Tom Coyne (music engineer)

Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound
Background information
Born	Union, New Jersey
Occupation(s)	Mastering Engineer
Associated acts	Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Adele, Demi Lovato, Sam Smith, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Marc Anthony, Shila Amzah, Emmanuel Lio
Website	http://sterling-sound.com/engineers/tom-coyne/

Tom Coyne is an American mastering engineer.

Tom Coyne was born and bred in Union, NJ. He graduated from Roselle Catholic High School in 1972. He attended Kean College where he received a degree in Commercial Design. Following college, Coyne's first job was at Dick Charles Recording where Lee Hulko, former owner of Sterling Sound, got his first job in the states after arriving from Thunder Bay, ON. In the six months Coyne worked at Dick Charles, he watched Dick master records on the lathe and soon began cutting his own after hours. Coyne then was hired at Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs, assisting under Dominic Romeo, known for cutting 45's for The Rolling Stones, The The Four Seasons, Frankie Valli and Dionne Warwick among others. For the next ten years, Coyne primarily cut records for dance bands with his first big record being "Ladies Night" by Kool and the Gang. In 1989, Coyne was hired by the Hit Factory where he spent another five years mastering mostly Hip-Hop and R&B records by artists such as Black Box, Billy Ocean, Tribe Called Quest and De la Soul. In 1994, Coyne was offered a job by Lee Hulko who now owned and operated Sterling Sound. In 1998, Coyne, Ted Jensen, Greg Calbi, Murat Aktar (Absolute Audio co-founder) and the UK based Metropolis bought Sterling Sound from Lee Hulko.

Coyne has won four Grammy Awards and one Latin Grammy Award and has over 35 category wins.

Sterling Sound is located in New York City, occupying the top floor of the Chelsea Market in the Meatpacking District. It was designed by Fran Manzella, FM Design.