Kevin Gray

Kevin Gray

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US mastering and cutting engineer.

Started his career 1972 at Artisan Sound Recorders and worked there until 1977.
Co-founder of Cohearent Audio in 1977.
Opened The Cutting System, Inc. in 1979.
1982 to 1984 heading the mastering department of MCA at MCA Whitney Recording Studios.
1984 to 1989 worked at Location Recording Service, Burbank.
In 1989, he helped Location Recording Service venture into CD mastering.
1995 to 2001 - Future Disc
1997 to 2001 - AcousTech Mastering [part time]
2001 to 2010 - AcousTech Mastering [full time]
2010 to present - Cohearent Audio [owner + mastering]

Kevin's runout signature is KPG + mastering house (LRS, TCS, FDS, ATM, MCA, CA). Says Kevin Gray: "I only used KPG, with the PG of KPG mooshed into something that looks like an M." Please don't add the @ XXX part as ANV, as it refers to the studio, not the engineer.
Sites:
recordtech.com, cohearent.com, Wikipedia
Aliases:
Dr. Groove (4)
Variations:
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Remix
DZC-048 Greatest Hits, Volume II — Kevin Gray Sammy Davis Jr. Sammy Davis Jr. - Greatest Hits, Volume II (Comp) DCC Compact Classics DZC-048 US 1990 Sell This Version
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Writing & Arrangement
RE 2060 The Essential James Carr — Kevin Gray James Carr James Carr - The Essential James Carr ‎(CD, Comp, Mono, RE, Son) Razor & Tie RE 2060 US 2000 Sell This Version
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Production
CSR-1001 In My Pocket — Kevin Gray Victor Feldman Victor Feldman - In My Pocket (Album) Cohearent Sound CSR-1001 US 1978 Sell This Version
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SAN 5009 Rock The First - Volume Three — Kevin Gray Various Various - Rock The First - Volume Three (Comp) Sandstone Music, DCC Compact Classics SAN 5009 US 1992 Sell This Version
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MCCD 406 The Ice Axe Cometh (The Collection 1978 - 86) — Kevin Gray Albert Collins Albert Collins - The Ice Axe Cometh (The Collection 1978 - 86) (Comp) Music Club MCCD 406 UK 1999 Sell This Version
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MCCD 390 Stiffs & Demons (A Collection 1980-93) — Kevin Gray Graham Parker Graham Parker - Stiffs & Demons (A Collection 1980-93) ‎(CD, Comp) Music Club MCCD 390 UK 1999 Sell This Version
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DVR21-01 False Flag — Kevin Gray Crisis Actor (8) Crisis Actor (8) - False Flag ‎(LP) Devour Records DVR21-01 2022 Sell This Version
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Technical
106, LPM 106 Plays Pearls — Kevin Gray The John "Terry" Tirabasso Orchestra Arranged And Conducted By Alf Clausen The John "Terry" Tirabasso Orchestra Arranged And Conducted By Alf Clausen - Plays Pearls ‎(LP) Fairmont Records, Fairmont Records 106, LPM 106 US 1973 Sell This Version
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UA-LA672-G Silent Movie (Original Motion Picture Score) — Kevin Gray John Morris John Morris - Silent Movie (Original Motion Picture Score) ‎(LP, Album) United Artists Records UA-LA672-G US 1976 Sell This Version
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BS 2950 Nairam — Kevin Gray Philip Catherine Philip Catherine - Nairam (Comp) Warner Bros. Records BS 2950 US 1976 Sell This Version
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BNLP 12097 Chico Hamilton And The Players — Kevin Gray Chico Hamilton Chico Hamilton - Chico Hamilton And The Players (Album) Blue Note BNLP 12097 Brazil 1976 Sell This Version
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RX-CA600-H Diga — Kevin Gray Diga Rhythm Band Diga Rhythm Band - Diga (Album) Round Records (3), Round Records (3), United Artists Records RX-CA600-H US 1976 Sell This Version
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L-35 934, SP-4589 Love To The World — Kevin Gray L.T.D. L.T.D. - Love To The World (Album) A&M Records L-35 934, SP-4589 Australia 1976 Sell This Version
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TC-2353 Get Into Your Life — Kevin Gray Beloyd* Beloyd* - Get Into Your Life ‎(7", Styrene) 20th Century Records TC-2353 US 1977 Sell This Version
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HDM 2001, HDM-2001 Black Ice — Kevin Gray Black Ice (7) Black Ice (7) - Black Ice (Album) HDM Records, HDM Records HDM 2001, HDM-2001 US 1977 Sell This Version
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GW-4028 植物誌 — Kevin Gray イルカ* イルカ* - 植物誌 (Album) Panam, Crown (3) GW-4028 Japan 1977 Sell This Version
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APP-1109-E Stay In Love — Kevin Gray Minnie Riperton Minnie Riperton - Stay In Love (Album) Epic, Epic APP-1109-E Philippines 1977 Sell This Version
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ORS 78285 A Biography In Sonata Form — Kevin Gray Leo Ornstein - Michael Sellers (2) Leo Ornstein - Michael Sellers (2) - A Biography In Sonata Form ‎(LP) Orion ORS 78285 US 1977 Sell This Version
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PACR7-111 Ah — Kevin Gray Bhagavan Das Bhagavan Das - Ah ‎(LP, RE) Pacific Arts PACR7-111 US 1978 Sell This Version
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PAC7-123 Weavings — Kevin Gray Charles Lloyd Charles Lloyd - Weavings ‎(LP, Album, Fir) Pacific Arts PAC7-123 US 1978 Sell This Version
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DK-213, LP-DK-213, DK213 LPS Symphonie Nr. 7 In C-Dur Haydn*, Camarata Academica Wurzburg*, Hans Reinhartz* Haydn*, Camarata Academica Wurzburg*, Hans Reinhartz* - Symphonie Nr. 7 In C-Dur "Le Midi" / Symphonie Nr. 8 in G-Dur "Le Soir" ‎(LP) Deutsche Klassische, Deutsche Klassische, Deutsche Klassische DK-213, LP-DK-213, DK213 LPS US 1978 Sell This Version
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CSR-1001 In My Pocket — Kevin Gray Victor Feldman Victor Feldman - In My Pocket ‎(LP, Album, Ltd) Cohearent Sound CSR-1001 US 1978 Sell This Version
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AL 00001 Lemuria — Kevin Gray Lemuria Lemuria - Lemuria ‎(LP, Album) Heaven Records (6) AL 00001 US 1978 Sell This Version
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PAC7-122 Celebration — Kevin Gray Celebration Celebration - Celebration (Album) Pacific Arts PAC7-122 US 1978 Sell This Version
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CA-4783, CA4783 Songs On The Radio — Kevin Gray Shake Russell With Dana Cooper Shake Russell With Dana Cooper - Songs On The Radio (Album) Cherry Records (4), Cherry Records (4) CA-4783, CA4783 US 1978 Sell This Version

