Michael Romanowski is the chief mastering engineer of Coast Mastering in Berkeley, California and one of the very first Immersive Audio Mastering engineers. Over the past 30 years, Michael has mastered more than 4000 albums.

As a sought-after consultant and advisor for companies such as DOLBY, SONY, FRAUNHOFER, GOOGLE and more, his contributions have helped build and refine tools for creativity while pushing the boundaries of immersive audio production.

Michael designed and built his first surround studio in 2001, added height channels in 2015 and created his first ATMOS music releases before the launch of Dolby Music.

Michael Romanowski

Five-time GRAMMY Award winner
Ten-time GRAMMY® nominee

Five-time GRAMMY Award winner and Ten-time GRAMMY® nominee, Michael has presented at AES, NAMM, SXSW, Tape Op, Potluck Con, AES Mexico, AES Europe and written articles for Mix Magazine and Electronic Musician.

Recording Academy

As a member of the Recording Academy, Michael has served as National Trustee, Chair of Planning and Governance Committee, and National Presidents Council and Co-chair of National Awards and Nominations Committee, Producers & Engineers Immersive Committee and National Advisory Council to the Producers & Engineers Wing.