Dave Cooley

His numerous mastering credits include J Dilla's Donuts and The Diary, Paramore's After Laughter, 40th anniversary release of Bob Marley's Exodus box set, the reissue of Isaac Hayes' Concord Records albums (including Shaft, Hot Buttered Soul and Black Moses), as well as albums from independent labels Domino, Tuff Gong, Stones Throw Records, and Light in the Attic Records and artists M83, Ziggy Marley, J Dilla, Peanut Butter Wolf, Madvillain, Madlib and Animal Collective.

His remastering work for Sixto Rodriguez appeared in the soundtrack for Searching for Sugar Man, which was awarded an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 2013.

Some of his notable mastering and remastering credits are Issac Hayes' Shaft, Hot Buttered Soul and Black Moses, Paramore's After Laughter, M83's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, Wolf Alice's Visions of a Life, Bob Marley's Exodus box set, Madvillain's Madvillainy and J Dilla's Donuts.

[1][6] Cooley is both a member of the AES (Audio Engineering Society) and IASA (International Association of Sound and Visual Archives).

[7][8][10] He also mastered Silversun Pickups' Carnavas (nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy, 2009), Wolf Alice, Visions of a Life (winner, 2018 Mercury Prize) and the soundtrack of Wild Wild Country (winner, Documentary or Nonfiction Series, 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards).