MASTERING BY GRAMMY® NOMINEE TOM EATON
Specializing in ambient, electronic, new age and instrumental acoustic music.
Welcome!
After 30 years making great records for hundreds of musicians, Tom Eaton remains focused on elevating both the sounds and the substance of every album he works on. Tom's flexibility, sonic sensibility, and attention to detail have paved the way for multi-album collaborations with a number of world-class musicians who consider his touch essential for their music.
With a producer’s commitment to the art of the music, a musician’s sense of emotion, and a mastering engineer’s ears for sonics, Tom is able to get the most out of every piece of music he works on.
Tom has been producing albums since 1993, and mastering professionally since 2001. Work includes two GRAMMY nominated albums in recent years, multiple national and international award winning albums, and more than 50 top ten charting albums on the Zone Music charts, including more than 15 #1 albums.
ABOUT TOM
Tom is a GRAMMY® award nominated American musician, producer, and mastering engineer.
Since 1993 he has been producing, engineering, mastering, and playing on albums for others, and since 2009 he has been collaborating with Will Ackerman (GRAMMY® winning guitarist, producer, and founder of Windham Hill Records) making albums for some of the best musicians working in the modern instrumental and new age genres.
Tom contributed engineering on Laura Sullivan's GRAMMY® winning Love's River, and recorded, mixed and mastered New Age GRAMMY® nominated albums in 2021 and 2022.
TESTIMONIALS
AWARD WINNING COMPOSER AND PIANIST
"Tom Eaton is one of the most sought-after producers, engineers, and incredible multi-instrumentalists. I've been working with Tom for over a decade ever since I started recording albums at Imaginary Road Studios. During this long period, I've been just amazed by his passionate and sincere approach to his work in the studio. Without Tom's outstanding ability to concentrate, his well-balanced decisions on music, his patience and kindness, I wouldn't be where I am now. He brings out the best in you. I bet you'll find real happiness in creating music with him!"
"Tom Eaton is one of the most sought-after producers, engineers, and incredible multi-instrumentalists. I've been working with Tom for over a decade ever since I started recording albums at Imaginary Road Studios. During this long period, I've been just amazed by his passionate and sincere approach to his work in the studio. Without Tom's outstanding ability to concentrate, his well-balanced decisions on music, his patience and kindness, I wouldn't be where I am now. He brings out the best in you. I bet you'll find real happiness in creating music with him!"
COMPOSER, SONGWRITER, CREATIVE MUSIC COACH
"Tom's expertise seamlessly blends professionalism, efficiency, and artistry in every session. Whether it's capturing the soul of acoustic instruments or weaving his magic in post-production, he delivers with mastery. Working with Tom is not only productive but also incredibly enjoyable. Thank you, Tom, for your exceptional work. Looking forward to embarking on many more projects together.”
"Tom's expertise seamlessly blends professionalism, efficiency, and artistry in every session. Whether it's capturing the soul of acoustic instruments or weaving his magic in post-production, he delivers with mastery. Working with Tom is not only productive but also incredibly enjoyable. Thank you, Tom, for your exceptional work. Looking forward to embarking on many more projects together.”
AWARD WINNING CELLIST AND COMPOSER
“When I record with Tom, I know that I am entering a special creative space, one where my project will be held with the utmost care and expertise. It is a place where I can relax completely into my creativity and trust that I will love the outcome every time.”
“When I record with Tom, I know that I am entering a special creative space, one where my project will be held with the utmost care and expertise. It is a place where I can relax completely into my creativity and trust that I will love the outcome every time.”
AWARD WINNING GUITARIST & COMPOSER
"Tom is able to create the most stunning sound environments that always bring out the subtlest nuances in the music. It is no surprise that he has mixed and mastered some of the most beautiful records in the genre. I can’t imagine creating music with anyone else."
"Tom is able to create the most stunning sound environments that always bring out the subtlest nuances in the music. It is no surprise that he has mixed and mastered some of the most beautiful records in the genre. I can’t imagine creating music with anyone else."
