These quotes and personal "Thank you's" from clients are perhaps the most satisfying part of our work.Artists
"We are delighted with the way that 'Auld Lang Syne' sounds. Everyone that we play it for is enchanted by it, and a lot of credit goes to you and the way you brought out the warmth of the performances. We gave a copy of the master to James the other day and he loves it. " Kate Taylor
"Thanks to Toby for giving 1001 percent!" Kelly Joe Phelps, from the liner notes of "shine eyed mister zen."
Record Labels"Audio mastering at NDR is the foundation upon which our reputation for high quality is built." Don Rose, former President of Rykodisc
"Working at NDR helps bring everything into focus. Suddenly the love and joy of the music magically reappears. It's great working with someone you can trust!" Chris Wilson, Heartbeat Records
"Toby Mountain is one of the most distinguished musician/engineer/producers that it has been my good fortune to encounter. His remarkable work has been largely responsible for the fine reputation of Vanguard Classics." Seymour Solomon, President, Vanguard Classics/Omega Record Group
"Dear Laurie, I wanted to thank you again for all of the work you put into the (Paul Robeson album. We've been very happily suprised with all the compliments we've recieved on just how good 'The Peace Arch Concerts' sounds! All of that credit really needs to go to you and the work you put into it. Thank you." - Ian Shaw, Folk Era Records
Multimedia Clients
"Northeastern Digital Recording has created CD ROM archives of all the pre-press layouts, articles, and graphics for "Guitar Player", "Keyboard" and "Bass Player" magazines. NDR's staff is very knowledgeable and their service is efficient and cost effective. CD-ROM is much more convenient, economical, and secure and than magnetic media." Elizabeth Wimmer, Production Manager, Miller Freeman, Inc.
"Alamo Rent A Car has taken another step into the future and NDR helped get us here. The CD-ROM we wrote with NDR contains digital visual information of fleet, which speeds up the process of producing print materials. Toby and Anne's insight, patience, and direction, made this project a sucess. Thanks."
Steven Cohn, Macintosh Technical Supervior, Alamo Rent a Car"Dear NDR, ...I'd like take this opportunity to thank you for your contribution to our new CD..." - Steven Strick, WBCN"Dear NDR Staff, thank you for every last thing you do in a manner and skill unparalleled. It is a pleasure to know you all." - Jim Wayne, Silverdisc Productions on Prentiss-Hall CD-ROM.
Others
"Hi Laurie, Well here's the finished product. Everyone says it sounds phenomenal and we all in the band agree! It was a pleasure working with you. You made hearing my songs over and over actually interesting! ..I hope you with with you in the future." Chad Walls of the Frotus Caper
"Laurie & Anne - Here you go! A couple copies of the lastest and greatest (thanks to NDR of course). We appreciate all your have done for us. Thanks! - Sean Nelson of Superhoney "No Standing"
"Laurie, Thanks so much for your help! I really enjoyed working with you. There will be many projects in the future, and I will recommend you to all my friends!"-Johnny Mack
"Dear Toby, ..my thanks for making it sound so good!" - Martha Trachtenberg.
