Tom Coyne

Thomas J. Coyne (December 10, 1954 – April 12, 2017) was an American mastering engineer.

Early life and education Coyne was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Union, where he graduated from Roselle Catholic High School in 1972.

He attended Kean College where he received a degree in Commercial Design.

Career Following college, Coyne's first job was at Dick Charles Recording where Lee Hulko, former owner of Sterling Sound, got his first job in the states after arriving from Thunder Bay, Ontario. In the six months Coyne worked at Dick Charles, he watched Dick master records on the lathe and soon began cutting his own after hours. Coyne then was hired at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs, assisting under Dominic Romeo, known for cutting 45s for The Rolling Stones, The Four Seasons, Frankie Valli, Dionne Warwick, and others.

Over the following decade, Coyne primarily cut records for dance bands with his first big record being "Ladies Night" by Kool & the Gang. In 1989, Coyne was hired by The Hit Factory where he spent another five years mastering mostly Hip-Hop and R&B records by artists such as Billy Ocean, A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul. In 1994, Coyne was offered a job by Lee Hulko who now operated Sterling Sound. In 1998, Coyne, Ted Jensen, Greg Calbi, Murat Aktar (Absolute Audio co-founder), and UK-based Metropolis bought Sterling Sound from Lee Hulko.

Death Coyne died on April 12, 2017, from multiple myeloma at the age of 62.

Awards and recognition During his career, Coyne won ten Grammy Awards and one Latin Grammy Award and was nominated in 35 categories.

Grammy Awards

I Am... Sasha Fierce

21

"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" Record of the Year

The Heist

Red

Beyoncé In the Lonely Hour "Stay with Me (Darkchild Version)"

"Shake It Off"

"Uptown Funk" "Blank Space" "Can't Feel My Face" 1989

Beauty Behind the Madness

25 Purpose "Hello"

"7 Years"

"24K Magic"

Album of the Year

Colors Latin Grammy Awards

Ciclos

Independiente Déjenme Llorar

Corazón Profundo "Vivir Mi Vida" Record of the Year

3.0

Más Corazón Profundo

Creo en Mí Sirope

Conexión "Duele el Corazón" Record of the Year Studio

Sterling Sound is located in New York City, occupying the top floor of the Chelsea Market in the Meatpacking District. It was designed by Fran Manzella, FM Design.

List of works mastered by Tom Coyne 1970s

1979 – Music Box Dancer – Frank Mills 1979 – Delores Hall – Delores Hall 1979 – I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair) – Inner Life 1979 – Come Into My Life – Carol Douglas 1979 – Ladies' Night – Kool & the Gang 1978 – What About You! – Stanley Turrentine 1978 – Take a Look at Those Cakes – James Brown

