Matt Colton

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Matt Colton
Background information
Also known asThe Alchemist
Born (1975-03-30) 30 March 1975 (age 50)
Genres
OccupationMastering engineer
Years active1997–present
Labels

Grammy Award winner [1] Matt Colton is an English mastering engineer and member of the mastering group of the Music Producers Guild. Colton began his mastering career in 1997 at Porky's Mastering run by George 'Porky' Peckham, and has worked at various studios including AIR Studios, Alchemy Mastering and Metropolis. He has mastered records for an array of the world’s most renowned artists including Arctic Monkeys, Thom Yorke, The Cure, George Michael, Depeche Mode, Aphex Twin, Ellie Goulding and The Rolling Stones.

In 2012 Colton rejoined Alchemy Mastering as a director and engineer, mastering James Blake's Mercury Prize-winning second album Overgrown, Hot Chip's Why Make Sense?, and Leftfield's Alternative Light Source. Colton is one of the few mastering engineers in the world to offer half speed vinyl mastering, a technique that, although time-consuming, can offer much improved vinyl sound quality. He mastered the vinyl release for the number-one album Drones by Muse at half speed, as well as remastering Peter Gabriel's first four solo albums [2] and his tenth album i/o.

Colton was awarded the Music Producers Guild (MPG) Mastering Engineer of the year award in 2013.[3] He has lectured on mastering at various institutions including the London Electronic Music Event, Prism's Mic to Mastering tour, Alchemea College in London, and dBS Music Technology college in Bristol.[4]

Selected discography

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References

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  1. ^ "Grammy Award winner". grammy.com. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Double Vinyl Remastered". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. ^ "2013 Winners". The Music Producers Guild. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Masterclasses in Mastering (w/ Matt Colton)". YouTube. 9 January 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Model/Actriz, Pirouette, True Panther". Rough Trade Records, May 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025
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