Justin Perkins - Mystery Room Mastering

March 2026 | Mystery Room Mastering Wow, I can't believe I haven't updated the blog since September. I guess things have been busy. Aside from being busy mastering, Angie and I took a fun trip to Portugal to see the sights, hang out wit...

BLOG UPDATE:

Director: Finn Bjornerud
Audio Engineering & Mixing: Amos Pitsch
Audio Mastering: Justin Perkins
Caley Conway - vocal, guitar
Julia Blair - vibraphone, vocal
Amos Pitsch - drums, vocal, electric bass [overdubbed]
Frank Anderson - pedal steel guitar
Still photography: Chloe Allyn
Cover Art: Amos P.

CRUTCH OF MEMORY // Belly Laughing (ft. Caley Conway) YouTube video by Crutch Of Memory

It was nice to forget about the news for 5 minutes and watch this beautiful video from the folks at Crutch of Memory.

kind of astounding to consider that Trump won the 2024 election to a significant extent because Biden's support for Israel became so politically toxic, then he decided a good governing strategy would be to become full on a client state of Israel

Paging @aaronparnas.bsky.social

Paging @cbs58.bsky.social

Trump Derangement Syndrome is calling for the assassination of governors who don’t align with Dear Leader:

Mike Johnson is unfamiliar with the events. Hasn't heard about it yet.

Soichi Terada: Ape Escape 3 Originape Soundtracks in a Box (4XLP) Ape Escape 3 ( サルゲッチュ3) Originape Soundtracks in a Box. Vinyl record box set. Original music by Soichi Terada. Created in partnership with Far East Recording. Officially licensed by Sony Computer Ente...

Previously only available on CD, this is the complete soundtrack's first time on vinyl. This box set was produced in partnership with Mr. Terada and Far East Recording, and is an officially licensed Sony Interactive Entertainment product.

There is more info here:

As with the Ape Escape Originape Soundtrack, composer Soichi Terada has meticulously re-recorded and reconstructed all tracks from the Ape Escape 3 Original soundtrack.

I just received this beautiful 4xLP set from Cartridge Thunder of 'Ape Escape 3 Originape Soundtracks in a Box" that was a blast to master here at Mystery Room Mastering.

Documentation of the (former) Smart Studios live room as of February 25th 2026:

I just found my first demo tape from late ‘82. I was almost 2 years old:

My copy arrived and it’s a real beaut both sonically and visually:

Blood In My Mouth, by Basmati 2 track album

projects I've produced last year are coming into the ether. this one is a little debut, recorded here and mastered by @mysteryroommastering.com

basmati.bandcamp.com/album/blood-...

When do we start getting these refunds?

Really enjoyed mastering this one:

Additional Proof of Life:

No. They make a random appearance in this video from a few years ago:

youtube.com/clip/UgkxYQe...

Lacquers for vinyl were cut by Joe Nino-Hernes at Sterling Sound Nashville.

Pressed by RTI

With this album clocking in at 46 minutes it’s been begging for a 2xLP version since its inception but this is the first time it’s happening.

Side 4 features an engraved handwritten message from Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.

Fast forward to 2026 and UMe has a new Vinylphyle series that has been getting great reviews for both sound quality and packaging including @erykahbadu’s ‘Mama’s Gun’ that was remastered here.

Jellyfish - Jellyfish - Spilt Milk (Vinylphyle) 2LP - uDiscover Music Jellyfish's sprawling magnum opus gets the audiophile treatment it always deserved. For this reissue, we opted to split this record's 46 minutes onto three sides: maximizing punch and fidelity, while ...

Back in 2023 I remastered the two Jellyfish albums for UMG Catalog for their first ever high-resolution digital streaming release, but I didn’t have anything to do with the vinyl reissues that happened at that time.

Hey! Here’s the 2026 Summerfest lineup! The 2026 Summerfest lineup! Organized by date, time, and stage! June 18-20, June 25-27, and July 2-4!

The only Summerfest schedule that matters (courtesy of @milwaukeerecord.bsky.social)

The main issue is that certain plugin & tech companies have redefined what most people think mastering is so they can sell cheap software and false hope to people looking for a shortcut to mediocrity.

Justin-Perkins's comment on "Engineers who exclusively masters; Why did you choose to be a mastering engineer over a mixing engineer/both?" Explore this conversation and more from the audioengineering community

Somebody on Reddit asked me what else there is to mastering besides stereo processing as if it's some kind of secret. It's not a secret, it's just relatively boring stuff if you're into producing & mixing.

Pre-order Samer Ghani’s Milwaukee music scene photo book, ‘Memories Of A Street Cat’ “These photos reflect the chapters of my journey that led me across the city and nation, documenting live music that spans dreams and genres across all walks of life.”

"These photos reflect the chapters of my journey that led me across the city and nation, documenting live music that spans dreams and genres across all walks of life."

Every Little Word, by Slim Dunlap 0 track album

The set was lovingly produced by Peter Jesperson along with Slim’s family.

This collection is streaming everywhere but real fans will want to pick up a CD version for the great liner notes and photos.
Also coming real soon is a 1xLP release of ‘The Best Of The Bonus Tracks'.

OUT TODAY: ‘Every Little Word’ by Slim Dunlap. A 2xCD set from Curation Records featuring a newly remastered version of Slim’s two solo albums ‘The Old New Me’ and ‘Times Like This’ (remastered here) plus bonus tracks from each album and there are some incredible never before released bonus tracks.

Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well

Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well