Ted Jensen

• Name — Ted Jensen • Born — 19 September 1954 • Birthplace — New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. • Occupation — Mastering engineer • Years Active — 1976–present • Website — sterling-sound.com/engineers/ted-jensen/

Jensen was born on September 19, 1954, in New Haven, Connecticut, to Carl and Margaret (Anning) Jensen, both of whom were musicians. Carl had studied at Yale University. Margaret went to Oberlin College & Conservatory and Skidmore College and was also a pilot. Carl and Margaret met on a train while going to a choral workshop. Ted has one brother, Rick, and two daughters, Kristen and Kim. While attending high school, Jensen was building his own stereo and recording equipment and began recording local bands both in the studio and at live events. During this time, he recorded several performances for the Yale Symphony Orchestra at Woolsey Hall in New Haven, and met Mark Levinson, who was starting an audio equipment company.

• Illustration — Jensen's platinum album for The Police's Ghost in the Machine, released in 1981 • Illustration — Jensen (right) with Jim Boyer at Sterling Sound in 1991 Jensen joined up with Levinson and aided in the design and manufacture some of the early products of Mark Levinson Audio Systems. In 1975, Jensen left after six years with Levinson to begin his mastering career with Sterling Sound in New York City. There were three mastering engineers at Sterling Sound when Jensen was hired to work in the tape copy room, George Marino, Lee Hulko and Greg Calbi. One of Jensen's earliest mastering jobs was the first single by Talking Heads, "Love → Building on Fire" and later that year, Jensen mastered The Eagles' Hotel California. The following year, he mastered Billy Joel's The Stranger, which began a working relationship with Phil Ramone. Jensen was promoted to Chief Mastering Engineer at Sterling in 1984, and since then has overseen several proprietary developments in mastering technology. This included working closely with Graham Boswell of Neve Electronics in the mid-1980s in developing the first all-digital mastering console, the DTC-1, and as one of the consultants to Apple for Mastering for iTunes. Jensen also designed some of the studio monitors at Sterling, including the ones used by Tom Coyne. In 1998, Jensen, Greg Calbi and Tom Coyne, along with Murat Aktar (Absolute Audio co-founder) and UK based Metropolis, purchased Sterling Sound from previous owner Lee Hulko.

• Illustration — Jensen's mastering room at Sterling Sound Nashville in Nashville, Tennessee Sterling Sound was previously located in New York City, where it occupied the top floor of the Chelsea Market in the Meatpacking District. Jensen's studio was one of the three surround sound studios at Sterling Sound. It was designed by Fran Manzella of FM Design. In April 2018, Sterling Sound's 20-year lease for the facility in the Chelsea Market ended, and Jensen, along with senior engineer Ryan Smith, relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, where they opened Sterling Sound Nashville, which was designed by Thomas Jouanjean of Northward Acoustics.

Ted Jensen has mastered thousands of albums for more than 1,100 pop and rock artists. Additionally, Jensen has been involved in the soundtrack or music departments on several major motion pictures including Daredevil and The Circle.

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