1980s

1989 – Beneath the Remains – Sepultura 1989 – Bayou Cadillac – BeauSoleil 1989 – Flag – Yello 1988 – I Remember Blind Joe Death – John Fahey 1988 – Life Is...Too Short – Too Short 1988 – Staring at the Sun – Level 42 1988 – Power Metal – Pantera 1987 – Liberty and Justice For... – Agnostic Front 1987 – Buster Poindexter – Buster Poindexter 1987 – Earth, Sun, Moon – Love and Rockets 1987 – Running in the Family – Level 42 1987 – Taking Over – Overkill 1987 - The Legacy - Testament 1986 – Standing in the Light – Level 42 1986 – Animalization – The Animals 1986 – Game Over – Nuclear Assault 1986 – The Pink Opaque – Cocteau Twins 1986 – After Dark – Johnny Adams 1986 – Unveiling the Wicked – Exciter 1986 – Atomizer – Big Black 1986 – Dancing on the Edge – Roy Buchanan 1986 – Bayou Boogie – BeauSoleil 1986 – True Colours – Level 42 1985 – Hellish Crossfire – Iron Angel 1985 – I Am the Night – Pantera 1985 – Promise – Sade 1985 – Nail – Foetus 1985 – Skeptics Apocalypse – Agent Steel 1985 – Long Live the Loud – Exciter 1985 – Gotta Let This Hen Out! – Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians 1985 – World Machine – Level 42 1985 – Hello Central...Give Me Dr. Jazz – Bob Brozman 1985 – Open the Door – Pentangle 1985 – Haven't You Heard – Paul Laurence 1985 – Deckchairs Overboard – Deckchairs Overboard 1985 – Standing in the Line of Fire – Gary U.S. Bonds 1985 – Showdown! – Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland 1985 – Queen of the Blues – Koko Taylor 1985 – When a Guitar Plays the Blues – Roy Buchanan 1985 – Pressure Cooker – Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown 1984 – How We Rock – SSD 1984 – King of the World – Mighty Sparrow 1984 – Ride the Lightning – Metallica 1984 – Escape – Whodini 1984 – Commercial Zone – Public Image Ltd 1984 – Guitar Slinger – Johnny Winter 1984 – City Babys Revenge – Charged GBH 1984 – Diamond Life – Sade 1984 – How Men Are – Heaven 17 1984 – Burning Star – Helstar 1984 – Suddenly – Billy Ocean 1984 – From the Heart – Johnny Adams 1984 – Doot-Doot – Freur 1984 – Jealousy – Touchstone 1984 – Don't Break the Oath – Mercyful Fate 1983 – Hittin' the Road Again – Red Holloway 1983 – Mongo Magic – Mongo Santamaría 1983 – High-Rise – Ashford & Simpson 1983 – Bar Room Preacher – Jimmy Johnson 1983 – Listen – A Flock of Seagulls 1983 – Land of the Lost – The Freeze 1983 – Live – The Rods 1983 – Check It! – Mutabaruka 1982 – Midnight Blue – Louise Tucker 1982 – A Flock of Seagulls – A Flock of Seagulls 1982 – Miscellaneous Abstract Record No. 1 – Rosalie Sorrels 1982 – November Group – November Group 1981 – Something Special – Kool & the Gang 1981 – What a Woman Needs – Melba Moore 1980 – Celebrate! – Kool & the Gang 1980 – National Lampoon White Album – National Lampoon

1990s

1999 – Walking Off the Buzz – Blessid Union of Souls 1999 – A Prince Among Thieves – Prince Paul 1999 – There's a Poison Goin' On – Public Enemy 1999 – Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter – Jay Z 1999 – Beneath the Surface – GZA 1999 – Chyna Doll – Foxy Brown 1999 – Coming of Age – Memphis Bleek 1999 – ...Baby One More Time – Britney Spears 1999 – Venni Vetti Vecci – Ja Rule 1999 – Millennium – Backstreet Boys 1999 – Imajin – Imajin 1998 – Bobby Digital in Stereo – RZA 1998 – Dearest Christian, I'm So Very Sorry for Bringing You Here. Love, Dad – P.M. Dawn 1998 – Embrya – Maxwell 1998 – The Love Movement – A Tribe Called Quest 1998 – Foundation – Brand Nubian 1998 – E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front – Busta Rhymes 1998 – Soul Survivor – Pete Rock 1998 – Make It Reign – Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz 1998 – Last Time Around: Live at Legends – Buddy Guy