COMPOSER & GUITARIST
"Tom understands that the technical side is always and forever secondary to the music. It exists for one reason only: to enhance the emotion, the vibe, the feeling, and what's interesting in the music. He said something to me that has - across the board - raised my awareness of how best to make music. He had sent me the latest print in progress, and it was great, and I called him back and said, 'This sounds so great; what did you do? How are you treating the sound?' And he said, 'You know, I don't even think of it that way. I listen along, and it's only when something takes me out of the story that I stop, rewind, figure out what distracted me, and then fix the problem. Then continue.' That's amazing."
"Tom understands that the technical side is always and forever secondary to the music. It exists for one reason only: to enhance the emotion, the vibe, the feeling, and what's interesting in the music. He said something to me that has - across the board - raised my awareness of how best to make music. He had sent me the latest print in progress, and it was great, and I called him back and said, 'This sounds so great; what did you do? How are you treating the sound?' And he said, 'You know, I don't even think of it that way. I listen along, and it's only when something takes me out of the story that I stop, rewind, figure out what distracted me, and then fix the problem. Then continue.' That's amazing."
2x EMMY® AWARD WINNING COMPOSER
“I have worked with some of the best recording and mastering engineers in the world in the last 30 years. The thing that separates one from another isn’t MORE knowledge or access to the shiniest equipment – – it is commitment. Tom Eaton is a great engineer by any measure. However, it is his commitment to making every single project he touches excellent that puts him at the top of the list for me. His loving and passionate work on my recording was wonderful and he gave me important creative feedback that improved the final product enormously. I am so happy to call Tom a friend but I am truly grateful to be able to collaborate with the rarest of artisans.”
“I have worked with some of the best recording and mastering engineers in the world in the last 30 years. The thing that separates one from another isn’t MORE knowledge or access to the shiniest equipment – – it is commitment. Tom Eaton is a great engineer by any measure. However, it is his commitment to making every single project he touches excellent that puts him at the top of the list for me. His loving and passionate work on my recording was wonderful and he gave me important creative feedback that improved the final product enormously. I am so happy to call Tom a friend but I am truly grateful to be able to collaborate with the rarest of artisans.”
AWARD WINNING GUITARIST
"Tom Eaton has been invaluable in bringing my music to new heights. His expertise with mixing and mastering, combined with his ability to add stunning instrumental accompaniment, has transformed the sound of my tracks from good to great. It's hard to come across someone with such a remarkable set of skills, artistry, and knowledge so I consider myself incredibly fortunate to have Tom on board. I highly recommend his services to any musician looking to take their music to the next level."
"Tom Eaton has been invaluable in bringing my music to new heights. His expertise with mixing and mastering, combined with his ability to add stunning instrumental accompaniment, has transformed the sound of my tracks from good to great. It's hard to come across someone with such a remarkable set of skills, artistry, and knowledge so I consider myself incredibly fortunate to have Tom on board. I highly recommend his services to any musician looking to take their music to the next level."
GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATED FLUGELHORN PLAYER
"Insight and vision? Definitely. The ability to hear the album as complete? Absolutely. Impeccable ears? Without a doubt. If you want someone to put that sweet deep finish over your hard fought music, to cast it in amber for the ages, Tom is the MASTER."
"Insight and vision? Definitely. The ability to hear the album as complete? Absolutely. Impeccable ears? Without a doubt. If you want someone to put that sweet deep finish over your hard fought music, to cast it in amber for the ages, Tom is the MASTER."
AWARD WINNING AMBIENT COMPOSER
"I’m thrilled with what you did with my music! Absolutely outstanding! I couldn’t be more pleased! I feel that you really connected with my aesthetic on this, highlighting the subtleties and correcting what I wasn’t able to achieve on my end."
"I’m thrilled with what you did with my music! Absolutely outstanding! I couldn’t be more pleased! I feel that you really connected with my aesthetic on this, highlighting the subtleties and correcting what I wasn’t able to achieve on my end."
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