
don’t just take my word for it
Here in their own words, is what the artistic, talented, creative, and utterly fantastic customers of Luv-Hertz have to say about their mastering
Paul Weller - In Another Room
“Ben did a great job on this very challenging mastering project. Not only that, but he’s been an enormous help on many projects over the years with his expert advice and super sharp ears.”
- Jim Jupp, Ghost Box Records, Belbury Music
X-Ray Specs - Conscious Consumer
Craig Charles Q: The album’s been re-mastered how does it sound now compared to how it did, back in the day?
Lara Logic A: Way better, it sounds amazing. The re-master is just, super crisp and sparkling and clean, certainly to my ears it sounds way better with the technology that’s available now. It sounds like magic, really great.
- Lora Logic, X-Ray Specs
Press play below & hear Lora Logic on the Craig Charles BBC 6 show
The Tiger Lillies - Shock Headed Peter
I want to extend our thanks to Ben Shepherd for their exceptional work on mastering the album Shockheaded Peter for vinyl, edition. This project, composed for the show and recognised with two Olivier Awards for The Tiger Lillies, was a special and intricate piece. Your expertise has truly elevated the recording, capturing the raw energy and theatrical essence of the album. The vinyl sounds rich, balanced, and immersive. It’s been a pleasure working with you
- Martyna Lach, The Tiger Lillies
"I love working with Ben, who professionalism and willingness to help shines through everything he does. He has mastered several releases on my label, Precious Recordings of London, including the very first releases five years ago, when frankly I didn’t have a clue what I was doing.
It could almost go without saying that he did a great job – but the crucial thing for me was that the artists involved, who had every reason to question my own competence, were falling over themselves to say how much they appreciated his work.
These songs sounded brighter than they had ever done yet retained the authenticity of the original radio broadcasts – an important concept for us as we release mainly BBC sessions. Moreover, even when he hasn’t done the mastering, Ben has provided a much-needed sounding board for any aural or technical issues with regard to any of our releases – and we’re now up to 60! I cannot recommend his services highly enough.”
- Nick Godfrey, founder of Precious Recordings of London
The Reytons - And They Call Us…
Originally titled ‘For Those That Wanted Vinyl’ the release ended up being called 'And They Call Us...' and has become a real collectors item of late!
- Rich Goodwin
The Native - Signals
"Ben mastered 'The Native - Signals' Ep vinyl for us and we were extremely happy with the end results. Fast turnaround, a great ear and highly knowledgeable...no further notes”
- Pete Ward-Edwards, Genepool Records/Odin Distribution
SPUNGE - Pedigree Chump
“We were obviously really happy with the continued support and help throughout and grateful of the patience you demonstrated, regards final tweaks and detailed finishing touches, which were all accommodated.
- Jem King, Spunge
Dananananaykroyd - Hey Everyone
“We’ve already spoken about how well the Dananananaykroyd vinyl came out (thank you so much) but just wanted to pass my thanks on to Ben as well - who has done a, quite frankly, INCREDIBLE job with the mastering. People have actually taken the time to message me to say how good it sounds (which never happens) - and you've taken what were watery thin masters and given them the fightpop chunk that have absolutely made that vinyl sing. Honestly could not be happier. You've done an incredible job, and people have noticed.”
- Jack, Alcopop! Records
Dakka Skanks - Reworks
“Ben was the mastering engineer on our recent Reworks EP and he was great to work with and answered and attended to all our queries and tweaks. I would recommend Ben to any and everyone for a first class service!”
- Ian Sherlock, Dakka Skanks
Crash Diet - Rust
"Dear Ben! We love what we hear, so please send the audio off for production :). You've done a fantastic job, and we're not super easy to please I think he he ;). Thank you! Well done.”
- Peter London - Crash Diet
"Ben has done the vinyl mastering on several of our releases and his results are exactly what you want - transparent and true to the mix but wonderfully enhanced for the format!”
- Bill Fisher, Septaphonic Records
Sam Baird - Lines and `Ripples
"Ben was able to produce incredible masters for my record. He was quick, efficient, but most importantly you could tell he'd listened to the tracks and mastered accordingly. I would highly recommend you use his services!"
- Sam Baird
Space Monkeys - Modern Actions
“The mastering on Modern Actions sounded great—Ben really brought the tracks to life without losing any of the raw energy we were going for. It felt like Ben actually got what we were trying to do. Top job, and really great to work with too.”
- Neil Walsh, Space Monkeys
“I also have to say that Ben did an absolutely stellar job on the mastering, particularly the B side. I'm pretty sure all six songs came from different recording sessions and producers, but it sounds absolutely coherent and like a single piece of work. Very, very happy with it, thank you.”
- Tim Fetch, Fetch Happened Records
Kersh - This Error
"Absolutely brilliant work! Ben understood the vision for the album perfectly. The mastering brought everything to life—crisp, balanced, and powerful. Couldn’t be happier with the results. I’d trust Ben with any future project, no question."
