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What first drew you into mastering, and what kept you there? My first ever mastering job was about 20 years ago. I used to be a full time employed sound engineer for a big production company in London (Somethin' Else - now Sony). A job came in that was to record 6-8 buskers in a day and prepare the recordings for a vinyl cut for an art project. The vinyl cut need was a baptism of fire and yet the job went very well. I later went freelance as a sound engineer and was asked abo

Review Zoo catches up with Thomas Nicholas (Kevin Myers in American Pie) ahead of his UK tour with the Thomas Nicholas Band You’re back in the UK this March/April with your band — what can fans expect from these shows? Has anything changed or evolved since your last UK tour? Every tour gets a little tighter, a little louder and a little more fun. This run feels like a proper evolution, added some new songs to the set and really leaned into the nostalgia. It’s high-energy, sin