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Ever since the Master Bus Transformer was announced, we’ve heard the same questions a number of times: “What’s the deal with the Color Comp?” “Don’t you already make a bus compressor?” “Does this replace the MBP?” Mastering Engineer Heba Kadry ... →
Heba Kadry didn’t think her job was “glamorous” enough to earn herself an invitation to guest curate at Le Guess Who? festival 2023 in Utrecht, Netherlands. But it’s precisely because of the behind-the-scenes nature of her work – that’s earned ... →
Heba Kadry carved her own way to the top. After years spent travelling, studying and working in high-end studios, the Egyptian engineer developed an artistic approach to mastering that caught the attention of many of the world's most inventive ... →
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Catching up with the in-demand studio guru, who’s worked with everyone from Björk to Big Thief, about her empathetic approach to an unnecessarily mysterious field.By Allison HusseyPhotography by Alain Levitt →
In the latest episode of Behind The Board, watch Egyptian-born mastering engineer Heba Kadry share how working with Björk reinforced the importance of experimentation in her work. →
PLAYING TRACKS BYBjörk, Cate Le Bon, Diamanda Galás, Julianna Barwick, Starchild & The New Romantic and more.Heba Kadry is a mastering engineer born and raised in Cairo and currently based in Brooklyn, NY.Her ... →
Five successful engineers weigh in on the art, science, and business of finishing other people’s records.By Kevin McHughIn this series, producer, DJ, label head, and mix engineer, Kevin McHugh sets out to explore some of the less obvious ... →
Welcome to Tape Op’s DISCussion, where we call our friends and music community notables to talk about their favorite records. This week we chat w/ Heba Kadry about Manuel Göttsching's 1984 release, E2-E4. Enjoy!Listen ... →
My guest, Heba Kadry is a superb Mastering engineer now based in her brand new mastering facility in Brooklyn, NY. She’s super busy so I’m really thankful she spared me some time to chat about her new room and some wild insights ... →
What do Björk, Beach House, Slowdive, Liturgy, !!!, The Mars Volta, Deerhunter, Explosions in the Sky, serpentwithfeet, and Ryuichi Sakamoto all have in common? Mastering and mixing engineer Heba Kadry. Born and raised in Egypt and now residing in Brooklyn, New York, Heba has become a cornerstone of the music community. →
Album title: Nisf MadeenaRelease date: Friday 4 September (Bandcamp Friday, 100% of proceeds will go to local initiatives)Formats: Digital / BandCamp exclusiveNisf Madeena Bandcamp linkThe 17-track compilation titled Nisf ... →
Tape Op’s online publisher Geoff Stanfield caught up with Heba from her home to get her thoughts on mastering, working with Björk and building a new mastering studio. Feature in Tape Op’s Podcast (episode 41). →
Heba Kadry worked in advertising before the chance to record a jingle led to an inspiring first encounter with the studio world. Now she’s a leading mastering engineer in New York working with artists including Cate Le Bon and Ryuichi Sakamoto, writes David Davies... →
When he’s finished, Giannascoli (Alex G) takes measures to assure it sounds up to snuff, sending songs off to get mixed by Jacob Portrait and mastered by Heba Kadry, both trusted associates. →
Mastering engineer Heba Kadry on the path that led her from a corporate advertising job to the world of sound engineering, the value of working with people who make you better, and how she cracked the glass ceiling of a predominantly male-dominated field. →
Heba Kadry got her start in the pro audio world at Houston's SugarHill Recording Studios, where she served as the studio manager and recording engineer. In 2007, she moved to New York to focus on mastering—and she has since mastered the releases of some of the most accomplished artists in indie rock and pop, including The Mars Volta, Slowdive, Lightning Bolt, and Beach House—as well as mixing Björk's Utopia. →
It was clear that the process of making Utopia was incredibly meaningful for all three of them. Collaborating with Björk was a one-of-a-kind experience, they said, but to be on a team with mostly women, working on such a transcendent, feminist record — that was something closer to groundbreaking. →
Today, Kadry caters mainly to independent labels and artists. One of her latest projects is filmmaker Jim Jarmusch’s evocative Paterson soundtrack. The film explores the quiet existence of a bus driver and his inventive wife; it takes a simultaneously deep and whimsical look at the importance of art in daily life. →
Heba Kadry is a mastering engineer based in Brooklyn. She says she doesn't believe the Grammys are the best indication of what's actually going on in the music industry right now, and that some advances in diversity have been made — but that even so, she is a still a minority in her field and faces uphill battles in getting work. →