordes
Loop-0 at D&M -> Loop-o ( Dubplates-mastering, Berlin )
LR / LR/CR= Lars (Lasse) Rosin, bla. Cutting Room, Stockholm
LS -> Lukas Santoso, Celebrate Records, Tyskland
Lupo -> Loop-o
LvC -> Lex van Coeverden, The Vinyl Room, Holland
M.M.M.J.R. -> Mark Richardson (3) ( Metropolis Mastering, Chicago )
MANDY @ THE EXCHANGE -> Mandy Parnell
MARTIN @ C.T.S. -> Martin Giles
MASTERDISK G.K. -> Gilbert Kong
MASTERDISK HW -> Howie Weinberg
MASTERDISK TD -> Tony Dawsey ( Masterdisk, NYC )
MASTERDISK RL -> Bob (Robert) Ludwig
Matris Tony = Tony, AB Svensk Grammofonindustri (SGI)
MATT OPTIMUM -> Matt Colton
MAX – Maxwell Anandappa
MB (eller BARRON eller HOVIS) = Mike Brown, Pye Studios, UK
Metropolis Mastering Chicago M.J.R. -> Mark Richardson (3)
McM = Ron McMaster at EMI NY
MELI -> Melvyn Abrahams
MELV -> Melvyn Abrahams
MELVS -> Melvyn Abrahams
Melvyn’s -> Melvyn Abrahams
MELYS -> Melvyn Abrahams
MIKE @ THE EXCHANGE -> Mike Marsh
Mike @ The Exchange -> Mike Marsh
Mike’s™ -> Mike Marsh
MILES -> Miles Showell
MJFX -> Mika Jussila
MMMJR -> Mark Richardson (3) ( Metropolis Mastering, Chicago )
MF = Mike Fuller
MG / MLG / Martin ‘It’s Like That’ Giles = Martin Giles, Wave Studios, CTS Studios, UK
MK -> ‘ukendt’ , Optimal, Tyskland
MR -> Mark Regan
MW ->Martin Wegner, SST Brüggermann GmbH
Neil – Masterpiece -> Neil Devine
Neil Masterpiece -> Neil Devine
Nick -> Nick Webb Abbey Road Studios, London )[/i]
Nick’s cut! -> Nick Webb Abbey Road Studios, London )[/i]
NILZ – THE EXCHANGE -> Nilesh Patel
NIX MIX TOWNHOUSE -> Larry Nix
Noel @ Transfermation -> Noel Summerville
NOMIS -> Simon Davey ( “Simon” backwards )
P.A. -> Phil Austin ( Trutone )
PABLO -> Augustus Pablo, Jamaica
P.O.R.K.Y. -> George Peckham
PAUL S @ PORKY’S -> Paul Solomons
Paul S @ Porky’s -> Paul Solomons
PAUL’S @ PORKYS -> Paul Solomons
Paul’s @ Porkys -> Paul Solomons
PAUL’S THE EXCHANGE -> Paul Solomons
Pauls’ The Exchange -> Paul Solomons
PC = Percy Chan, Pauler Acoustics, Northeim, Tyskland
PCMJR -> Mark Richardson (3) ( Prairie Cat Mastering, Belvidere )
PD -> Peter Dahl (Cutting Room, Stockholm)
PD-CR -> Peter Dahl (Cutting Room, Stockholm )
PECKO -> George Peckham
PECKO DUCK -> George Peckham
Pete @ Tape To Tape -> Pete Norman
PF -> Günter Pfanz, Tonstudio Pfanz, Hamburg, Tyskland
PIPO NYC -> Alberto Roges
POM TR -> Pompon Finkelstein ( Translab, Paris )
porkeys prime cut -> George Peckham
Porky -> George Peckham
Porky Prime Cut -> George Peckham
Porky Primed -> George Peckham
Porkys -> George Peckham
PR -> Paul Richmond, Mastercraft
Primed -> George Peckham
PS = Peter Strindberg, Cutting Room, Stockholm
PS = Paul Stubblebine
Pounda el. Peachy – > Geoff Pesche (Copymasters, Utopia, Tape One – London)
R @ D&M -> Rashad Becker ( Squiggly lower case ‘r’; Dubplates & Mastering ,Berlin )
RAD el. DENNIS = Bob Dennis, HDH Sound Studios
Rashad -> Rashad Becker
Ray at The Exchange -> Ray Staff
RAYS = Ray Staff at Trident Studios, London
RB = Ron Boustead (Precision)
RCE -> Rick Essig ( F/W )
RG / Rico Goldomon-> Rick Goldman, KM Records Inc.
