Swift Mastering

18/05/2026

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans recently visited Teesside at Press On Vinyl for the upcoming Kendal Calling festival.
Pictured with Tim are Alex Balzamà, Senior Mastering Engineer at Swift Mastering & David Todd, Director of Press On Vinyl, during a full behind the scenes tour of the vinyl manufacturing process.
The challenge for Kendal Calling: record a live performance, mix it, master it, cut the lacquers & press the records, all within a single weekend.
A true fusion of live music, audio engineering & modern vinyl production happening in real time.

www.swiftmastering.co.uk⁠
www.pressonvinyl.com

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12/05/2026

Sometimes mastering music evokes fond memories…
Recently, Alex Balzamà Senior ME at Swift Mastering mastered some Bhangra music, bringing back great memories of sessions in Southall, London, surrounded by incredibly talented Indian musicians.

The UK truly does have one of the most diverse and inspiring music cultures in the world.

www.swiftmastering.co.uk

25/04/2026

Here at Swift Mastering we recently enjoyed mastering a live album for The Clause, an Indie/Rock band straight out of Birmingham.
Mastering a live album, we focused on preserving the band’s energy & impact in performance.

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14/04/2026

20/03/2026

Friday at Swift Mastering.
Records mastered. Decisions made.
Fluid, focused & all ready to go.

Happy weekend everyone!

www.swiftmastering.co.uk

19/03/2026

Alex Balzamà is the Senior Mastering Engineer at Swift Mastering & lacquer cutting engineer at Press On Vinyl, working on a Neumann VMS-80 lathe inside the pressing plant itself.
Alex bridges the critical last stage of audio mastering with the physical craft of vinyl production & has decades of experience across analogue & digital domains. Since 2005 Swift Masteirng has worked closely with artists, producers & record labels to deliver masters on streaming platforms, CD & vinyl.

Swift Mastering offers a range of different mastering services: digital mastering, vinyl mastering, stemmastering, remastering & lacquer cutting with Press in Vinyl, who also press the vinyl records.

From final master to finished record, Swift Masteing & Press on Vinyl work under one roof with a clear vision to improve workflow!

🎶 Based in Teesside UK
🎛 www.swiftmastering.co.uk
💿 www.pressonvinyl.com

18/03/2026

A typical studio day at Swift Mastering with a coffee!

www.swiftmastering.co.uk

17/03/2026

At Swift Mastering, every record is evaluated for balance, depth and translation across systems, formats and time.

Swift Mastering
Teesside | London | Worldwide

www.swiftmastering.co.uk

16/03/2026

We offer a range of mastering services at Swift Mastering & this also includes working with artists on their live albums too.
Our Senior ME Alex Balzamà is very experienced in this area & as an example he completed the CD mastering, vinyl mastering & lacquer cutting for Ist Ist's album 'Live in Amsterdam', released on 3 LP's & 2 CD's.
The finished live album features 22 great tracks, included material from Ist Ist's 2023 album 'The Protaganists'.

www.swiftmastering.co.uk
(CD Mastering & Vinyl Mastering)

www.pressonvinyl.com
(Lacquer Cutting & Vinyl Pressing)

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