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American audio engineer
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Biography
Introduction
Gavin Lurssen is a mastering engineer. He owns Lurssen Mastering in Hollywood, California. Lurssen's Grammy Award–winning work includes Raising Sand, a collaborative album featuring Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, and the soundtrack for the Coen Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?. He has also mastered recordings by Tom Waits, Sheryl Crow, Loretta Lynn, Matchbox Twenty, T-Bone Burnett, Jennette McCurdy and many others.
Discography
This is a partial discography of recordings mastered by Gavin Lurssen.
Albums
| Year | Title | Artist | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Raising Sand | Allison Krause/Robert Plant | Grammy Award (Album of the Year, Record of the Year) |
| 2010 | The Union | Elton John/Leon Russell | |
| 2013 | Dimensionaut | Sound of Contact | |
| 2013 | ...Like Clockwork | Queens Of The Stone Age | |
| 2014 | Oko | Lena Fayre | |
| 2015 | B | Diamante Eléctrico | Latin Grammy Award (Best Rock Album) |
| 2015 | Breathless | Terence Blanchard |
Soundtracks
| Year | Title | Artist | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire (soundtrack) | A. R. Rahman | Academy Award (Best Song and Best Soundtrack) |
| 2005 | Transamerica (soundtrack) | Various Artists | Academy Award (Best Song) |
| 2004 | Cold Mountain (soundtrack) | Various Artists | Academy Award Nominee (Best Original Score) |
| 2004 | A Mighty Wind | Various Artists | Academy Award Nominee (Best Song) |
Awards
Grammy Awards
- 2002: Album of the Year - O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack
- 2004: Best Historical Album - Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey
- 2009: Album of the Year - Raising Sand (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss)
Latin Grammy Awards
- 2010: Best Engineered Album: Distinto (Diego Torres)
- 2015: Best Rock Album: B (Diamante Eléctrico)