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Twenty90

Twenty90

February 21, 2023
Thank God for Kevin Gray. That's all I have to say.
JRRRT

JRRRT

April 16, 2022
edited about 1 year ago
There are 14 Kevin Grays. Record companies had him cloned back in 1976. He masters 150 lps a day. The ultimate goal was to clone up to 31. One Kevin for each day of the months mastering. Unfortunately the mastering equipment couldnt keep up and Chuck Norris was then contacted for consultation. Chuck's reply was "This guy scares me. I once saw him pull out a 1957 jazz reel from underneath his baseball cap. First time I felt my roundhouse kick leave me" Even Chuck Norris realizes Kevin Gray cannot be stopped. Currently has mastered 2 billion albums. The real truth behind the laquer shortage is that Kevin used them all.
69Sound

69Sound

January 19, 2022
every album I search for is checked for 2009 or 2011 or 2016 and so on searching for mastered by KPG
MultiTrak

MultiTrak

October 22, 2020
This guy's ears should be insured like J. Lo's ass. I hope he doesn't retire anytime soon.
nelson_iii

nelson_iii

September 19, 2020
Dude. You work magic. KPG in the deadwax is a buy.
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timtom

timtom

August 27, 2020
Wonderful remaster of Yes 'Drama'. OMG !!!!! I can't believe my own ears... :)
jasoncmuxlow

jasoncmuxlow

July 14, 2019
The remaster he did for Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" is fantastic.
patientot

patientot

June 26, 2019
edited over 4 years ago
One of the best in the business for mastering records. If his name is on the record, the chances of it sounding great are very high, assuming the pressing plant does its job. He works in both the analog and digital domains and I have seldom been disappointed in anything I've bought that he's worked on.
pdiddie66

pdiddie66

December 4, 2018
If Kevin's name is on the product. Just buy it. it will sound fabulous. He's one of the best in the business for 40+ years. If you care about quality vinyl pressings, you probably already know his name. A legend among Audiophiles.
mic4268

mic4268

November 13, 2018
https://www.discogs.com/The-Posies-Dear-23/release/12619225 he has done the last 2 The Posies reissues for omnivore records... he is awesome I would like to meet him and ask him about mastering he makes things come alive

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