What is Tom Coyne (music engineer)?
{{Infobox musical artist |name = Tom Coyne |background = non_performing_personnel |image = Tom Coyne.jpg |image_size = 250px |caption = Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound |birth_date = {{birth date|1954|12|10}} |birth_place = [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = April 12, 2017 (aged 62) |death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. |occupation = Mastering Engineer |associated_acts = [[Beyoncé]], [[Taylor Swift]], [[Adele]], [[Demi Lovato]], [[Sam Smith (singer)|Sam Smith]], [[Macklemore]], [[Ryan Lewis]], [[Marc Anthony]], [[Shila Amzah]], [[Emmanuel Lio]] |url = http://sterling-sound.com/engineers/tom-coyne/ }} '''Tom Coyne''' (December 10, 1954 &ndash; April 12, 2017) was an American [[mastering engineer]]. He was known for his works in [[Adele]]'s ''[[21 (Adele album)|21]]'' and ''[[25 (Adele album)|25]]'' albums and [[Taylor Swift]]'s album ''[[1989 (Taylor Swift album)|1989]]''. Coyne was born in [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union]], [[New Jersey]]. He graduated from [[Roselle Catholic High School]] in 1972. He attended [[Kean College]] where he received a degree in Commercial Design. In 1989, Coyne was hired by the [[Hit Factory]] where he spent another five years mastering mostly Hip-Hop and R&B records by artists such as Black Box, [[Billy Ocean]], [[Tribe Called Quest]] and [[De la Soul]]. Coyne has won four Grammy Awards and one Latin Grammy Award and has over 35 category wins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sterling-sound.com/engineers/tom-coyne/#biography|title=Tom Coyne-Biography|website=sterling-sound.com|access-date=12 March 2015}}</ref> Coyne died on April 12, 2017 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] of [[multiple myeloma]] at the age of 62.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/13/legendary-mastering-engineer-tom-coyne-has-died/|title=Legendary mastering engineer Tom Coyne has died|publisher=Factmag|access-date=April 13, 2017|date=April 13, 2017|author=Miles Bowe}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEF