Sander van der Heide

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Multi-platinum and award winning mastering engineer with over 30 years of experience.

Sander van der Heide is a multi platinum and award winning mastering engineer from the Netherlands. He has more than over 30 years of experience in mastering for all kind of formats, in all kinds of genres.

He started mastering at Wisseloord Studios, became owner of the studios and left to start mastering at Galaxy Studios, working with his friend and mentor Ronald Prent. Returned to Wisseloord Studios to join Darcy Proper in setting up Wisseloord Mastering. Recently build his own mastering suite, The Saint of Sound, build to his specifications for switching between mastering in stereo and immersive (5.1 and Dolby Atmos) for streaming, CD, DVD/Blu-ray and vinyl.

Using a mix of both vintage analogue and digital technologies, Sander is skilled in mastering all genres including Pop, Jazz, Heavy Metal, Folk, Indie Rock, Electronic, Dance, Classical, Soundtrack, Musical, Singer-Songwriter, Piano, Christian Contemporary, Americana, World, Latin, Funk and R&B-Soul.

Over the years he worked for several majors and Indie labels like EMI Records, Universal Records, Sony Music, Disney, Warner Records, Capitol Records, Verve, Blue Note, Virgin Music and V2 Records. Working on projects for artists like Lionel Richie, Within Temptation, Bløf, Rammstein, Mano Negra, Anouk, Kensington, Kane, Golden Earing, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Kraak & Smaak, Tigran Hamasyan, Blaudzun and Yes.

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  • Burt Bacharach
  • God Dethroned
  • Blind Guardian
  • Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra
  • Sarah McQuaid
  • God Dethroned
  • Sarah McQuaid
  • Jan Leliveld
  • Het Goede Doel
  • Chef'Special
  • Scala & Kolacny Brothers
  • Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
  • Trijntje Oosterhuis
  • Traincha
  • Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw
  • Die Twa
  • Marco Borsato
  • Jef Neve Trio
  • Jef Neve
  • Tineke Postma
  • Trijntje Oosterhuis
  • Mama
  • Di-Rect
  • Carel Kraayenhof
  • Wiels & Co.
  • Lúnasa
  • Dana Winner
  • Pitch Pine Project
  • Damien Rice
  • Paul de Leeuw
  • Trijntje Oosterhuis
  • Traincha
  • The Bloody Honkies
  • Kate Ryan
  • André Hazes
  • Golden Earring
  • Scala & Kolacny Brothers
  • Lúnasa
  • Marco Borsato
  • Spectalicious
  • Tineke Postma
  • Epica
  • Clouseau
  • Tineke Postma
  • Helmut Lotti
  • Nancy Marano
  • Dulce Pontes
  • Laïs
  • Laïs
  • Callenish Circle
  • Within Temptation
  • Herman Brood
  • Mathilde Santing
  • Herman Brood
  • Junkie XL
  • Noa
  • Achinoam Nini
  • Shockmachine
  • Mathilde Santing
  • Trijntje Oosterhuis
  • Rage
  • André Rieu
  • André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra
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  • Pink Cream 69
  • Fay Lovsky
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  • Golden Earring
  • Anouk
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  • André Rieu
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  • Marco Borsato
  • Ali Campbell
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  • Traincha
  • Mathieu Koss
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  • Beth Sorrentino
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  • Valentine*
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  • Various
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  • Piet Veerman
  • André van Duin
  • André van Duin
  • Mano Negra
  • Mathilde Santing
  • Buckwild (3)
  • Kinderen voor Kinderen
  • Scorpions
  • BZN
  • Various
  • Sonic Surfers
  • The Scene (2)
  • Marco Borsato
  • Indigo (20)
  • Illegal 2001
  • Ellen Ten Damme
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  • BZN
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  • André Rieu
  • Valentine*
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  • Tom Parker Featuring Berdien Stenberg & Jaap van Zweden / Bach*
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  • Harry Slinger
  • Valentine*
  • BZN
  • They Say
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  • Ten Sharp
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  • Bløf
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  • Acda En De Munnik
  • The Pitch Pine Project
  • The Auratones
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  • Ralph Van Manen
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  • Kate Ryan
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  • Wim Soutaer
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  • Kurt*
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  • Various
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  • Nancy Marano
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  • Oslo Gospel Choir
  • Tineke Postma Featuring Terri Lyne Carrington
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  • Various
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  • DJ Tony Foxx
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  • Marco de Jong (2), Antonie Fountain
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  • Various
  • Jan Keizer
  • Trijntje Oosterhuis, Metropole Orchestra
  • Marcel & Lydia Zimmer
  • Paul de Leeuw
  • Kraak & Smaak
  • Jeroen van der Boom
  • Dark Territory
  • Marco Borsato
  • Juniors 2008*
  • Various
  • Pitch Pine Project* With Randy Brecker
  • Petra Berger & Jan Vayne
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  • Margriet Sjoerdsma
  • SAT2D*
  • Life@Opwekking
  • Ronduit Praiseband*
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  • William Wixley
  • Ramon Plakke
  • Rocco Granata
  • Dennis Kolen
  • Blaudzun
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  • Kayak
  • Lionel Richie
  • Sarah McQuaid
  • Marco Borsato
  • Marco Borsato
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  • Jan Leliveld
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  • Omnia
  • Mon Amour (BZN Tribute Band)*
  • Bløf
  • Guus Meeuwis
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  • Within Temptation
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  • Within Temptation
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  • Various
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  • Sarah McQuaid
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  • Tamara Tol
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  • Matt Bianco, New Cool Collective
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  • De Oden Van Salomo
  • Tini Thomsen Max Sax*
  • Mathieu Koss, Yves Paquet
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  • Tini Thomsen Max Sax*
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  • Ian Cleaver & Gideon Tazelaar
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  • Dick Bakker Orchestra
  • Michiel Stekelenburg
  • Suzan Veneman Sextet
  • Blanko (2)
  • Kooymans* & Carillo*
  • Clouseau
  • Golden Earring
  • Erik Mesie
  • Teus Nobel Liberty Group
  • Frank Boeijen
  • Herman Brood Wild Romance*
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  • Tuxedo Buck
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  • 3JS
  • Guus Meeuwis
  • Sela (3)
  • Lúnasa
  • Dick Bakker Orchestra
  • Niels Buijs (2)
  • Jeroen De Rijk
  • Jeroen De Rijk
  • Sabien
  • The Kik
  • 3JS & Red Limo Quartet*
  • Within Temptation
  • Focus (2)
  • Kyteman's Hiphop Orkest
  • Getty Kaspers
  • BZN
  • Jef Neve, Teus Nobel
  • Mell VF
  • Blanko (2)
  • Ewan Mack
  • Ewan Mack
  • Oleg Fateev
  • Rotterdams Conservatorium Afdeling Schoolmuziek
  • The Crew (44)
  • Laura Fygi
  • Various
  • Rage (6)
  • Anouk
  • Within Temptation
  • Kate Ryan
  • Kayak
  • Doe Maar
  • Barry Hay / Metropole Big Band*
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  1. Review by Richard S.
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    Excellent work on the tracks. Very professional and happy to work through ideas.

