Adam Ayan
"Grammy Award & 2x Latin Grammy Award winning mastering engineer."

Male
32 years old
Portland, MAINE
United States



Last Login:7/18/2008
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    Adam Ayan's Interests
MusicLately: Damian Marley, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Danko Jones, Regina Spektor, The Raconteurs, As Fast As, Blue October, The Hot Tarts, The Killers, Dresden Dolls, Brendan Benson, Gnarls Barkley, Paranoid Social Club, System Of A Down. Always: The Beatles, Prince, Metallica, Foo Fighters, Garbage, Beastie Boys, Ani DiFranco, Beck, Outkast, Rage Against The Machine, Liz Phair, PJ Harvey, Tribe Called Quest, Nine Inch Nails, James Brown, Led Zeppelin, Jay-Z. I could go on and on and on...
TelevisionCurb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Weeds, 30 Rock, Scrubs, The Office, Patriots football, Red Sox baseball.
HeroesPaul McCartney, Lance Armstrong.

     Adam Ayan's Details
Status:Married
Here for:Networking, Friends
Body type:0' 0"
Zodiac Sign:Libra
Occupation:Mastering Engineer

   Adam Ayan's Schools
University Of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA
Graduated: 1997
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Music Performance, emphasis on Sound Recording Technology
Clubs: Audio Engineering Society (Student Chapter)
 

1993 to 1997

   Adam Ayan's Companies
Gateway Mastering Studios
Portland, ME US
Mastering Engineer




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   Adam Ayan's Blurbs
About me:
Adam Ayan is a Mastering Engineer in the music industry...he works at Gateway Mastering studios in Portland, ME, and began his mastering career as assistant to mastering legend Bob Ludwig. Adam's mastering credits include projects for Faith Hill, The Rolling Stones, Nine Inch Nails, Sarah McLachlan, The Foo Fighters, Carrie Underwood, A Perfect Circle, Linkin Park, Rush, Paul Westerberg, Kelly Clarkson, Keith Urban, Teddy Geiger, Bob Marley, Phish, Tim McGraw and Nirvana, among others. In 2006 Adam won his first Grammy Award for his mastering work on Jelly Roll Morton's "The Complete Library of Congress Recordings". In 2007, Adam won 2 Latin Grammy Awards for his mastering work on the Juan Luis Guerra album "La Llave De Mi Corazon." Adam was nominated again this year (the 50th Annual Grammy Awards) for a Grammy Award in the category of "Album of the Year" for his mastering work on Vince Gill's latest release "These Days." He has also been nominated for several TEC Awards, including nominations for his surround mastering work on the Nine Inch Nails album "With Teeth", surround mastering work on the Barenaked Ladies album "Barenaked Ladies Are Me", surround mastering work on the Dream Theater album "Score XOX", and mastering for the Rascal Flatts single "What Hurts The Most". Adam has mastered several #1 albums across various genres of music, and has over 40 Gold, Platinum & Multi-Platinum projects to his credit to date. Adam is also the Chairman and a Co-Founder of the Portland Music Foundation, a new non-profit organization whose charge is to better organize, support, nurture, and promote the thriving music scene of Portland, ME.
Who I'd like to meet:
Great musicians making great music! About Adam's "friends": amongst some very cool Portland, ME artists and organizations, Adam's "top friends" include artists whom he has worked with recently. For more info check out: www.adamayan.com and www.gatewaymastering.com.

   Adam Ayan's Friend Space (Top 24)
Adam Ayan has 1281 friends.
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 Foo Fighters 


 SUGARLAND 


 Incubus 


 Keith Urban 


 Sarah McLachlan 


 Julianne Hough 


 Kelly Clarkson 


 Manu Chao 


 Juan Luis Guerra 


 John Hiatt 


 Vince Gill 


 Faith Hill 


 Lori McKenna 


 Tim McGraw 


 Gomez 


 LeAnn Rimes 


 Tokio Hotel 


 Carrie Underwood 


 Teddy Geiger 


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Ian KELLY





May 29 2008 1:32 PM

Thanks for the request.
Maybe we'll meet sooner than later!
Jerks of Grass





May 9 2008 4:52 PM

Just finished listening to the ref - couldn't be happier! Thanks to you and everyone at Gateway for a fantastic experience.
Timothy John





Apr 28 2008 12:11 PM

Thanks Adam for the ADD! It is TRULY an HONOR. I'm looking forward to having you master my album soon!
-Timothy JOHN
stunned





Apr 6 2008 3:41 PM

Hi Adam, Yvon from the Band Stunned. The album is now available.

CLICK ON THE ALBUM:



STUNNED jewelbox

Taylor





Apr 5 2008 8:01 AM

Adam-

Hope you're having all sorts of fun in the studio... look forward to working together again.
Happy Spring!
Erik





Mar 24 2008 9:23 PM

Just checking in to say hello and see how the Z-man is doing...
Pristine Blue





Mar 20 2008 9:58 AM

Hi Adam, I am with Pristine Blue, a country band from Portland, OR, and we have been setting up a date with Scott to have you master our new album. We are almost ready and absolutely cannot wait...anyways, saw you online and wanted to say hi. Have a good one :)

Rob
YTHEBAND





Feb 27 2008 10:31 AM

Portland Music Foundation





Feb 25 2008 10:29 AM

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Christopher Ryan





Feb 22 2008 5:40 PM

Thanks for putting together the PMF! That workshop was great...learned so much!
Until next time....
Five A.M.





