Brian Gardner

Brian Gardner
Birth name	Brian Knapp Gardner
Also known as	Big Bass Big Boss
Origin	Idaho, U.S.
Genres	Rock funk disco alternative rock R&B hip hop pop punk dance-pop
Occupation	Mastering engineer
Website	bigbassbrian.com

Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, ^[1] is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk and dance-pop. ^[2] He is known for his work on hip hop albums, including collaborations with Dr. Dre, who gave him the nickname "Big Bass". ^[3]

He was last employed at Bernie Grundman Mastering, a mastering house founded and run by Bernie Grundman, and is now independent.^{[ citation needed ]}

Discography

Gardner has over 750 credits, including: ^[4]

• En Vogue ― Funky Divas (1992)
• 2pac ― All Eyez On Me (1996)
• Janet Jackson ― The Velvet Rope (1997)
• Fastball ― All the Pain Money Can Buy (1998)
• Eminem ― The Slim Shady LP (1999)
• Blink 182 - Enema of the State (1999)
• Smash Mouth ― Astro Lounge (1999)
• Tyler, the Creator ― Wolf (2013)

Approach

Gardner's style is to compress music to the point of distortion, in order to make it sound louder. ^[4]

He has been nominated eight times for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year award, winning it once for the Outkast album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below . ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Discogs - Brian Knapp Gardner profile and discography
2. Credits, Allmusic.com
3. Brian Garder Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Mixonline.com, March 1, 2002. Accessed October 3, 2007.
4. https://www.mixonline.com/recording/brian-gardner-365144
5. "Winners". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
6. "Brian "Big Bass" Gardner". Brian Gardner Grammy nominations. Retrieved August 21, 2017.

External links

• Official website