1997 – That's Them – Artifacts 1997 – The Black Bossalini – Spice 1 1997 – Get Some – Snot 1997 – When Disaster Strikes... – Busta Rhymes 1997 – Da Dirty 30 – Cru 1997 – Forever – Bobby Brown 1997 – Jock Jams, Volume 3 – Various Artists 1997 – Backstreet's Back – Backstreet Boys 1997 – Phenomenon – LL Cool J 1997 – Love Always – K-Ci & JoJo 1997 – Live – Erykah Badu 1997 – The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel – Gravediggaz 1997 – Long Time No See – Chico DeBarge 1997 – One Day It'll All Make Sense – Common 1997 – The Mix Tape, Vol. II – Funkmaster Flex 1997 – Holonic-The Self Megamix – DJ Krush 1997 – God Sound – Boogiemonsters 1997 – Wu-Tang Forever – Wu-Tang Clan 1997 – Solid HarmoniE – Solid HarmoniE 1997 – Scout's Honor... by Way of Blood – Rampage 1997 – Salisbury – Uriah Heep 1997 – All That I Am – Joe 1997 – Chupacabra – Imani Coppola 1997 – Paradisiaque – MC Solaar 1997 – Dangerous Ground – Various Artists 1996 – I Am L.V. – L.V. 1996 – Backstreet Boys – Backstreet Boys 1996 – Gravity – Da Bush Babees 1996 – High School High – Various Artists 1996 – Off Parole – Rappin' 4-Tay 1996 – All Frames of the Game – Playaz Tryna Strive 1996 – Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite – Maxwell 1996 – Here to Save You All – Chino XL 1996 – Beats, Rhymes and Life – A Tribe Called Quest 1996 – It Was Written – Nas 1996 – Wild Cowboys – Sadat X 1996 – From Where??? – Skillz 1996 – Gettin' It (Album Number Ten) – Too Short 1996 – The Nutty Professor – Various Artists 1996 – Takin' Mine – Heather B. 1996 – Sa-Deuce – Sa-Deuce 1996 – Autobiography of Mistachuck – Chuck D 1996 – Ill Na Na – Foxy Brown 1996 – Realms 'n Reality – Cella Dwellas 1996 – Illadelph Halflife – The Roots 1996 – Red Hot + Rio – Various Artists 1996 – Stakes Is High – De La Soul 1996 – Time Will Reveal – Above the Law 1996 – Peace Beyond Passion – Meshell Ndegeocello 1996 – The Hemp Museum – B-Legit 1996 – The Coming – Busta Rhymes 1996 – Tha Hall of Game – E-40 1995 – Mr. Smith – LL Cool J 1995 – 2000 – Grand Puba 1995 – The Awakening – Lord Finesse 1995 – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... – Raekwon 1995 – Game Related – The Click 1995 – The Show – Various Artists 1995 – 1990-Sick – Spice 1 1995 – Liquid Swords – GZA 1995 – World Ultimate – The Nonce 1995 – Prophecy – Capleton 1995 – People Who Fell from the Sky – Mind Funk 1995 – Mind of Mystikal – Mystikal 1995 – No Man's Land – Souls of Mischief 1995 – Cocktails – Too Short 1995 – Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version – Ol' Dirty Bastard 1995 – New Jersey Drive, Vol. 1 – Various Artists 1994 – Creep wit' Me – Ill Al Skratch 1994 – Keep the Fire Burnin''' – Dan Hartman 1994 – Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age – Public Enemy 1994 – Fear Itself – Casual 1994 – Blowout Comb – Digable Planets 1994 – Do You Want More?!!!??! – The Roots 1994 – Ambushed – Da Bush Babees 1994 – Ring – The Connells 1994 – A Low Down Dirty Shame – Various Artists 1994 – From the Ground Up – The Roots 1994 – Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Artifacts 1994 – Super Tight – UGK 1994 – Age Ain't Nothing but a Number – Aaliyah 1994 – Prose Combat – MC Solaar 1994 – Subliminal Simulation – Dream Warriors 1994 – Same as It Ever Was – House of Pain 1994 – The Big Badass – Ant Banks 1993 – Plantation Lullabies – Meshell Ndegeocello 1993 – Supermodel of the World – RuPaul 1993 – 93 'til Infinity – Souls of Mischief 1993 – Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) – Digable Planets 1993 – Buhloone Mindstate – De La Soul 1993 – I Hear Black – Overkill 1993 – Prototype – Varga 1993 – Menace II Society – Various Artists 1993 – Midnight Marauders – A Tribe Called Quest 1993 – Time to Move On – Billy Ocean 1993 – 12 Play – R. Kelly 1993 – T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye) – Leaders of the New School 1993 – Get in Where You Fit In – Too Short 1993 – Faithful – Hi-Five 1993 – Code Red – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 1993 – The Polyfuze Method – Kid Rock 1993 – Here Come the Lords – Lords of the Underground 1992 – Sex and Violence – Boogie Down Productions 1992 – F.U. Don't Take It Personal – Fu-Schnickens 1992 – In God We Trust – Brand Nubian 1992 – Shorty the Pimp – Too Short 1992 – Love Deluxe – Sade 1992 – Keep It Goin' On – Hi-Five 1992 – House of Pain – House of Pain 1992 – Too Hard to Swallow – UGK 1991 – Homebase – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 1991 – The Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest 1991 – Live Hardcore Worldwide – Boogie Down Productions 1991 – Funke, Funke Wisdom – Kool Moe Dee 1991 – A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing – Black Sheep 1991 – Nature of a Sista' – Queen Latifah 1991 – De La Soul Is Dead – De La Soul 1990 – Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast – Kid Rock 1990 – People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm – A Tribe Called Quest 1990 – Into Darkness – Winter 1990 – By Inheritance – Artillery 1990 – Edutainment – Boogie Down Productions 1990 – Jump for Joy – Koko Taylor 1990 – Sex Packets – Digital Underground 1990 – Deicide – Deicide

