Chris Gehringer
Gehringer in 2015
Gehringer in 2015
Background information
Born (1962-05-27) May 27, 1962
Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)Mastering engineer
Websitesterling-sound.com/engineers/chris-gehringer/

Chris Gehringer (born May 27, 1962) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound in New Jersey.

Gehringer is known for having mastered recordings by popular artists such as AJR, Dua Lipa, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Gwen Stefani, Harry Styles, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Twenty One Pilots, Lana Del Rey, Lil Nas X, Lizzo, and many others. Works engineered by Gehringer span many genres such as pop, R&B, hip hop, and dance.

Early life

Gehringer was born in Teaneck, New Jersey and raised in Bergen County. After graduating from Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, New Jersey, he attended the Institute of Audio Research.

Career

Gehringer’s first job in the music industry was at Greene Street Recording. From there, he went on to work as a cutting assistant at Trutone Records.[1]

In 1985, Gehringer joined Tom Coyne and Herbie Powers at Frankford-Wayne Mastering and mastered primarily dance and R&B records throughout the 1980s.

In 1988, he moved to the Hit Factory, where he worked for twelve years. During his time there, he witnessed the golden age of hip hop, mastering landmark releases by artists such as Naughty By Nature, Mobb Deep, Wu Tang Clan, and PM Dawn.

In 2000, Gehringer joined Sterling Sound as a senior mastering engineer.

Twelve years later, he received his first Grammy Awards nominations in the category of Album of the Year. He was nominated both for his work on Rihanna’s Loud and for his work on Lady Gaga’s Born This Way. This started a trend of unsuccessful nominations, with the most recent being in 2022 for his work with Lil Nas X. Gehringer had mastered his debut album Montero along with its chart-topping lead single "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)".[2]

In 2016, he became an official partner of Sterling Sound.[3][4]

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Loud Album of the Year Nominated[5]
Born This Way Nominated
2013 "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Record of the Year Nominated
"We Are Young" Nominated
Some Nights Album of the Year Nominated
2014 "Blurred Lines" Record of the Year Nominated
2016 "Work" Nominated
2016 "Stressed Out" Nominated
2019 Dirty Computer Album of the Year Nominated
Head Over Heels Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Nominated
2020 "Truth Hurts" Record of the Year Nominated
Norman Fucking Rockwell! Album of the Year Nominated
Cuz I Love You Nominated
2021 Future Nostalgia[6] Nominated
"Don't Start Now" Record of the Year Nominated
2022 "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" Nominated
Montero Album of the Year Nominated

Latin Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Peligro Album of the Year Nominated[7]

TEC Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2011 "F***k You" Record Production/Single Nominated[8]

Notable works

As adapted from the Career Highlights section of Gehringer's official web page.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Gehringer, Chris. "Masters Behind the Mix". Atlantic Records via internet archive. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Montero Lamar Hill | Artist | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  3. ↑ Gehringer, Chris. "Engineers". Sterling Sound.
  4. ↑ Chris, Gehringer. "Chris Gehringer". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Gehringer, Chris. "Recording Academy Awards". Grammy. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "A Q&A WITH MASTERING ENGINEER CHRIS GEHRINGER ON DUA LIPA'S "FUTURE NOSTALGIA"". FanLabel. April 1, 2020. Retrieved Dec 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ Chris, Gehringer. "Latin Grammy Nominations". Latin Grammy. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Gehringer, Chris. "nominations". legacy.tecawards.
  9. ↑ "Chris Gehringer | MASTERING ENGINEER". STERLING SOUND. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
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