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James Kelley<br />
Company: Wire Road Studios<br />
Clientele: Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Slim Thug<br />
Contact: http://wireroadstudios.com<br />
James Kelley developed a taste for music as a teenager when he<br />
made his first recording on a four-track TASCAM. Today he’s the<br />
owner and president of Wire Road Studios in Houston, TX, which he<br />
established six years ago. Kelley graduated from Auburn University<br />
in Alabama, where he admits that he devoted more time to audio<br />
than to his formal studies. Much of his mastering is concentrated in<br />
hip-hop with the bulk of his work coming from local acts including<br />
country and jazz bands. Wire Road is a full-service facility. Virtually<br />
all of the masters completed there are mixed in-house.<br />
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Bernie Becker, Dale Becker<br />
Company: Bernie Becker Mastering<br />
Clientele: Neil Diamond, Donna Summer, Katy Perry<br />
Contact: http://berniebecker.com<br />
Father and son mastering team, Bernie and Dale Becker, have a<br />
combined 40-plus years of experience. Bernie got into the business<br />
in 1977 as a live sound recording engineer. In 1985 his family relocated<br />
to Los Angeles, where he segued into mixing and ultimately<br />
mastering. Dale grew up in and around the business and ran his<br />
dad’s studio for four years in Burbank until they moved to their<br />
current location in Pasadena. Many of their clients are independent<br />
artists and lately Beckers broken into gospel, notably a project for<br />
Ricky Dillard and J.J. Hairston.<br />
October 2014 musicconnection.com 41
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