Brian Gardner

Brian Gardner
Birth nameBrian Knapp Gardner
Also known as
  • Big Bass
  • Big Boss
OriginIdaho, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMastering engineer
Websitebigbassbrian.com

Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner,[1] is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk and dance-pop.[2] He is known for his work on hip hop albums, including collaborations with Dr. Dre, who gave him the nickname "Big Bass".[3]

He was last employed at Bernie Grundman Mastering, a mastering house founded and run by Bernie Grundman, and is now independent.[citation needed]

Discography

He has over 750 credits, including:[4]

  • Janet Jackson’s Velvet Rope
  • Blink 182’s Enema of the State
  • Eminem’s Slim Shady
  • En Vogue’s Funky Divas
  • Fastball’s All the Pain Money Can Buy
  • Smash Mouth’s Astro Lounge and 2 Pac’s All Eyes on Me.

Approach

Gardner's style is to compress music to the point of distortion, in order to make it sound louder.[4]

He has been nominated eight times for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year award, winning it once for the Outkast album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Discogs - Brian Knapp Gardner profile and discography
  2. ^ Credits, Allmusic.com
  3. ^ Brian Garder Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Mixonline.com, March 1, 2002. Accessed October 3, 2007.
  4. ^ a b https://www.mixonline.com/recording/brian-gardner-365144
  5. ^ "Winners". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Brian "Big Bass" Gardner". Brian Gardner Grammy nominations. Retrieved August 21, 2017.