Mastering · Performance
James Cruz
James Cruz is credited on 792 releases across 277 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1994–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
792
Credits
277
Albums
4
Decades active
156
In collections
Biography
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James Cruz is a Grammy Award winning audio mastering engineer and owner of Zeitgeist Sound Studios in Long Island City, New York.
He started his career in 1995 at The Hit Factory. In 2000 he then moved on to work as a senior mastering engineer at Sony Music Studios, New York City, before it closed down in 2007. His next stop was Trutone Mastering, where he stayed for a year, before founding Zeitgeist Sound Studios in 2008.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
792 releases · 277 albums · active 1994–2026
- Mastering · 877
- Performance · 20
- Other credits · 5
- Engineering · 3
- Production · 2
Studios: Sony Music Studios, New York City · Cash Money Studios · The Hit Factory · Circle House Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

The W
2000

Legend Of The Wu-Tang: Wu-Tang Clan's Greatest Hits
2004

Elevators (Me & You)
1996

Most Known Unknown
2005

Hard Core
1996

RBG-Revolutionary But Gangsta
2004

The Master
1999

Can-I-Bus
1998

Stay Trippy
2013

Thief's Theme
2004

Made You Look: God's Son Live
2003

#1 Stunna
2000

The Art Of Storytelling
1999

Unwritten
2004

Da Unbreakables
2003

The Yin And The Yang
2001

2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus)
2000

Holla Holla
1999

Back That Thang Up
1999

Year Of The Dog... Again
2006

The Streetsweeper Vol. 1
2003

La Bella Mafia
2003

1st Class
2002

Greatest Hits
2002
Frequent collaborators
- Mary Mary
- Three 6 Mafia
- Various
- Big Tymers
- Lil' Flip
- Mr. Cheeks
- Lil' Kim
- Slick Rick
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