Feb 15 2008 10:10 PM

You ROCK Adam...The disc sounds amazing!!!
Emptyhouse Film





Feb 13 2008 9:08 AM

keep on keepin on man!
Congrats to you and the Gateway Tribe.
BIG DOG SOCIETY





Feb 12 2008 12:58 AM

Congrats. on the grammy for your work on the Vince Gill album.....I heard about your win while listening to WCYY.....that Mark Curdo really is the man, definitely the right man to get the LOCAL sound across to all the non-believers......checked out the Gateway home page and did some reading up on you and Bob......funny how I had Gail autograph my As Fast As cd rather than Bob.......behind every great man is a great woman........Portland, Maine is lucky to have Adam Ayan and Gateway mastering and the ability to crank it up loud......I for one really appreciate what you do for the local at well as national music ...... Ciao for now my friend........OUT
Jeff Merrow


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Feb 7 2008 8:32 AM

Hey Adam,
Thanks for the add,Hope to meet you sometime. Hey if your out and about tonight(thurs the 7th)come by Bull Fieny's.I' ll be sitting in w/ J.Biddy and One 2 Many.
sTaTioneighTyfive





Feb 2 2008 1:38 PM

Hey we're playing 10-1 tonight at Amigo's...Hope to see you there!!! FYI There may or may not be a donkey at the aftershow...
J-Sun





Jan 18 2008 1:42 PM

truly appreciate the add. let..s keep in touch...

greets
Texas Pea


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Jan 8 2008 8:57 PM

thanx for the add. nice work, man! congrats!

best wishes for 2008!
Patrick J. Kilbourn Music





Jan 8 2008 8:44 PM

Thanks for the add!!! Keep rockin in the 207!
Roy Davis & The Dregs





Jan 7 2008 4:34 PM

Adam...if you're looking for a terrible time, swing by the Big Easy a week from friday! Looky:

EARTH SAYLOVE





Jan 2 2008 7:30 PM

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Just ran into Dominic &
we would LOVE 2 get together with you soon.

Wishing you PEACE, LOVE, and JOY!!!! 2008!!!!
DOMINIC AND THE LUCID





Dec 31 2007 2:12 PM

Adam,

Thanks for a great class this year, it was great to dive back into classes, learning and being involved with something that interesting. Here's to 2008, talk soon,

Dominic
BOSTON LONELY





Dec 27 2007 6:05 PM

Hey! We want to wish you and your family a happy/safe New Year!!
-boston lonely-

p.s. We now have a mailing list to keep you better informed about new shows and music. If you'd like to be a part of it, please send us a message with your email, city, and state. In return we will send you the free download links to our ep (if you don't already have it)!
ElizabethSinclair





Dec 27 2007 6:25 AM

Hello Adam,
Thanks for accepting my invitation!
I would like to wish you a Happy New Year full of joy, love and peace!
Cheers,
Eli xxx
The Adulterers





Dec 25 2007 6:30 PM

Kelly Parker


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Dec 23 2007 3:58 PM

Hey YOU~ Happy Holidays! May 2008 bring you GREAT Memories, Smiles and most of all Happiness~

Ho Ho Ho!

xo

Kelly~
FullyLoaded





Dec 21 2007 7:38 PM

Adam!! You're awesome man... the master of mastering!
MIKE SIERRA





Dec 21 2007 5:57 PM

Adam!!! Thank you!! the song sounds amazing, I'm a fan of your work...
Have great Holidays..
Thanks very much,
Mike
Benton Paul





Dec 21 2007 9:21 AM

Adam!
Thank you so very much.
The album sounds fantastic.
I'm so stoked to get on the road and promote it.
Keep working your magic.
-Benton
Five A.M.





Dec 18 2007 2:43 PM

Love the mastering you have done on our album Raise the Sun. Last time we did an album we went back and forth about 20 times to get it right. You really got the music and sound dialed in. Thanks! Hope you can make it out to a show sometime ~Five A.M.
Kristina





Dec 12 2007 4:41 PM

Nice meeting you earlier. I Just went and signed up for e-mails, so again, thanks for the heads up. Have a good break!
M.U.S.I.C.





Dec 3 2007 6:58 PM

Thanks very much for your friendship Adam.

When you get a chance, please stop by our education "Space" and leave my students a comment…words of encouragement, a lesson learned, favorite quote, poetry, or even advice for this school year.

Best,
John
absolutemastering di Antonio Ruggiero





Nov 30 2007 9:18 AM

Hi Adam!
Thanks for adding me is a pleasure and an honor!!
Ciao,
Antonio
Laurent DARCEL





Nov 29 2007 4:53 AM

Hello Adam,
Congratulation for your Grammy Awards.
The band Terre-Neuve are very happy to works with you again in May 2008.
Take care,
Laurent DARCEL
YOUNA





Nov 29 2007 3:33 AM

Salut!! Thanks for the add and for taking a listen....any comment or feedback would be great!..much appreciated!..i'm loving this time of year, today was very cool here in Bangkok, tomorrow is Friday TGIF!!! :) Youna