Anyone can make a song loud, but it takes a true mastering engineer to harness the potential that lives within a recording. Kevin Mattesky, owner of Phantom Center Media (located in North NJ), firmly believes that a mastering engineer is hired for the following reasons:

• The ability to listen critically
• Their attention to detail
• The ability to communicate with the artist(s) and aid them in achieving their vision
• Working within a purpose-built listening environment
• Ensuring quality control
• Meeting Metadata/Encoding requirements for CD and Digital distribution

Phantom Center Media fully understands that we are the last stop before pressing and digital distribution, and we treat this final step with all the respect that it deserves. Phantom Center Media works with each artist according to their individual project's needs, proudly acknowledging that we are a single piece in a much larger team, united in the goal of making the artist's vision a reality. Serving the song to the greatest of our ability, we set out to raise the quality of a project that extra five to ten percent that stamps it as a finished work. Other times, we are here to aid the artist in solving large issues that can make a needed save for the material at hand. All of this lends to further bolstering an artist's confidence in their recorded music, knowing that it is all that it can be. No matter what instance a project is received by Phantom Center Media, we promise our dedication to serving our clients.