Nilesh Patel - Nilz RIP

[morbid]

Legend is a massive understatement

Nilesh Patel, Highly-Regarded Mastering Engineer at The Exchange, Passes | Billboard.biz

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The most talented mastering engineer of our age, thanks for the music

[qUE]

Must be about half of my Techno records were mastered by Nilz :/

You won't ever see 'Nilz / Exchange' scored into an MP3

Will be something the digital only folk will never understand.

[morbid]

I was going to say that half my vinyl has the same!

Probably more like 30% (Of a good 1200 tunes)

Everyone was using Nilz between 97 - 2003

Nilz@TheExchange
Lawrie@Curvepusher
Porkys Prime Cuts

Were the marks of a properly balanced record. Crisp, clear and loud with a massive low end.

[DannyBlack]

This is sad. I always knew a quality press when I saw Nilz in the run off. :(

[tekara]

I've always wondered whether or not those NILZ markings he made on the inside of the 12" were handmade?

[qUE]

I've always wondered whether or not those NILZ markings he made on the inside of the 12" were handmade?

It's engraved into the master plate and then gets stamped into the vynil, before you go thinking the engineer was sat there scoring their name into hundreds if not thousands of records ;)

[SlavikSvensk]

Wow. Very sad. How old was he? How did he die?

[MARK ANXIOUS]

this is very sad news :(

[ritaheed]

He did all stigmata stuff eh.... Yeah the boy could new how to bring a tune to life!