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Bernie Grundman

real name Bernard Grundman

Bernie Grundman is credited on 32,539 releases across 4,946 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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32,539

Credits

4,946

Albums

7

Decades active

9,011

In collections

Biography

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Bernie Grundman (b. 16 December 1943, Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a distinguished American recording and mastering engineer; best known as the founder and owner of Bernie Grundman Mastering, which Bernie established in 1984 in Hollywood, California. His son, Paul Grundman (b. 1973), also became an audio engineer and has been working at BGM for many years.
Grundman studied electrical engineering at Arizona State University and began his career in 1966 at Contemporary Studios in Hollywood. Bernie served as Chief Mastering Engineer at (1968 to 1984) before opening his studio.
Bernie Grundman's lacquer cuts can be identified by BG in the runouts. BGM only stands for the studio; please only use for Lacquer Cut At LCCN role.

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Credited work

32,539 releases · 4,946 albums · active 1968–2026

  • Mastering · 34,454
  • Engineering · 175
  • Other credits · 132
  • Production · 5
  • Performance · 2

Studios: Ocean Way Recording · A&M Studios · Sunset Sound · Westlake Studios

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