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	*{{discogs artist\|Bob Ludwig}}		*[https://www.discogs.com/artist/271098-Bob-Ludwig Bob Ludwig at Discogs]
	*[http://www.soundstage.com/music/features/interview_bob_ludwig.htm Soundstage interview]		*[http://www.soundstage.com/music/features/interview_bob_ludwig.htm Soundstage interview]

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	==Involvement with American Music Club==		==Involvement with American Music Club==
	Ludwig was the mastering engineer for [[American Music Club]]’s 1991 ‘’[[Everclear]]’’ album, 1993 ‘’[[Mercury]]’’ album and 1994 ‘’[[San Francisco]]’’ album.		Ludwig was the mastering engineer for [[American Music Club]]’s 1991 ''[[Everclear]]'' album (at [[Masterdisk]]), 1993 ''[[Mercury]]'' album and 1994 ''[[San Francisco]]'' album (both at Ludwig's [[Gateway Mastering]] studios).

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[[File:BobLudwigGateway.jpg|alt=Bob Ludwig sitting behind a control panel|thumb|Ludwig pictured in his mastering studio in 2008.]]

'''Bob Ludwig''' (Robert C. Ludwig; born c. 1945) is an American [[mastering engineer]]. He has mastered recordings on all the major [[Audio format|recording formats]] for all the [[Record labels#Major labels|major record labels]], and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Frank Ocean]], [[Bryan Ferry]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Bruce Springsteen]] and [[Daft Punk]]<ref>{{cite web
| title = Bob Ludwig
| publisher = Gateway Mastering
| url = http://www.gatewaymastering.com/bob-ludwig/
| accessdate = 2016-09-13}}{{unreliable source?|reason=Self published|date=July 2014}}</ref>
resulting in over 3000 credits.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-ludwig-mn0000067819 |title=Bob Ludwig |website=All Music Guide |publisher=All Music Guide |accessdate=5 October 2014}}</ref>

==Biography==

At the age of eight in [[South Salem, New York]], Ludwig was so fascinated with his first tape recorder he used to make recordings of whatever was on the radio. Ludwig is a classical musician by training, having obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from the [[Eastman School of Music]] of the [[University of Rochester]], New York, where he was also involved in the sound department and played principal trumpet with the Utica Symphony Orchestra.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Anderman
| first = Joan
| author2 =
| title = Sound judgment - Music stars find a master's touch in Maine
| pages = D1
| language =
| work = [[Boston Globe]]
| date = 2001-11-08
| url = http://www.manleylabs.com/galleria/BOB.html
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110929122712/http://www.manleylabs.com/galleria/BOB.html
| archivedate = 2011-09-29
| accessdate = 2006-09-09 }}</ref> Inspired by [[Phil Ramone]] when he came to the school to teach a summer recording workshop, he ended up working as his assistant. Afterwards, he was contacted again and offered work with Ramone at [[A&R Recording]]. Together, they did sessions on projects with [[The Band]], [[Peter, Paul & Mary]], [[Neil Diamond]] and [[Frank Sinatra]].

After a few years at A&R, Ludwig received an offer from Sterling Sound, where he eventually became a vice president. After seven years at Sterling, he moved to its larger direct competitor, [[Masterdisk]], where he was vice president and chief engineer. In 1993, Ludwig decided to take control over his career by starting his own record mastering facility in [[Portland, Maine]], named Gateway Mastering.

His mastering credits are extensive, and include albums for many major classic artists, such as the [[Kronos Quartet]], and rock acts, including [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Phish]], [[Megadeth]], [[Metallica]], [[Gloria Estefan]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[The Strokes]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[U2]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Richie Sambora]], [[Tool (band)|Tool]], [[Simple Minds]], [[Bryan Ferry]], [[Tori Amos]], [[Bonnie Raitt]], [[Mark Knopfler]], [[Leonard Cohen]], [[David Bowie]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], the [[Bee Gees]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Supertramp]], [[Will Ackerman]], [[Pet Shop Boys]], [[Radiohead]], [[Elton John]] and [[Daft Punk]].

He has occasionally undertaken long projects, such as remastering the entire back catalogues of [[Rush (band)|Rush]], [[Dire Straits]], [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]] and [[the Rolling Stones]],<ref>{{cite web
| last = Murphy
| first = Steve
| authorlink =
| author2 =
| title = Remastering the Rolling Stones
| publisher = Pro Audio Review
| date = December 2002
| url = http://www.smurphco.com/articles-par-ludwig.pdf
| accessdate = 2015-02-27 }}</ref> Ludwig cites his most musically satisfying projects as: the CD reissue of ''[[Music From Big Pink]]'' ([[The Band]]), ''[[There's a Riot Goin' On]]'' ([[Sly and the Family Stone]]), ''[[Led Zeppelin]] [[Led Zeppelin II|II]]'', ''[[Painted from Memory]]'' ([[Burt Bacharach|Bacharach]] & [[Elvis Costello|Costello]]), ''[[Spirit (Jewel album)|Spirit]]'' ([[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]]), [[Loreena McKennitt]], and ''[[Ancient Voices of Children]]'' ([[George Crumb]]).
Ludwig still actively influences the music industry. As a judge for The 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Annual [[Independent Music Awards]], his contributions helped assist the careers of upcoming independent artists.<ref>[http://www.prlog.org/10244858-bostons-own-debbie-and-friends-among-the-8th-annual-independent-music-awards-vox-populi-winners.html PRLog]</ref>

Ludwig is active in the [[Audio Engineering Society]] and is a past chairman of the New York AES section. He is on the steering committee of the Producers and Engineer's section of [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Recent Activities |publisher=[[McGill University]] |url=http://www.music.mcgill.ca/aes/recent.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060823013810/http://www.music.mcgill.ca/aes/recent.html |archivedate=2006-08-23 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==

===TEC Awards===

Ludwig has won many [[TEC Awards|Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards]].<ref>{{cite web
| last =
| authorlink =
| author2 =
| title = The TEC Awards
| publisher = The Mix Foundation
| date =
| url = http://www.mixfoundation.org/tec/tecawards.html
| accessdate = 2006-09-09 }}</ref>
* First winner of the Les Paul Award 1991 from the Mix Foundation created to honor individuals or institutions that have set the highest standards of excellence in the creative application of recording technology.
*1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000 TEC Award OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT - Mastering Engineer
*1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 OUTSTANDING INSTITUTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT - Mastering Facility

Since the inception of Gateway, Ludwig/Gateway have been regular winners of TEC Award for "Best Mastering Engineer" and "Best Mastering Facility", namely the following:
*2001 TEC Award OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT Record Production/Album: - ''Riding With the King'', B.B. King & Eric Clapton
*2002 TEC Award OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT Record Production/Single or Track: - ''The Space Between'' • Everyday, Dave Matthews Band
*2004 TEC Award OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT Record Production/Album - ''Hail to the Thief'', Radiohead
*2006 TEC Award: OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT Surround Sound Recording - ''Brothers in Arms-20th Anniversary Edition'', Dire Straits
*2009 TEC Award: OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT Record Production/Single or Track - "Viva La Vida", Coldplay
*2009 TEC Award: OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT Record Production/Album - ''Viva La Vida'', Coldplay
*2014 TEC Award: OUTSTANDING CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT Record Production/Album - ''Random Access Memories'', Daft Punk

===Grammy Awards===
{{awards table}}
|-
|2006
|''[[Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition]]''
|rowspan="2"|Best Surround Sound Album
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2012 Grammy Awards|2012]]
|''[[Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs|Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|''[[Music Is Better Than Words]]''
|rowspan="3"|Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[55th Annual Grammy Awards|2013]]
|''[[Ashes & Fire]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|''[[Love Is a Four Letter Word (album)|Love Is a Four Letter Word]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|''[[Blunderbuss (album)|Blunderbuss]]''
|rowspan="3"|[[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|''[[Babel (album)|Babel]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[56th Annual Grammy Awards|2014]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Random Access Memories]]''
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
|{{won}}
|-
|''[[Annie Up]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|"[[Get Lucky (Daft Punk song)|Get Lucky]]"
|[[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
|{{won}}
|-
| ''[[Charlie Is My Darling (film)|Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965]]''
|[[Grammy Award for Best Historical Album|Best Historical Album]]
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[57th Annual Grammy Awards|2015]]
|''Bass & Mandolin''
|Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
|{{nom}}
|-
|''[[Beyoncé (album)|Beyoncé]]''
|[[Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album|Best Surround Sound Album]]
|{{won}}
|-
| ''[[Girl (Pharrell Williams album)|G I R L]]''
|rowspan="2"|Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| ''[[Morning Phase]]''
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical|Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical]]
| {{won}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[58th Annual Grammy Awards|2016]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Sound & Color]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| Album of the Year
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}

===Latin Grammy Awards===

2004: Album of the Year - ''No Es Lo Mismo'', [[Alejandro Sanz]]

2013: Album of the Year - ''Vida'', [[Draco Rosa]]

===Cinema Audio Society===

2005: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Non-Fiction, Variety or Music-Series or Specials: - ''Hammersmith Odeon London 1975'', Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

===APRS===

2012: The Association of Professional Recording Services Sound Fellowship - received 27 October 2012

===Audio Engineering Society===

2015: AES Gold Medal<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.aes.org/awards/?ID=2157
|title= AES Gold Medal Award » Bob Ludwig
|website= [[Audio Engineering Society]]
|access-date= 2016-08-08
}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{discogs artist|Bob Ludwig}}
*[http://www.soundstage.com/music/features/interview_bob_ludwig.htm Soundstage interview]

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