June 26th, 6:00PM – 8:00PM PDT @ WAM Studios
Join Jessica Thompson for an in-depth, practical workshop on mastering! This class will cover the fundamentals of mastering, including its purpose, process, key deliverables, and the technical aspects of metering, monitoring, and playback codecs. You’ll experience side-by-side comparisons of tracks before and after mastering to understand the transformative power of the process.
In addition, Jessica will take you through a brief historical overview of mastering formats and techniques. To make this experience even more valuable, students will have the opportunity to bring their own tracks for personalized feedback and guidance from Jessica.
Don’t miss this rare chance to refine your skills and take your sound to the next level!
Event Info
- Date: Thurs, June 26th, 2025
- Time: 6 PM – 8 PM
- Location: 542 Natoma St, SF or online
Register:
- General Admission – $50
- WAM Member Admission – $40
- Access Discount – $35
Studio space is limited, sign up soon to reserve your spot by choosing an IN PERSON ticket type. Not in SF? Not a problem! Choose a ZOOM ONLY ticket to join us remotely from anywhere!
* Please note that the Access Discount is available only to women and gender-expansive individuals. If you are able to pay the General Admission or WAM Member Admission price, we hope you will choose to do so. Each full-price ticket helps WAM support the training of those with limited ability to pay for training.
(WAM members: email education@womensaudiomission.org for the discount code)
About the Instructor
Jessica Thompson is a GRAMMY-nominated mastering and restoration engineer and studio owner based in the SF Bay Area. A champion of independent creators, she has helped the Louie and Bebe Barron Archives, the Arhoolie Foundation, and radio producers the Kitchen Sisters kickstart their audio preservation projects. She has worked on recordings across formats, eras, and genres, including archival recordings from jazz pianist Erroll Garner, Ghanaian highlife icon Ata Kak, and singer-songwriter Margo Guryan. She has mastered new records for indie guitarist Kurt Vile, reggae multi-instrumentalist Pachyman, and many more. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Recording Academy.
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Women’s Audio Mission courses focus on increasing the gender balance in audio production and technology sectors since fewer than 5% of the population employed in these sectors are women and gender-expansive individuals. There are limited spots available in WAM classes, and they often sell out, so we ask that if you are not woman-identified (cisgender or transgender), nonbinary, or gender-expansive, you reconsider enrolling in the class. We will not turn anyone away, but please be mindful that if you take up a seat in the class, that is one less woman, non-binary, or gender-expansive individual that we can serve. We thank you for your understanding in advance and for joining us in our mission to advance women and girls in music production and the recording arts.
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