  2. Review by Martha H.
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    Always a pleasure working with Sander! The result is always the highest quality, communication is on point, and overall a great experience. We are very grateful he helped us make a very short deadline as well.

  3. Review by Simon G.
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    Sander did an amazing job! It was the second time I worked with Sander - and man, he really knows what he's doing!!! He mastered a Soul-Jazzy-Funk-Tune and the song came alive through Sander's Mastering!

    I highly recommend it to everyone to work with Sander!

  4. Review by Martha H.
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    We came back to working with Sander, after we loved his last work so much. Yet again we are thrilled with the result. Absolute pro, perfect communication and very kind person.

  5. Review by Simon G.
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    Very fast feedback. Super good mastering and Sander even revisited the mastering to change some small adjustments that I wanted. It's really excellent and one of the highest standards!

  6. Review by Martha H.
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    We got a master from Sander and received it quickly.
    What Sander created with this song was amazing and definitely took it to the next level. We are 100% happy with the result and absolutely recommend Sander!

  7. Review by Van M.
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    Sander did a really great job on our four singles. He is able to create more transparency and width in our mixes and tackle problem areas, which is very comforting and useful, especially in the low range. He preserves dynamics and still is able to create mixes with a loudness of -9 LUFS.

  8. Review by Sandertje J.
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    Beste mastering engineer on SoundBetter, can't get any better!

  9. Review by Jonatan R.
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    Thank you Sander, for a really insigthful and proffesionel collaboration. provided not just a great mastering , that offered knowledgable attention to detail, but also ended up improving many things in the actual mix. Big recommedations.