- Richie Kershaw, Kersh
Oxygen Thief - Destroy It Yourself
“Ben was super helpful throughout the remastering process for my debut album’s 10th anniversary vinyl reissue. Mastering can feel a little daunting at times, especially the options for different formats, but he explained the requirements and opportunities for the reissue in clear detail and breathed new life into the finished product.”
- Barry Dolan, Oxygen Thief
“Ben has provided an excellent mastering service for a number of my releases. He offers a more personalised service tailored to the client’s needs, which has helped raise the level of my music. I was also impressed by how quick he would respond to queries, and the turnaround on the final masters was incredibly fast.”
- Jack J Hutchinson
Reducer & The Human Aerial
“Sounds mega - pure fire - thank you truly and cannot express how happy I am while holding this artefact in my hands.”
- Julien Barnel, the Human Antenna/Reducer
Morgan Elwy - Dub yn y Pub
“The album 'Dub yn y Pub' was my first vinyl release, Ben was a pleasure to work with and offered great support and expertise in bringing that project to life!“
- Morgan Elwy
EJ Mann - This Is Nowhere
“Creating a debut solo album was a huge milestone for me and I can honestly say that working with Ben to produce a vinyl I can be proud of was a refreshingly straightforward process. No jargon or technical speak to confuse, just simple questions asking how I wanted my album to sound - great engineer, great bloke, great sounding album”
- EJ Mann
Byamm - Lost In Sanity EP
“Nerves are normal when a vinyl company recommends your music is mastered for pressing in-house. However, I was so relieved to hear the result of Ben’s mastering job. I had previously worked with independent specialist mastering engineers and Ben’s work was on par. Great job! He gets my recommendation.”
– Barima Asante, Byamm
Pink Suits - Political Child
"As a new DIY punk band putting out our first album on Vinyl, we were very nervous about getting all of the steps that go into producing the album right. Ben was an amazing help in letting us know what we needed to do in order to get the music onto vinyl, and his contribution in re mastering the music for the vinyl press was invaluable! It made a huge difference to the final product and he was really great to work with. Highly recommend getting him in to work on your mastering.” - Lennie & Ray, Pink Suits
The Cabarats - A Fool’s Paradise
“Ben didn’t master this album but when we had it mastered for streaming we had forgotten to ask for a DDP that we could use for mass production of the album as a CD but Ben put one together for us within 2 hours of us asking - that was exactly what we needed at the last minute and all the CD text, ISRC’s and requested metadata were correctly included”
- Dan Lotoczko, The Cabarats
Lara Conley - White Doe
“Ben is a skilled and considerate mastering engineer who helps bring the finishing magic touch to an album. Throughout the mastering process he was friendly, supportive, understanding, and professional. I am extremely happy with the final result of my album. Highly recommended."
- Lara Conley, (Album) White Doe
T C and the Groove Family - First Home
“We had a fantastic experience working with Ben on our Worm Discs release. Professional, communicative, and with a real ear for detail — the final masters sounded incredible.”
- Jake Calvert, Director of Worm Disco Club and Worm Discs
Jon Bone - Bang!
"Ben worked on mastering my album Bang! for vinyl and streaming. He provided a professional service and was super helpful in shaping the ideas with me to create the best outcomes. I tried AI Mastering the album and the results were dull in comparison to the work Ben produced. I will definitely be using him again in the future!"
- Jon Bone
Legitas Kernagis - 1990
“I think I will be back to you, in the future - No doubt”
– Legitas Kernagis
"We were very happy with the sound quality of both vinyl releases, Supersonic and 50/50 (Supersonic and Dr G + Silai). The mastering added clarity and spatial depth, enhancing the rich textures and layered frequencies in both records. The final pressings sound incredible—thanks to Ben’s excellent work."
- Michael Hersud, Sonic Jeel Research Lab
The Odds - Foolish Men
"I’d hunted around for someone who would take great care over the vinyl mastering of The Odds’ long-awaited album. It was over 40 years since the band last played together but the interest was still there from followers and genre enthusiasts alike. I had been working, for a couple of years, to restore studio and live tapes. I had utilised stem and instrument separation software to enable me to remix all of our known, precious recordings. I have been in and around music as a recording artist since the late 1970s (lately getting involved in mixing) and had already completed all of the digital mastering of the album for the various online platforms. The groundwork completed; we were ready to go to press with Detour Records. Having spoken with a few vinyl mastering engineers,
I discovered Ben through DMS and having spoken at length with him, understood his own history and credentials, and having been pointed at articles and other resources on vinyl mastering by him, I decided to trust him with the job. Several weeks and iterations later and the files were complete and sent off to the record company. The results didn’t disappoint he brought the disparate recording studios and live venue recordings into one coherent piece that comes to life off the turntable.
He’s easy to work with, professional and a good laugh. The Odds are glad to have his name on the album credits. I’m happy to recommend him.
