Simon Walker - (Producer/Engineer, New Zealand) - " FWIW, I auditioned several mastering guys before settling on you. (2 local, 3 US, all similar $). Yours was significantly better than the others and I want to thank you again for what was probably a difficult project...I will definitely be in touch again. "

Richard Aitken - (Nimrod Productions, UK) - " You're a great chap to work with .... the label were getting a bit heavy handed on us .... wanted to start promoing things. I've played them the five I really like and they are blown away ... so that's a good thing!! You've also made the singer a very happy man - which means a lot to me. He's my closest friend. He also happens to be battling cancer at the moment but this has massively cheered him up !! So thanks man.... dunno - you've just really helped bring these tracks to the stoner vibe the team want.... nice!! Honestly bud - you're such a bargain it's astounding !! "

Casey Cooper - The Receiver (WOXY Top 15) - " Yo Brian! I can't thank you enough for all the work you put into our record. The personal treatment was much more than we expected, and we couldn't be happier with the results. I just want you to know that we are recommending you to all of our friends, and look forward to working with you on our next project. Thanks again, man! "

Jaime Villanueva - (Hacienda, produced by Dan Auerbach) - " (Featured October 2008 in Rolling Stone - Fricke's Picks) You were really able to get the sound we needed, and it sounds fantastic. We couldn't be happier. "

Kathleen Taylor (Singer Songwriter, Austin TX) - " Hiya Brian! The World Independent Music Association just picked me as artist of the month! Yippee!! I hope you and yours are very well! Thank you again. "

Kristopher Harris - (Squarehead Studio - Kent, England)- "Brian, a long overdue, but no less sincere thank you for the work you've done for SquareHead over the last year. Since having you as our ME my mixes have been hitting BBC Radio One and XFM here in the UK and winning Track-of-the- Week on BBC Radio Six on separate occasions - we must be doing something right!! "

Van Christie- Die Warzau (Louis Svitek (Ministry), Martin Atkins (Killing Joke, Pigface, Murder Inc), Chris Vrenna (Die Warzau, NIN, Stabbing Westward, Tweaker), Mars Williams (The Psychedelic Furs, Liquid Soul), Chris Randall, (Sister Machine Gun), Chris Connelly (Ministry, Pigface), Bill Rieflin (Ministry, KMFDM), and remixes for Bjork, George Clinton, Peter Hook (New Order), KMFDM, Pansy Division, Sister Soliel, Pink Noise Test, Machines of Loving Grace, Gravity Kills, Chemlab) - " Awesome dude. "

Reed Waddle (singer/songwriter, Destin - FL) " Sounds great, reviews all over the country are great. XM Radio "The Loft" has picked it up - their best show in my genre. Thanks man. "

Chris Poland - SoCal (OHM, Megadeth, Lamb of God, Screaming Lords) - " Let go and let Brian at Magic Garden Mastering master your record...you will not be disappointed. "

SDIB (AKU Records, Hawaii) - " Hawaii Music Awards 2007 'Pop Album of the Year'. "Sugar" hit #1 on Hawaii radio. "

Elisa Nicolas (singer/songwriter) - "Magic Garden took my recording from good to great. It was an incredibly collaborative effort. Highly recommended. Thanks Brian."

Arizona (Asheville, NC) - "Just wanted to drop in and say 'hi!' - the EP you mastered was received very well and made it to several "best EP of 2007" lists as well as earning us many new fans. "

Sarah Asher - " I love it! " (featured on NPR Second Stage)

Al Smyth FBNCC - "'Comfort Me' CD made REAL BLUES Magazine's Top 100 and has consistently been listed in the top 50 of the Roots Music Report for Blues. It currently ranks at #37 and has gone as high as #25 of the independent Roots Music Report. "

Johnny Gospel - "The CD arrived a few weeks ago and Shawn and I have been on the road for the past couple months. The album is selling like crazy. "

Stephen Kellogg - "Magic Garden knows the finer point of mastering: to make the recording commercially viable while never once stepping on the fire that makes it worth listening to. They master records the right way for all the right reasons. "

Jesse Henry - Singer/Songwriter (Solo , Spikedrivers) - "Magic Garden put a spell on my recording. I don't know if Brian's secret potion is Miracle Grow, but he's definitely a master caretaker of the musicians' crop of song "

Jef Powell - RIAA Gold Producer/Mixer (O.A.R.) - "Magic Garden Mastering has a unique appeal - Brian cares about audio fidelity. In a business where the law of copy cat economics is the standard and overcompressed masters are the norm - Brian's approach is a refreshing change. His attention to detail and concern are what you would expect from the music composer. He has a meticluous ear, is my secret audio weapon, and makes a good pot of tea as well. "