2000s

2009 – BLACKsummers'night – Maxwell 2009 – Viva Ai – Ai 2009 – Sound Awake - Karnivool 2009 – In the Mood for Life – Wax Tailor 2008 – I Am... Sasha Fierce – Beyoncé 2008 – Funhouse – P!nk 2008 – Circus – Britney Spears 2007 – Blackout – Britney Spears 2007 — Wisin vs. Yandel: Los Extraterrestres — Wisin & Yandel 2007 – Hope & Sorrow – Wax Tailor 2007 – Don't Stop Ai – Ai 2007 – Elliott Yamin – Elliott Yamin 2007 – Introducing Joss Stone – Joss Stone 2006 – What's Goin' On Ai – Ai 2006 – Verónica Orozco – Verónica Orozco 2006 – I'm Not Dead – P!nk 2005 – Mic-a-holic Ai – Ai 2004 – Patience – George Michael 2004 – On the 6/J.Lo – Jennifer Lopez 2004 – Lose My Breath/Soldier – Destiny's Child 2003 – Frank – Amy Winehouse 2003 – Dangerously in Love – Beyoncé 2003 – In the Zone – Britney Spears 2002 – X – Def Leppard 2002 – Details – Frou Frou 2001 – Now – Maxwell 2001 – Survivor – Destiny's Child 2001 – Mandy Moore – Mandy Moore 2001 – O-Town – O-Town 2001 – Sol Invictus – Akhenaton 2001 – Willa Was Here – Willa Ford 2001 – Ghetto Fabulous – Mystikal 2001 – Genesis – Busta Rhymes 2001 – AOI: Bionix – De La Soul 2001 – Crown Royal – Run–D.M.C. 2001 – Better Days – Joe 2001 – Nivea – Nivea 2001 – Britney – Britney Spears 2001 – Embrace the Chaos – Ozomatli 2001 – All Rise – Blue 2001 – Tarantula – Mystikal 2001 – I Told You So – Chino XL 2000 – Mama's Gun – Erykah Badu 2000 – Lover's Rock – Sade 2000 – Like Water for Chocolate – Common 2000 – The Platform – Dilated Peoples 2000 – No Angel – Dido 2000 – Human Nature – Human Nature 2000 – Late for the Future – Galactic 2000 – Oops!... I Did It Again – Britney Spears 2000 – Yeeeah Baby – Big Pun 2000 – More – Vitamin C 2000 – Bridging the Gap – The Black Eyed Peas 2000 – Fear of Flying – Mýa 2000 – Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul – Guru 2000 – Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump – De La Soul 2000 – My Name Is Joe – Joe 2000 – G.O.A.T. – LL Cool J 2000 – Art and Life – Beenie Man 2000 – Rule 3:36 – Ja Rule 2000 – Black & Blue – Backstreet Boys 2000 – Voodoo – D'Angelo

