Audio Mastering For Vinyl Records And All Digital Formats
Well Made Music
Well Made Music is an independently owned and operated audio mastering facility located in Bristol, Virginia, USA. The studio was originally established in 2010 in Cleveland, Ohio by Chief Engineer Clint Holley. We offer disc cutting and mastering services required for the mass reproduction of vinyl records. We also provide digital mastering services for online streaming and CD duplication. Well Made is proud to offer industry-leading customer service alongside two fully restored Neumann VMS-70 mastering lathe rigs. Along with these world-class tools, we have over 13 years of experience and have cut over 10,000 master lacquers. We understand the many nuances of the vinyl format and apply these principles with every cut and master that we make. We strive to deliver faithful and full masters to our clients. We proudly cut lacquers, not corners!
Left to Right: Well Made Music’s Dave Polster, Harrison Hunt, and Clint Holley (Photo: Billie Wheeler)
Our attentive staff is available to answer any questions or concerns you might have about your upcoming releases, so please do not hesitate to get in touch!
“Working with Well Made … they have always been amendable and wonderful to work with. Our goal is to always make great records, and that means having a good relationship with everyone involved in that process.”
“I have been a full time audio professional for over 40 years. I witnessed and participated in the replacement of anything analog with anything digital. I’ve been very surprised and delighted by the return of analog, and especially vinyl LP records. I have worked with Clint Holley and Dave Polster at Well Made Music on numerous vinyl LP releases over the last 10 years. These ranged over a wide variety of musical styles including jazz, classical, rock, pop, bluegrass, Americana, and country. Artists have been as widely varied including classic albums by Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Diana Krall, George Jones, Lukas Nelson, Manchester Orchestra, The Almost, and many more. Well Made Music cuts some of the best sounding LP records I’ve ever heard. They are careful, meticulous, reliable, and well equipped. They are my “go to” lacquer mastering company. Highly recommended!”
-Paul Blakemore, Chief Engineer Concord Music Group Mastering Nashville, TN
“Absolutely top notch service. Clint and Dave crawl through the audio on every submitted release to create an unparalleled master lacquer. Recently they worked on a 12-inch release for our Goblin single ‘Suspiria’ / ‘Dawn of the Dead’ – fans were blown away that this was actually a live recording, as it certainly had the range of sound of a studio recording. Even the band was impressed. Cheers to Well Made Music and here’s to many more projects!”
“Can’t say enough good things about Clint and Dave’s work. Well Made Music cut the plates for our upcoming album and did a stellar job. They bring a high level of professionalism to everything they work on, and pay attention to detail. Great, clear communication and they have the knowledge and skills to back up what they promise. Highly recommend working Well Made Music.”
-Tricia Tripp Singer/Songwriter, Hearts Gone South Asheville, NC
“Clint and Dave are long time members of the “Gotta Groove Vinyl Dream Team” — in fact, cutting over 70% of the projects ever pressed at GGR. They know how to take what is provided and make it work best for the vinyl medium. Highly recommended for mastering and lacquer cutting.”
-Matt Earley, Vice President Gotta Groove Records Cleveland, OH
“Clint and Dave do some of the best lacquer cutting work I’ve ever heard. Regardless of where my mastering clients are having their records pressed, Clint and Dave are at the top of my list for places to get lacquers cut, which is a very crucial part of the vinyl production process and using a known lacquer cutting engineer you can communicate with vs. getting your lacquer work farmed out to an unknown or unreachable party by a broker or pressing plant can make all the difference.”
-Justin Perkins, Chief Mastering Engineer Mystery Room Mastering Milwaukee, WI
“Victor Krummenacher (Camper Van Beethoven, Monks of Doom), one of the most creative and critical clients I’ve had the pleasure of working with, used Well Made Music to cut lacquers for 2 of his projects: his solo album “Blue Pacific”, and “The Bronte Pin” by The Monks of Doom”. And damn, those LPs sound fantastic! Kudos to the Well Made team for translating my masters elegantly onto wax.”
-David Glasser, Chief Engineer Airshow Mastering Boulder, CO
