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About

Colleen Livingston in her studio
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Biography

Before I understood what mastering was, I understood resonance — the way sound carries across space, language, and memory.​

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As a child, I would fall asleep in the audience as my mother sang a high C on stage, her voice filling the hall while I drifted somewhere between sound and dream. Backstage, I played dress-up among costume racks and stage lights, absorbing the quiet intensity before a performance. Music wasn’t something distant — it was atmosphere, breath, and emotion in motion.

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As a U.S. citizen raised in Germany and now based in Ravensburg, I’ve always lived between cultures. That in-between perspective shapes my writing: I’m drawn to nuance, to emotional detail, and to the tension between intimacy and scale.

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I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Songwriting from BIMM, where I refined my craft in composition, storytelling, and lyrical structure. My work is rooted in emotional clarity — songs that feel honest, spacious, and intentional.

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Alongside my work as an artist and songwriter, I developed a parallel path in production and mastering. After feeling disconnected from early masters of my own songs, I began mastering my work myself — a turning point that deepened my understanding of how subtle sonic decisions shape emotional impact.​​​​

My professional development has been shaped by both hands-on work and close mentorship. I worked as a mixing and mastering engineer with Nils Kacirek and was mentored by Philipp Welsing (Original Mastering), Julia Borelli, and Linda Dag, whose different approaches to listening and sound deeply influenced my own.

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I received a scholarship from We Are Moving The Needle for the Los Angeles Academy for Artists & Music Production (LAAMP). As part of the program, I also took part in a dedicated mentorship, working closely with mastering and restoration engineer Anna Frick, whose work spans thousands of projects, including Grammy-nominated and Grammy-winning releases. Learning from her — asking questions in real time and gaining insight into both the technical and historical dimensions of mastering — had a lasting impact on how I listen and approach my work today.

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Since 2023, I have been an Apple Certified Mastering Engineer, focusing on musicality, translation, and dynamic integrity. My process is intentionally artist-led and collaborative, designed to preserve character while preparing music for release across platforms and formats.

I’m a member of GrammyU and part of the Female Producer Collective.

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My production and mastering work continue to inform my songwriting — not in a technical way, but in how I think about space, dynamics, and translation across platforms.

At the center of everything I do is the song. I’m interested in music that feels human — work that carries emotional integrity and translates across borders, languages, and listening environments.

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