Mastering with Plugins? AND on Headphones? YES. Meet Glenn Shick.

Glenn Schick is a pioneering mastering engineer who has been making new rules for a new generation of all-digital audioworkers.

Bucking convention by relying exclusively on plugins and headphones for major label mastering work, Schick has adopted a “digital nomad” lifestyle that has taken him from Iceland to Thailand to South Korea and beyond.

Those who are skeptical that an all-plugin approach can get astonishingly good sounding masters need only listen to Schick’s work to become true believers.

Schick has mastered critically-acclaimed records for major artists, including notable hip hop names like J Cole, Future, Two Chains & Lil’ Wayne, Gucci Mane, as well as pop and rock artists like Justin Bieber, Of Montreal, Elton John, Widespread Panic, Drive-By Truckers, Train, Yoko Ono, Indigo Girls and more.

Glenn Shick talks about his philosophy, approach and his favorite plugins in this exclusive interview with fellow mastering engineer Justin Colletti in this interview, made possible by Plugin Alliance.

In his work, Glenn leans heavily on software tools from Plugin Alliance, like the new Amek EQ200, as well as longtime favorites from Brainworx, Dangerous, elysia, SPL, Vertigo, Black Box, Shadow Hills and more.

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