RG = Rob Grenell, mastering engineer for Atlantic in the late 60’s
RJ -> Ray Janos ( Sterling )
RKS -> Ryan Smith, Sterling Sound
RL -> Bob Ludwig
RV -> Hervé Bordes
S.D -> Simon Davey
SJ -> ‘ukendt’ , Optimal, Tyskland
S.M. M.J.R. -> Mark Richardson (3) ( Session Masters, Carol Stream )
SD -> Simon Davey
Sean Abbey rd i…i -> Sean Magee ( Abbey Road Studios, London )
sf -> Sam Feldman
SG = Steve Guy
SH -> Steve Hall
SH | KG -> Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray
SHANE -> Shane McEnhill
Shane – the cutteR -> Shane McEnhill ( Graffiti Style; The “h” looks more like a “t” )
Shane @ Heathman’s -> Shane McEnhill ( Graffiti Style; The “h” looks more like a “t” )
SI MASTERPIECE -> Simon Francis
SI Masterpiece -> Simon Francis
SIMON – THE EXCHANGE -> Simon Davey
SIMON „HOOVER POWER“ DAVEY -> Simon Davey
SIMON „NEW SHOOS“ DAVEY -> Simon Davey
SIMON „NIGHT NURSE“ DAVEY -> Simon Davey
simon the exchange -> Simon Davey, The Exchange, London
SIMON. -> Simon Davey
SKA – Sami Kantelinen, Timmion Records
SM = Stephen Marcussen
SM = Stephen Moffitt (Beach Boys, Dennis Wilson)
SNB -> Sabin Brunet
Sound Clinic, Graeme -> Graeme Durham ( The Sound Clinic, London )
Sound Clinic/Jonz -> John Dent ( The Sound Clinic, London )
“Soundmaster” Lionel @ Translab, Paris -> Lionel Nicod
SR -> Stan Ricker, United Sound, Keysor-Century Studios, Location Recording Service
SR/2 -> Stan Ricker
SR2 -> Stan Ricker
ST -> ‘ukendt’ , Optimal, Tyskland
STERLING RL -> Bob Ludwid
STERLING RKS – Ryan Smith
STERLING J-NH -> Joe Nino-Hernes
STERLING JR -> José Rodriguez
STERLING JS -> Jack Skinner
STERLING GF -> Greg Fulginiti
STERLING CA -> Chris Athens
STERLING LH -> Lee Hulko
STERLING TC -> Tom Coyne
STERLING TJ -> Ted Jensen
STREAKY @ SOUNDMASTERS -> Streaky
SST – Christa Brüggermann, SST Brüggermann GmbH
SST-H -> Michael Hass, SST Brüggermann GmbH
SST MW -> Michael Wegner, SST Brüggermann GmbH
Stu -> Stuart Hawkes
Stu. @ Masterpiece -> Stuart Hawkes
TA (TA 710): Torstein Arnedal, Rosenborg Studio, Oslo
Tape One JA -> Jack Adams
TC -> Tom Coyne
TD = Terry Dunavan
The Exchange – GD -> Guy Davie
THE EXCHANGE – NILZ -> Nilesh Patel
Tim D. -> Tim Dennen
Tim D. Masterpiece -> Tim Dennen
tim dixon masterpiece -> Tony Dixon
TIMTOM -> Tim Young
Timtom -> Tim Young
TJ -> Ted Jensen (Sterling)
Townhouse Max -> Max Dingel
tph@schnittstelle -> Thomas P. Heckmann
Trutone NY – PA -> Phil Austin
Triton NYC Carl -> Carl Rowatti
TW -> Thorsten Wyk, Optimal, Tyskland
TY1 -> Tim Young
Utopia M.S -> Miles Showell
Porky or Porky Prime Cut = George Peckham
Pecko Duck = George Peckham
Plush = Plush Vinyl
Poldark – se ‘Cookie’
Pounda = Geoff Pesche, Tape One + Utopia, UK
Village Mastering NYC CR -> Carl Rowatti
Vlado – Vlado Meller
Wally / Wly -> Wally Traugott ( Capitol Studio & Mastering , Hollywood )
Wally C. @ Masterpiece Mastering -> Walter Coelho
WG/NAP – Wes Garland, Nashville Record Productions
Ø(Phase) -> Ashley Burchett
Ø(Phase) @ Whitfield London -> Ashley Burchett
ø@CURVE PUSHER -> Ashley Burchett
Ø[Phase] -> Ashley Burchett
Øphase -> Ashley Burchett
øPHASE -> Ashley Burchett
øPHASE @ WHITFIELD ST -> Ashley Burchett
Øphase@ Curve Pusher -> Ashley Burchett ( Curve Pusher Mastering, London )
Yann Dub @ DK -> Yann Dub
@cul -> Moritz von Oswald
@t GP -> George Piros
(spiral sign) @ D+M -> Robert Henke ( Dubplates-mastering, Berlin )
ⓂMiles -> Miles Showell
♡POGO = Keith Olsen’s Pogologo, Inc. (Productions)
︵︵〰 (birds) or メ or ❀、= Brian Gardner
⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K = Randy Kling (mastering)