"Toby & NDR, ..we're so happy with the way things turned out. Thanks again for your hard work!! " - John of RocketScience "A Girl's Name Here"
"Laurie, thanks for 'ironing out' all the problems with our project!.. I want you to know what a great relief it was to work with such a professional and yet disarming person. Your knowledge and skill were apparent throughout the day.. I am still amazed at the wholeprocess....I think the project sounds great!.." - Anne Everett, of Split Second
"Anne & Toby - thanks for all the hard work," - Tom Briggs of Rykodisc, regarding the Kelly Joe Phelps release "shine eyed mister zen"
"Toby, Thank you again for all your help, and for the great mastering. Everyone at the symposium really enjoyed the CD." Nyssim Lefford MIT Media Lab
"Toby and Anne,..Thank you so much for oyur beautiful work again. I am very happy with the sound...." - Satoko Fujii
"Anne & Laurie, thanks for the great job you (and especially Laurie) did on the CD." - Lewis Ricci
"Laurie, thanks for the great job. Let's do it again some time." - Link Montana
"Laurie & Anne, thanks for helping to make the CD great!. It went to #1 at Boston Tower Records!.." Jean Danton, Albany Records
"Dear Laurie, thank you again for your excellent talk about Mastering at our Emerson College Audio 3 class.. You were articulate, and well-prepared,... I can hear why NDR is happy to have you on their staff!" - Jane Pipick Emerson College
"Laurie, thanks again for the great work you did on our CD. Being our first full blown project, the band wasn't sure about spending the extra dollars on mastering. I can assure you we have no regrets now. You made us feel at home and truly turned our album into a very polished project. You are awesome and we hope to work with you again! P.S. Thanks to Anne too. She really makes things comfortable!" - Keith Tasker of Every Sunday, spaboop music
"Toby, thanks to you and your great staff for the wonderful job and outstanding sonic help with the 3Ball CD. Here's another trophy for the wall. I look forward to working with you again soon." - Jon Cohan of 3Ball
"Dear Laurie, I wanted to thank you very sincerely for the wonderful job you did in helping us to turn out the best possible product we could. ..You were a large part of that effort and we all thank you so much for your talents and musical sensitivity. It made all the difference. I have to say Anne's engaging smile and great sense of humor was an unexpected bonus for me. .. Our most sincere thanks for an incredible job. We will always know where to go for our editing needs!" - Dr. Harold Reynolds of Ithaca College, Ithaca New York
"Dear Toby, thanks again for recording the Harbison Concerto session on a moment's notice. I enjoyed working with you and I know John Harbison and Scott Yoo were very impressed." - Michael Rozett, Archetype Records.
"Dear Laurie Anne and Toby, from my first phone call with Anne, it was clear to me I was getting to know an especially nice group of professionals...Special thanks, of course, to Laurie for doing the mastering. It's very satisfying to hear my music.. the way I remember it from the recording sessions...As Laurie said, mastering is the way to turn a group of songs into an 'album', and she has done this with 'Old Love is Hard'. Thanks!" - Dave Johnson
"Thank you for the release of Octopussy (Soundtrack)! The quality and clarity of the recording is great! Keep up the great work!.." - Dan Flynn, a Ryko fan
"Toby, Thanks so much for an extraordinary experience. You're quite talented as well as just a nice guy to work with. It was a pleasure.." - Rachel and John Nicholas
"Dear Toby and Anne, Here it is! It sounds wonderful! We can't thank you enough." - Terry Bright, Bully Records
"Laurie, I would like to thank you for your help, expertise, and 'the ability to understand what I wanted'..I've been getting a superb response.." - Alex Torres, of Alex Torres & the Latin Kings Orchestra
"Dear Toby, Here it is! We are really pleased with the product and thank you for your very important contribution to the project. Please thank Anne for all her terrific work as well. You saved the day!" - Rick and Jane Stepton
"Dear Anne & Laurie, It's finally here!.. it sounds awesome! Thanks for your part. Steve and I are very happy with the mastering job. " - Annie Clark
"Dear Laurie and Anne, " You really make it a pleasure to travel across the country to finish a project. You're a pleasure to work with and Laurie's ideas and skills have helped make this a recording that I'm really proud of. I look forward to working together again and I hope it's soon!" - David Pascal
"Toby, Anne & Laurie, Thanks alot for your great work on our recent project. We were all pleased with the way the music sounds. We look forward to working with you again soon." - David Marshall of Big Chicken
"Dear Laurie, on behalf of Vitamin C, I would like to thank you for the excellent work put into the production of our LIVE CD. Needless to say without your support the CD wouldn't have been possible." - Tina Sawtelle, Vitamin C
"Anne, Once again, I appreciate the extra effort involved to get the job done with some of the '11th hour' problems. My thanks to you and your staff for a job well done." - Steve Cardimona
"Toby and Anne, thanks for playing such an important part in the evolution of 'Forgotten Apples'. You've made the cider real sweet!" - Denny of Little Shoe Records
"Dear Laurie, ..I must commend you for your professionalism, your indepth knowledge and command of the system, your positive attitude towards the project and of course your charm which made it so deightful to work with you..." - Tom Salem
"Hi Toby, it seems you worked a bit of magic on the Undertones track. Thanks for the speedy service and getting us out of a bind.." - Traci Schwarz of Rykodisc
"Dear Laurie, ..How can we thank you enough? Hearing the album pre and post mastered was like hearing it night and day..." - Allen Ostroy of Percy Hill
"Toby and Anne, Once again, we're very pleased with the mastering. Thanks for the great work. We will continue to streer clients your way.." - Pete Weiss of Zippah Records
