My name is Colin E. Davis.  I’ve been a musician since age thirteen and an audiophile nearly as long.  I started recording professionally in 1996 and built Imperial Mastering in 2002.  Many know me as the songwriter and guitarist for the extreme metal band VILE.  For this reason, I work with a lot of metal bands, but I also master other styles including rock, folk and world.

I’ve been involved in music production from many angles.  As an artist, I understand the passion and dedication of the musicians, as well as their hopes and concerns as the recording process unfolds.  As a recording and mixing engineer, I understand the amount of focus and skill it takes to build an album from the ground up and I honor other engineers’ hard work.  As a mastering engineer, I understand my role as an objective listener whose job it is to insure that the final result lives up to the expectations of everyone involved.

I always deliver a master that is highly competitive with the big name mastering houses and is completed in a timely manner.  Communication is always quick and friendly with me.  If the recording engineer is open to feedback, I am happy to work with them making multiple test masters until the result is just the way they want it.

Some of my mastering credits are listed on Discogs and at the Encyclopaedia Metallum under the “misc staff” tab. If you would like a free test master, click here and contact me when you’re ready!

With respect,

Colin  Davis