Brian Gardner | |
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| Born | Brian Knapp Gardner |
| Origin | Idaho, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Mastering engineer |
| Website | bigbassbrian |
Brian Knapp Gardner, also known asBrian "Big Bass"Gardner,[1] is an Americanmastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, includingclassic rock,funk,disco,alternative rock,R&B,hip hop,pop punk anddance-pop.[2] He is known for his work onhip hop albums, including collaborations withDr. Dre, who gave him the nickname "Big Bass".[3]
He was last employed at Bernie Grundman Mastering, a mastering house founded and run byBernie Grundman, and is now independent.[citation needed]
Gardner has over 750 credits, including:[4]
Gardner's style is tocompress music to the point ofdistortion, in order to make it soundlouder.[4]
He has been nominated eight times for theGrammy Award for Album of the Year award, winning it once for theOutkast albumSpeakerboxxx/The Love Below.[5][6]
