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Dave Shirk

real name David L. Shirk

Dave Shirk is credited on 1,056 pressings across 239 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1987–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,056

Credits

239

Albums

5

Decades active

164

In collections

Biography

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Tempe, AZ-based (with stints in Lancaster, PA and Phoenix, AZ); mastering engineer, audio engineer, remastering engineer, editor and mixer (with a parallel non-musical career as a commercial design specialist); former manager at; founder and president.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

1,056 releases · 239 albums · active 1987–2026

  • Mastering · 1,068
  • Engineering · 11
  • Other credits · 4
  • Production · 1

Studios: Sunlight Studios · Tempest Recording · Soundlab Studios, Örebro · Excello Recording

Discography

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