Don Bartley

Mastering and lacquer cutting engineer from Australia, formerly of ARC, Artarmon (1971 - 1975), RCA Limited, Australia, North Ryde (1975 - 1980), EMI Studios 301 (1980 - 1988).
In 1988, Bartley became a freelance engineer and incorporated his own company International Mastering Services Pty Ltd.
Bartley then opened Benchmark Mastering in July 2006.

With vinyl releases, he characteristically hand-etched his initials (often with accompanying messages) in the runouts; the initials are characteristically rounded, with serifs often at the top and bottom ends of the curve of the "D".

D. Bartley, Dan Bartley, DB, Don, Don 'Hard Disk' Bartley, Don "Hard Disk" Bartley, Don (The Master) Bartley, Don B., Don Barkley, Don Barkly, Don Bartlet, Don Bartley (esq.), Don Bartley, Esq., Don Bartly, Don Hard Disk Bartley, Dot Bartley, Mr Bartley, Sir Don Bartley, Sir Donald Bartley, דון בארטלי