Senior Mastering Engineer

With over 30 years of experience, Grammy nominated, mastering engineer, Joe Carra, is the chief engineer at Crystal Mastering. From his early days in cassette mastering through to cutting-edge technologies like Dolby Atmos, Joe’s extensive knowledge is at your disposal.
Throughout his career, Joe has demonstrated an unwavering passion for delivering masters of exceptional quality.

His proficiency in both analogue and digital realms ensures a tailored approach to maximize the potential of your next project.

In addition to his regular mastering endeavors, Joe shares his knowledge as a guest lecturer at colleges such as SAE, JMC, RMIT, and Box Hill Institute. Through these engagements, he imparts his deep understanding of the intricacies of mastering to aspiring students.

Joe’s dedication to the music industry extends beyond his mastering work. He actively contributes to the field as an adjudicator in the Music Victoria Awards and serves as a founding member of MPEG (Music Producer & Engineers’ Guild), making a lasting impact on the industry as a whole.

Joe’s accolades include;
– Grammy Nomination (2020) ‘Best Engineered album’ (The Teskey Brothers)
– Mastering numerous ARIA award winning albums
– Nominated for ‘Best Mastering Engineer’ in the 2024 MPEG Awards.

Having mastered successful releases on the ARIA and American Billboard charts, Joe has a large and varied clientele, both local and international. He has worked with acts such
as The Slingers, Genesis Owusu, Baker Boy, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Courtney Barnett, Amyl & The Sniffers, Illy, The Teskey Brothers, Orb, Pipe-Eye, Leah Senior, Budjerah, Sarah Blasko, Hiatus Kaiyote, Kian, Fraser A Gorman, Plutonic Lab, Heavy Moss, Kate Miller Heidke, San Cisco, Safia, Dick Diver, Trem One, Pond, The Peep Temple, The Potbelleez, Babe Rainbow, Eagle & the Worm, Bliss N Eso, Augie March, Jackie Onassis, Be’lakor, Mekanism, Russell Morris, The Waifs, Bullant, Bloc Party, 50 Lions, Brad Strutt, Sgt Slick, Fiona Boyes, Dj Havana Brown, Lloyd Speigel, The Murlocs, Beans, Planetshakers, The Blackeyed Susans, Ministry of Sound, Jeff Martin (The Tea Party), Maddy Jane, The Funkoars & Stonefield.

To harness Joe’s wealth of experience & take your next project to new heights, click the box below to get a free quote.

Listen to some of Joe’s work on Spotify

Dolby Atmos Portfolio
(for headphones or 7.1.4 systems)