AudibleOddities was established in San Francisco during the late 1990s by Shawn Hatfield, a multi-Grammy, Fryderyk, and JUNO-nominated, ADISQ and SOCAN-winning mastering engineer. Passionate about the science and emotion of sound, Shawn’s been fully immersed as a mastering engineer for over 24 years, and his studio has since grown into a premier destination for musicians and labels worldwide. With thousands of albums and billions of streams, Shawn has firmly established himself as one of the leading engineers in the art of mastering.

Prior to mastering, Shawn spent his early days forging an illustrious recording career complete with a formidable discography of his own, and toured the world performing live electronic music with his custom designed software at premiere events such as the Sonar Festival in Spain, PS1 in New York, SFMOMA in San Francisco, Transmediale Festival in Berlin, and the Liquid Room in Tokyo. Years of recording and performance gave Shawn deep knowledge in translating music from the studio out into the real world.

These days, you’ll find Shawn working full-time at the mastering console. Never content with just being good at what he does, he works tirelessly in the pursuit of perfection, spending countless hours honing his craft, always in search of ways to refine and enhance his process. For Shawn, mastering isn’t just technical prowess. It’s an unquantifiable blend of emotion and technique. He cares deeply about mastering and sees each and every project as highly important regardless of whether it’s a major artist or someone just starting out. So it’s no surprise he always goes the extra mile to make sure everything is as good as it can possibly be. If you take just a few moments to read some of the testimonials, you’ll realize why so many artists choose Shawn to put that final touch on their music.