  10. Review by Mahir Can Küçük
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    Sander is an artist, a perfectionist, a tasteful master when it comes to mastering! His touch would define what mastering should mean. Thank you Sander, it's an honor...

  11. Review by Klaas Berings
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    Sander is one of the leading mastering engineers from the Netherlands, and that's for a reason. With his eye for detail and his tasteful approach to every genre, he will allways deliver a master that's so much clearer and deeper than the original mix. I would highly recommend him to everyone who's serious about his mixes!

  12. Review by jan de witte
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    Sander is a true professional and a really nice and helpful guy to work with.
    My mixes sound a LOT better when he's finished with them.

    Would recommend him always.

  13. Review by Simon Keats
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    It's really easy to communicate with Sander and he's a perfectionist in the best way possible. The rainbow matters to him, not the pot of gold at the end. Several years now and counting!

  14. Review by Daniel de Booij
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    Sander is my go to mastering engineer, tons of experience and always amazing results. I cannot endorse him enough. Always bringing an even fuller en warmer sound to all my mixes and makes them sound great on every system. Great in communication too. truly a professional! This is mastering.

  15. Review by Richard de Wilde
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    Sander van der Heide offers a top of the bill mastering service. His masters are very well balanced and definitely add to the mixes. The Saint of Sound is also personally easy to work with during the mastering process and delivers what his name suggests.

  16. Review by Art Rose (Steef Reilingh)
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    by Art Rose (Steef Reilingh)

    Hey Sander, je hebt een top product afgeleverd. Digitaal en vinyl de balans is perfect.
    Dank voor je inzet en online hulp

  17. Review by Ivo Witteveen
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    First of all, we are talking about top-level mastering in a fantastic studio. What’s more, Sander has the right combination of technical expertise, ears & musical taste. Communicating about the nuaces of mastering audio can be complicated, but Sander is a great communicator: We talk about what the idea is, perhaps exchange some references and usually his masters are exactly right the first time. But on the rare occassions where we had a different idea about the sound aesthetic, Sander understood what I meant quickly and it was taken care of in round. Sander's also a great guestspeaker.

  18. Review by Petra Jordan
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    Loved Sander's work! He mastered my a live acoustic EP "Surrender" - 4 songs, piano/voice recorded as a live performance. The dynamics were beautifully preserved, while making it present and competitively loud without over-compressing it. Overall, a very classy work! I will be back for more ;)

  19. Review by Rens Meer
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    Sander is one of the most well known and experienced Mastering Engineers in The Netherlands. He is extraordinary skilled and not easy satisfied by what he hears, willing to go further until he is. It's a privilege to "lend his ears" and let him bring your mixes to the next level, and the next... Easy to work with, a friendly host and very patient with demanding clients. Thanks, Sander!

  20. Review by Joke Peetoom
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    Hi Sander, Thank you for your cooperation! It's great that you also accept a smaller project. For me, this was the first project in this area, so I had many questions. You are friendly, patient and willing to explain everything. Highly appreciated. Obviously you know what you are talking about. It was and is a joy working with you. And we will continue to do so. Many thanks.

Interview with Sander van der Heide

  1. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  2. A: When creating deliverables for mastering, Create a reference for yourself or your clients and also send it to me, so I know what you listened to. Create a pre-master with no limiting in the end (just lower your output a couple of dB’s) and turn of any EQ or compressor that was added after mixing, just leave in everything on the mixbus that was a creative decision.

  3. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  4. A: I like both. There is no winner here, it’s not that one is better than the other, but it’s more a different kind of way of working. There is stuff you can’t do in the analog domain and turning a knob on a display is kind of strange. In the end, it’s the result that counts.

  5. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  6. A: Well, after 30 years of mastering, I found out that no project is the same. Even something coming from the same studio, same engineer, same artist. So every project I address as it is a new one. I use no templates, no default settings, no standard mastering chain. I listen to the music and see what it needs to take it to a higher level.

Terms Of Service

I try to get you tracks mastered between 7 to 14 days, but if needed 24-48 hours. You get endless recalls, even if you just want to change something in you mix. I want my clients to be 100% satisfied.

Gear Highlights
  • Elysia Alpha Compressor
  • SPL PQ Equalizer
  • Manley Variable Mu (mastering version)
  • SPL Maximizer
  • Dangerous Bax EQ
  • Studer A80
  • Ampex ATR 102
  • DCS converters
  • Mytek converters
  • Millennia TCL-2
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