Andrew Walter

Andrew Walter is a British Grammy Award nominated mastering engineer, whose work has included remastering Duran Duran's Seven and the Ragged Tiger limited edition vinyl set released in 2010.

Biography
After gaining a diploma in sound engineering and recording, Walter joined London's Abbey Road Studios as editor and mastering engineer in 1991.

A classical engineer by training, he specialises in both pop and classical surround mastering. In the field of historical restoration he has become one of the world's foremost transfer engineers, winning four Gramophone Awards and twice being nominated for an American Grammy Award. As a surround mastering engineer Walter is in great demand, working on a multitude of DVD projects for a host of 'A' list artists including Coldplay, Kylie, U2, The Cure, David Bowie, Robbie Williams, Radiohead and The Who.

Recent projects have included EMI Classics - Great Recordings of the Century Edition, the continuation of the ever-popular References Series and the restoration of various third-party world music back catalogues.

Walter is increasingly the mastering engineer of choice for the film and stage industries, mastering the CD soundtrack albums of Hollywood award-winning blockbusters, such as Harry Potter - The Order of the Phoenix, Dirty Dancing and Love Never Dies.

A selection of credits

 * Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Patrick Doyle (2011 - Mastering Engineer)
 * Very Best of Glenn Miller - Glenn Miller (2010 - Recording Engineer)
 * Lindisfarne at the BBC - Lindisfarne (2009 - Mastering Engineer)
 * Journal for Plague Lovers - Manic Street Preachers (2009 - Strings)
 * Torchwood: Children of Earth (Original Television Soundtrack) - Ben Foster (2009 - Mastering Engineer)
 * Live at Hammersmith '82! - Duran Duran (2009 - Audio Restoration)
 * Amour - Natasha Marsh (2007 - Mastering Engineer)
 * Live in London - The Cardigans (2005 - Mastering Engineer, Surround Mix Engineer)