Mastering · Engineering

Gary Hobish

real name Gary Steven Hobish

Gary Hobish is credited on 1,059 releases across 437 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1975–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

1,059

Credits

437

Albums

6

Decades active

1,041

In collections

Biography

Sound engineer, producer, bassist and designer from San Francisco, California, USA. Born March 31, 1953; died on October 29, 2023. Worked as mastering engineer at,, and owned and operated A. Hammer Mastering.
At Fantasy, he signed his cuts by etching "GH" in the runouts (with the tie of the G becoming the crossbar of the H).

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

1,059 releases · 437 albums · active 1975–2024

  • Mastering · 1,004
  • Engineering · 106
  • Other credits · 17
  • Performance · 7
  • Production · 4

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Reeves Sound Studios · Fantasy Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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