Mandy Parnell talks Aphex Twin, Mastering for Streaming and Emotion | Red Bull Music Academy

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Mandy Parnell discussed working with Björk and Aphex Twin, the intricacies of her studio set-up and the importance of staying in touch with the emotions of the music during the mastering process.
Learn more about the Essex-born, Grammy-winning engineer in this RBMA Berlin 2018 lecture.
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The comparative lack of women working in music production and audio engineering can be so glaring that, in 2017, The Atlantic asked, “Why Aren’t There More Women Working in Audio?” While the article cites many talented women, there was at least one obvious omission: Mandy Parnell.
The Essex-born, Grammy-winning engineer is a standout among peers of any gender, working with a long list of eminent artists including Björk, Brian Eno and Aphex Twin to expand the preconceived limits of sound. After studying at SAE, Parnell became a trainee mastering engineer at The Exchange in London. Following several years of free work, she steadily accrued paying and often high-profile gigs. In recent years, she’s developed a close in-studio relationship with Björk, for whom she mastered Biophilia and Vulnicura.
For the latter, Parnell also tackled the sound of Vulnicura’s virtual reality music videos. That same year, she received the Mastering Engineer of The Year award from the Music Producers Guild.
TOPICS:
16:42 - The loudness wars
25:48 - Working with Aphex Twin
31:19 - The relationship between music and emotion
33:14 - Working with Björk
48:17 - Mastering for streaming platforms
53:04 - Approaches to studio setup
MUSIC:
25:35 - Aphex Twin - “minipops 67” (source field mix) • minipops 67 [120.2] (s...
40:03 - Björk - “Virus” • Björk - Virus - Music ...
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