2010s

2017 – Wa to Yo – Ai 2017 – Cayendo – Nicole Pernigotti 2017 – Time in a Vacuum – Franzone 2017 – Confusion – Fase39 2017 – Speak to Me – Amy Lee 2017 – Gang Signs & Prayer – Stormzy 2017 – The Valley – Betty Who 2017 – Fifty Shades Darker [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] – Danny Elfman 2017 – Dear Evan Hansen: Original Broadway Cast Recording – Benj Pasek / Justin Paul 2017 – Believer (single) – Imagine Dragons 2017 – Thankful – New Kids on the Block 2017 – Animal World 動物世界 – Joker Xue 薛之謙 2016 – Jyunjo Randoseru - Akai Ko-en 2016 – And the Anonymous Nobody... – De La Soul 2016 – Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande 2016 – Crazy Girl – Jordan White 2016 – 24K Magic – Bruno Mars 2016 – Boxes – Goo Goo Dolls 2016 – Ripcord – Keith Urban 2016 – Joanne – Lady Gaga 2016 – Starboy – The Weeknd 2016 – Sit Still, Look Pretty – Daya 2016 – Glory Days – Little Mix 2016 – Dream Machine – Tokio Hotel 2016 – Lady Wood – Tove Lo 2016 – "How To Be A Human Being" – Glass Animals 2016 – Fantôme – Hikaru Utada 2016 – Made – BigBang 2016 – Selamanya Cinta - Shila Amzah featuring Alif Satar 2016 – My Journey - Shila Amzah 2015 – Royalty – Chris Brown 2015 – 25 – Adele 2015 – Estilo libre – Gepe 2015 – Hamilton (Broadway Cast Recording)2015 – Lesser Oceans – Fences 2015 – Daya – Daya 2015 – The Bass Bass (Trail Mix) – Franzone 2015 – Piece of Music – Franzone 2015 – Fan of a Fan: The Album – Chris Brown and Tyga 2015 – Uptown Special – Mark Ronson 2015 – Confident – Demi Lovato 2014 – 1989 – Taylor Swift 2014 – Rose ave. – You+Me 2014 – Four – One Direction 2014 – Sex and Love – Enrique Iglesias 2014 – Otra era – Javiera Mena 2014 – Sweet Talker – Jessie J 2014 – Trail – Franzone 2014 – X – Chris Brown 2014 – My Everything – Ariana Grande 2014 – In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith 2014 – The London Sessions – Mary J. Blige 2014 – Rise – Taeyang 2013 – Moriagaro – Ai 2013 – In limine – Silvia Tancredi 2013 – 3.0 – Marc Anthony 2013 – Super Best Records: 15th Celebration – Misia 2013 – BEYONCÉ – Beyoncé 2013 – Avril Lavigne – Avril Lavigne 2013 – Midnight Memories – One Direction 2012 – The Truth About Love – P!nk 2012 – The Heist – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis 2012 – Fortune – Chris Brown 2012 – Overexposed – Maroon 5 2012 – Independent – Ai 2012 – Looking 4 Myself – Usher 2012 – Red – Taylor Swift 2012 – Songs of the Third and Fifth – The Mark of Cain 2011 – F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown 2011 – 21 – Adele 2010 – Body Talk – Robyn 2010 – This Is the Warning'' – Dead Letter Circus 2010 – "Mr. Saxobeat" – Alexandra Stan