Adam Ayan is a Grammy Award, 5x Latin Grammy Award, and TEC Award winning mastering engineer, who works at the world class mastering facility Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, ME.
He is passionate about music, the art of mastering, and bringing every project to it's fullest sonic potential.
Adam has had the pleasure of mastering thousands of recordings in his career. His credits are diverse and exemplary - including recordings for superstar artists such as Paul McCartney, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, Journey, Barbra Streisand, Gwen Stefani, Shakira, Queen, Father John Misty, Madonna, Marc Anthony, the Foo Fighters, Bob Marley, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Kelly Clarkson, Juan Luis Guerra, Rush, Nirvana, Rascal Flatts, Pearl Jam, The Animals, and Keith Urban to name a few.
Adam has mastered many award winning recordings, including 64 Grammy/Latin Grammy Award winners. He has also won a Grammy Award, 5 Latin Grammy Awards, and a TEC (Technical Excellence and Creativity) Award himself.
In 2018 he was nominated for Audio Engineer of the Year by the Academy Of Country Music.
In 2022 he was nominated for a Golden Melody Award, as part of the production team on an album by legendary Chinese rock artist Cui Jian.
He has mastered hundreds of Gold/Platinum/Multi-Platinum recordings to date, as well as countless #1 singles and albums.
Adam was also recently inducted into the Pinkerton Academy Hall of Fame. A very special and distinct honor, which has been bestowed upon successful and honorable Pinkerton alumni such as Robert Frost and Alan Shepard to name a few.