Trutone Mastering Labs In The News

Scooptacular Giveaway!
The winner of two 12" Master Lacquers will be announced shortly!

February / March 2010

Vinyl is still a top choice for DJ's, limited edition releases, and any project that deserves the ultimate sonic treatment. The winner of this contest will receive two 12" master lacquers cut personally by Trutone's Carl Rowatti! (From your supplied master)

This contest is now closed.
Please check back periodically, as Trutone may run additional promotions soon!

Mix Magazine Feature: New York Metro

December 2009

The lure of New York City is strong, but there are issues that can break Gotham's magnetic grip on the musically minded. Why master in the granite canyons of Midtown when you can do it equally well from the comforts of home?

That's what Carl and Adrianna Rowatti, owners of Trutone Mastering Labs, pondered back in March of 2008, when Sony BMG Music made a tempting buyout offer for the lease on their Midtown Manhattan studios. Sony's high-caliber mastering department had been displaced when its 54th Street building closed in late 2007. Impressed by the Walters-Storyk Design Group-designed Trutone penthouse facility, Sony BMG realized it would be faster and easier to take over the Trutone studios than to build its own from scratch.

» Read full story on MixOnline.com

Mix Magazine: New Home for Trutone

May 28, 2009

ORANGEBURG, NY: Carl Rowatti, owner of Trutone Mastering Labs Inc., veteran mastering engineer, and master in the art of lacquer-cutting for vinyl records, has opened a new studio in his suburban 4400 sq. ft. Orangeburg, NY home. Created by Walters-Storyk Design Group architect/acoustician John Storyk, the facility features the same technology which earned Carl, Adrianna (his wife and partner) and Trutone Mastering Labs midtown studios, recognition as one of NY’s most prestigious mastering complexes.