Rose Quartz Mastering

Rose Quartz Mastering Dedicated mastering facility in San Diego, California. Hear your music properly. Rose Quartz Mastering specializes in turning projects into records.

We take an artist’s mix or stems and work with them to get a more commercially competitive master. In addition, we pride ourselves in guiding artists through the process of releasing their music. From technical factors like selecting Hi-Resolution files versus .DDP images to selecting an aggregate or distributor, we will guide you through the whole process. Mastering music is our way of being a pa

rt of some of the amazing talent that exists on our planet. We are grateful for the artists, engineers, and producers that we have been lucky enough to work with so far. Having mastered over 500 tracks, chief engineer Sam Kumar Tandon has the experience and technical skill to bring an artist’s vision to reality. Coupled with world-class equipment in a dedicated mastering facility, we are able to make accurate audio judgments and, in turn, enhance, reveal, or restore the nuances in any record.

RA. - IT’S NOT FAIRalways a pleasure to finish records with .band_ mastered with might!
04/23/2026

RA. - IT’S NOT FAIR

always a pleasure to finish records with .band_

mastered with might!

I’ve been writing quite a bit about topics in which I’m interested. This week’s musings came to life because sparked an...
04/17/2026

I’ve been writing quite a bit about topics in which I’m interested. This week’s musings came to life because sparked an interesting conversation and I could not leave it alone until I had collected all of my thoughts.

Mastering and mix bus processing are frequently conflated, contributing to messy situations late in the production process or worse, a degradation of confidence in said process.

In this long-form craft essay, I explore the amorphous lines between refining and redesigning as well as mastering and mix bus processing. There is a sonic demonstration, as well.

Much more is in store for the RQ blog. Stay tuned 🌹🤘🏾

Girls Got Nerve - TiredGGN is the only band in town actively kicking ass and making banger DIY punk rock for babes & bad...
04/17/2026

Girls Got Nerve - Tired

GGN is the only band in town actively kicking ass and making banger DIY punk rock for babes & baddies (I am both a babe & a baddie)

Production & Mix:
Bass:

A few years ago, backpack rap records comprised a rather large portion of the masters here at RQ. I was beyond stoked wh...
04/17/2026

A few years ago, backpack rap records comprised a rather large portion of the masters here at RQ. I was beyond stoked when and .nth hit me to finish up a nostalgic, generous, and thoughtful LP tiled Across the Seven Seas.

Vocals & Lyrics: .nth
Features:
Production:
Mixed: .grey
Album cover:

The production team absolutely crushed this record, so it was truly a joy to help bring it to listeners.

Some clips and pics from this weekend Eksa has arrived. It’s been about 2 days and so far the hype is real! Sounds subli...
04/12/2026

Some clips and pics from this weekend

Eksa has arrived. It’s been about 2 days and so far the hype is real! Sounds sublime and my EQ woes have seemingly been resolved.

If you don’t already know, Jonte Knif and his gnomes in Helsinki, Finland design and build the absolute best analog processors available today. There is nothing available that comes close to the measured and audible performance of these processors.

The “default” analog chain now:

DA -> Knif Eksa -> Knif Soma -> Knif Vari Mu II -> AD

Simple, transparent, and all-Knif.

Other units are patchable as desired - Hendyamps Michelangelo, Undertone UnFairchild 670II, Rupert Neve Shelford 5254, Chandler Curve Bender, 1178, various stereo preamps. But the core and default chain will likely remain entirely in the hands of Knif.

Also recalibrated the DA and AD on the Hilo. The AD was still perfectly L/R matched, but the DA had drifted by a non-insignificant amount, something for which I was compensating via the front end trim pots on the Michelangelo. Seeing as we’re now going straight from DA to Eksa, recalibrating to the thousandth of a volt was non-negotiable!

Expect a long-form write-up about Eksa on our website in the next few weeks after I master a few dozen records with it.

mission control, or a comfortable room for finishing records?
03/02/2026

mission control, or a comfortable room for finishing records?

SAN DIEGO FRIENDSAttended sessions have become my favorite way to finish records. It’s fun, it moves fast, and it just f...
02/19/2026

SAN DIEGO FRIENDS

Attended sessions have become my favorite way to finish records. It’s fun, it moves fast, and it just feels better when the artist/producer is in the room with me.

If you’ve ever been curious about the analog mastering process, come spend a little time at the studio to taste the best chai in town (& to hear the best masters in town!).

Song by San Diego’s finest .band_

ramon! - just like meStoked to have been a small part of Ramon’s second release! Relevant & vulnerable lyrics, bouncy po...
02/08/2026

ramon! - just like me

Stoked to have been a small part of Ramon’s second release! Relevant & vulnerable lyrics, bouncy pop production, + brolic drums. I think we’re going to be hearing a lot more from Ramon!

Lovely vocals by
Production & Mix by
Drums by .richter21

Mastered here by

BEEZY THREEZY baby! The song that hooked me. I have a lot to say about working with this man - he’s a close friend and ...
02/08/2026

BEEZY THREEZY baby! The song that hooked me. I have a lot to say about working with this man - he’s a close friend and one of the hardest working musicians I’ve ever met. RNBEEZY vol 3 on the way! Enjoy this banger in the meantime!

Production by
Mix by &

Mastered here by

Since finishing up Drew Makes Noise’s LP titles “Let the Whole Tape Run”, I’ve been a huge supporter of all of Drew’s mu...
02/08/2026

Since finishing up Drew Makes Noise’s LP titles “Let the Whole Tape Run”, I’ve been a huge supporter of all of Drew’s musical endeavors. This single is no exception! With a team that no one could have predicted! & have teamed up to bring us “Another Life”

Production/mix/everything by &

Mastered here by

Beyond pleased to share this LP with you. In an age that rewards single after single after single, it’s hard to justify ...
02/08/2026

Beyond pleased to share this LP with you. In an age that rewards single after single after single, it’s hard to justify expending the amount of time and effort demanded by a cohesive LP. There must be a compelling reason to spend months or years on a project if any notable size - K Folks’ reasons become obvious from track 1.

My favorite thing about this record is that it sounds like it was made primarily for… K Folks. Sometimes that’s a grey area - for example when artists chase hyperspecific semiotics, the intended symbolism only identifiable to the artists themselves. But K Folks is such a genuine, nonpretentious person whose perspective is easy to relate to, understand, and ultimately imbibe.

Much of the record was completed entirely by K Folks himself with production from (tracks 6, 10, 13) and (tracks 9, 12). The gorgeous modern space visuals are by &

Mastered here by

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