Donald Put - engineer for multi-instrumentalist Dick Halligan (Blood, Sweat and Tears) - "Dick and I are very happy with the mastering. It really sounds like the 9 foot Steinway. "

Danyel Morgan - Bassist/Songwriter (Robert Randolph and the Family Band) - "Yea man, that sound is good! "

Neil Kennedy - Engineer (Chin music - Southampton, UK) - "Sounds brilliant Brian, we're over the moon with it! "

Alex Lakis - Engineer (Earthtone - Annapolis, MD) - "Thanks so much for your work. The band loves it. The fans are going crazy. One of the most prominent music figures in the area has offered to manage the band as a result of hearing the album.

(follow up) Everybody's been loving the album, and they've been selling well. We just did a radio show last night and the masters sounded awesome. "


David Francolini - Producer/Remixer (Dragons, Medieval Babes, MGMT, Radiohead) " I hope this finds you very well and busy. Just to say I'm delighted with your work. Thanks for all your effort and expertise."

Dragons (UK) - "Everyone who's heard the work we did together thinks it sounds f*ing great. "

Uli Lauterbach (Germany) - "You really mastered all the songs from the heart, brought out the spirit of each single song, it feels soooo goood to listen to all of them, don't know how to thank you... this is off the hook. "


Hugh Sturgill - Producer (Mountain Music Machine) - "Clarity, depth of field, and separation, are the elements that are usually missing from most project studio’s acoustic CDs. If you have decent equipment, good musicians, and an aptitude for production Brian Lucey can deliver a mastering job that will put you on the floor. If your 2 mix has all the musical elements you were seeking but does not have the luster and sheen that big buck projects present—talk to Brian. He is well worth the investment. I have been producing Blue Grass projects since 1975 and Brian is the first Mastering Eng. that I have hired that gives the same attention to detail that I do. If you don’t have the time and money to do it right the first time, WHEN will you find the time and money to do it over? "


Kevin White - Songwriter (Storrs, CT) - " I came to Brian with a problem project that another Mastering Engineer had already worked on but the results weren't quite to my satisfaction, and I wasn't comfortable releasing it. The prior M.E. had done a good job but it just didn't sound right to my ears; it sounded digitally brittle. Brian saved my project from sonic despair, and he did it expediently and professionally. He quickly (in a matter of days) delivered to me a truly warm, rich and detailed record. I was stunned and thrilled with the difference. Every system I play the CD on sounds terrific.
(Hi Brian! I just again wanted to let you know, after living with the CD for QUITE a while now, that I continue to be impressed with the job you did, as are others.)"


Johannes Lohmus (Estonia) - " The master worked out REALLY great and the band was really, really happy."


Paul Richards - Guitarist/Composer/Producer (California Guitar Trio w/ Tony Levin) " Brian Lucey did an excellent job on the mixing and mastering of our Rocks the West live CD. Great tones, cool gear and fantastic ears!"


Paul Charisse (Spitdust, UK) - "Cheers for all your hard work on these, they're sounding much better than I imagined was possible. Really got to the heart of them and brought out the emotion. Great job."


Tedi Sarafian (Songwriter, LA) - " I was happier with Lucey as a ME than my usual ME, who is a big honcho in Cali."


Brandon Drury (Echo Echo) - " The band was playing the cd at their job and their boss thought it was a major label band, not a bunch of broke idiots who recorded in a living room. I attest a big part of that to the mastering... Thanks a ton dude. "

Sampiero Lanfranchi (Erok - Paris, France) "You made my mixes sound better than I thought possible. It's been a great pleasure working with you. A nice and talented guy"


Yuri Beckers (Mindfold) - "I just wanted to thank you for the awesome mastering job. It really blows me away! "


Dirk Brouns - Producer/Engineer (Born, Netherlands) - "Brian really improved my mixes (which were passable but not great) and made me look like I actually know what I'm doing. Thanks, I'll be coming back!"


Ed Milich - Slowdeath / Moebius Palindrome - "Brian has golden ears AND the mother lode of top shelf studio gear. "


Pete Croissant (Bjork's One Little Indian - UK) - "You're amazing. Its sounds exciting! Proper sounding record, it all seems to have its space! Not sure I understand how you have managed it! I'm going to listen in more depth now, but I just love it. Can't put into words how I feel about it, just so good dude! You are indeed the man."

 

Last Edited July '09