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Andrés Mayo pioneered the art of Audio Mastering since the early 90´s, working at diverse facilities throughout the world, such as Unique Recording (NYC), dB Post (London), TonStudio Bauer (Ludwigsburg, Germany) and Estudios Panda (Buenos Aires). In 1994, Mayo co-founded Mr. Master, first professional mastering facility based in Argentina, which later became Andres Mayo Mastering & Audio Post (www.andresmayo.com). He is responsible for the final touch in over 2,000 musical titles from many of the best known artists in the world, including Seal, Steve Hunter, Pedro Aznar, La Vida Bohéme, and producers such as Dave Reitzas (USA), Andrés Levin (Venezuela), Guillaume Debros (France) and Daniel Orejuela (Germany). Andrés won 2 Latin Grammy Awards as a producer for his 7-DVD collection “Buenos Aires, Days and Nights of Tango”, in the categories of Best Tango Production and Best Recording Package. He also received 6 Carlos Gardel Awards as a mastering engineer and over 20 Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations for albums he mastered throughout the years. Mayo was elected President of the Audio Engineering Society in October 2014, becoming the first Latin American to hold that position since the foundation of the AES in 1948. He currently serves the Society as Past-President and advisor to the Executive Committee. He is also the first non-American engineer to hold a position at the Producers & Engineers Wing Advisory Council, a key working group of NARAS (the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). In 2003, Andrés founded TangoDVD (www.tangodvd.com), a production house entirely devoted to musical titles on DVD and later Blu-Ray and web-based formats. With over a hundred titles under its belt, TangoDVD is currently one of the most respected production houses in its kind. He also founded Cool Du Monde (www.cooldumonde.com), a record label exclusively focused on vinyl releases.