Matthew Gray is the senior mastering engineer behind Matthew Gray Mastering.
As a young man with a passion for music, Matthew began his musical journey by learning to play the drums from an early age, followed by playing drums in churches from the age of 14, and joining a rock band in his early twenties. Over the next 18 years Matthew performed and recorded with numerous bands he was involved with.
His passion for music performance soon developed into a passion for sound engineering.
After full-time study in sound engineering in 1999, Matthew became a commercial radio producer for Austereo. His skills as a radio producer were well recognized during this time and have earned him national and international recognition. While at Austereo, Matthew became active in recording and mastering several local, national and international bands including the likes of Travis, Jet, Eskimo Joe, Evermore, Superjesus, Sarah Blasko and Killing Heidi.
In 2000, Matthew established 'White House Mastering', a vehicle to mastering various projects on a part-time basis. Buoyed by his natural flair and great results, Matthew opened 'Matthew Gray Mastering' midway through 2005. Matthew Gray Mastering soon became Brisbane's premiere dedicated full-time mastering service.
In 2013, Matthew's pursuit of excellence led him to purchase a warehouse in Brisbane's north-west and engage French designer Thomas Jouanjean of Northward Acoustics in Belgium to design a world-class mastering facility, the first room in Australia to embrace the FTB design philosophy. The new room has seen thousands of projects come through the doors attracting a wide range of high profile international and local artists including: Giorgio Moroder featuring Sia, Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears whose singles saw number 1 chart success in the Billboard Dance charts; Melanie Martinez whose single achieved Gold in the USA; Violent Soho's single 'Like Soda' which charted well on Triple J's Hottest 100; and The Screaming Jets album Chrome which has been lauded by critics and well supported by national radio.
Over the course of his extensive career Matthew has mastered tens of thousands of titles, with clients from all over the world including USA, UK, Singapore, Russia, Japan and Brazil as well as servicing Australian artists both locally and nationally.
Matthew Gray has become one of the most prolific mastering engineers in the world today.