- Keiran Moses, The Odds
Jim Causley - Devonshire Roses
“Ben didn’t nail it immediately to my liking but was happy to make several revisions until I was happy with the final mixes, he listened to my directions and guidance toward what I wanted and definitely implemented those changes effectively, what he quoted was what he charged in spite of extra time taken for us to get it right, I’m really pleased with it now, it sounds super, thank you ever so much for all you’ve done and being so patient with me! ”
- Jim Causley
Fuzzripper - Poltergeist
"Had the best experience working with Ben. He was quick, super easy to communicate with, and nailed the sound we were looking for on our master. Highly recommend!
-Dusty Mahan, Fuzripper
Ike Perry & The Lyrics
7” single. I had zero negative comments regarding the audio quality. Thanks again for all your help.”
-Glyn Bowen, Hyperloop Records
Ela Clayton - Murmurations
“Ben remastered my album “Murmurations” for vinyl and did a beautiful job. He’s highly skilled in what he does and very lovely to work with!”
- Ella Clayton
“We were incredibly happy with the mastering of two of our label EPs at Space Bunny Records & went on to cut some limited dub-plates. Thanks so much!”
- Izzy Barber, Space Bunny Records
Tattoo Jock - Interview
“Hey man, the records are fucking brilliant mate really happy with them, and they’ve sold great... To get a clean recording that was able to sell from an old tape was excellent. The vinyl sold very well and was very popular among tattoo artists for an unusual recording. Couldn’t have been happier with the process and end product.”
- Ashley Davis
Ali Watson Quartet- Terrarium
“I'm very pleased with the mastering job you did on it, I would also happily recommend you to other artists looking to have their work mastered for vinyl!”
- Ali Watson
AMBERHOURS - THEIR PERIL
"Mastered by Ben Shepherd in late 2021, ‘Their Peril’ was somewhat unconventional in terms of the dynamic range and original EQ of its constituent sounds: there was a lot of scope to mess this album up badly, if its mixes weren’t treated with kid gloves. Fortunately, a twenty-minute telephone conversation with Ben, prior to a two-hour mastering session which I did not attend, was all that was required to create a CD master with which I was more than happy. Having commissioned at least five other mastering engineers over the previous two decades – both as an amateur solo artist and as a member of several hobbyist bands –, I can confirm that Ben’s work is careful and considered.” - Crispin Lee, AmberHours
Lightning Threads - Off That Lonely Road
"We had Ben carry out Mastering of our Album specifically for Vinyl and was seriously impressed with the outcome. He was very professional to work with and really cared about what we were creating and helped us get the best results!”
- Tom Jane, Lightning Threads
‘‘Ben worked his sound engineering magic to master and produce three albums for Eric’s Wish, and we are beyond delighted with the results. Highly recommended, talented and dedicated to his craft"
- Melanie Dunhill, Eric’s Wish Cancer Charity
The Amber Band - Halloween songs & Night Songs In The Silver City
"You did a wonderful job for us, and we were delighted with the results of your mastering. Ben Shepherd did the mastering on our albums, ‘Halloween Songs’ and ‘Night Songs in the Silver City’. The final mix was superb, and we were delighted with the results. We have no hesitation in recommending Ben if you are looking to get the best sound quality for your music.”
- Kevin Quinlan - The Amber Band
Peter Lubbock - Noodles
“As far as the final mastering is concerned, I was very happy with the final outcome and pleased with the communication we had during the process. Of course, now that I've lived with it for while I can hear tons of things that I should've done better so thank you for making it sound as good as you did!”
- Peter Lubock
Emmet - Done
“I heartily recommend Ben for all your mastering needs - as a newbie to mastering Ben was a great help - answering any questions that I had and checking in with me every step of the way. And, most importantly, I am delighted with the finished product too!”
- David, Emmet
The Such Senses - The Such Senses
“Ben contributed greatly to the final sound of The Such Senses album, and we’re thrilled with the result. He understood the project immediately and was helpful throughout, responding quickly and patiently to any questions about the process, and did a great job mastering our songs for both vinyl and CD.”
- Richar Tomblin, The Such Senses
David Lewis - Among Friends
“Excellent mastering skills. You did a great job on quite a challenging variety of textures and volumes. Ben did a beautiful mastering job on a mix of songs with some quiet acoustic fingerpicking with some prog rock textures - and managed to make the whole record sound sweet and clear. Throughout the process he was great at responding to comments and questions. Everyone who has heard the record has been impressed with the clarity of the vinyl master ... thanks for your excellent work“
- David Lewis
Rus Harrison - Lifetime Collection
“Your work was great - you brought my tracks to life!!!”
- Rus Harrison
The Anatomy Cadets - Last Chance Music From Nowhere Town
"The Anatomy Cadets used Ben Shepherd for mastering our first album and he turned this around really quickly and the results were excellent
- we can't recommend him highly enough"
- Adrian Uden, The Anatomy Cadets
Midnight At Room 306 - Pages From A Private Diary
“I was very satisfied with the Mastering & professional finish of our last album by Ben Shepherd. The Band will be recording our 3rd album soon and I will be asking Ben to do the Mastering & production of the cover”.
- Peter D Morrison, songwriter & member for The R306ers.