Nick Townsend’s musical prowess is rooted in the punk rock scene. He began drumming for punk bands at the age of 16, and has been playing professionally ever since. His trained ears, and passion for music production, is owed to recording bands in his grandmother’s garage. This flame carried into his college career as he attended the Audio Engineering School at Citrus College in Glendora, CA. Post-college, Nick landed his first audio job with Infrasonic Mastering in 2012. His time at Infrasonic refined his technical skills as he assisted Pete Lyman, while simultaneously learning the craft of vinyl mastering and lacquer cutting.  Soon thereafter, he became the owner and operator of Townsend Mastering until 2021 when he rejoined Infrasonic Los Angeles. Nick’s experience with a vast array of genres, as well as years of cutting experience, make him an incredible asset to the Infrasonic roster.

Nick has mastered records for The Egyptian Lover, Militarie Gun, No Pressure, Fleshwater, Spanish Love Songs and many more! Nick, aside from being a killer digital mastering engineer, also specializes in vinyl mastering and lacquer cutting and has mastered over 2,000 vinyl records. His vinyl discography includes artists such as Cheap Trick, Paramore, Weezer, Iron Maiden, Bad Religion, Garbage, Dr. Dre, 2pac, Grimes and more. His work can be identified by the hand scribed “NT” found on the lock groove of each vinyl.

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