James Cruz is a Grammy Award winning audio mastering engineer and owner of Zeitgeist Sound Studios in Long Island City, New York.
James Cruz started his career in 2002, at The Hit Factory during its "golden age" under the tutelage of Tom Coyne, Chris Gehringer and Herb Powers Jr. During his time there, he mastered records for artists such as Lil' Kim, Toni Braxton, Mary Mary, Maxwell and Outkast.
After The Hit Factory, James moved to Sony Studios as a senior mastering engineer.
In 2008, James opened Zeitgeist Sound Studios in Long Island City, New York.
It's here that he won his first Latin Grammy for mastering "Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo" by Calle 13.