Michael Romanowski’s Sixth GRAMMY Signals a New Era for Immersive Audio

Veteran mastering engineer Michael Romanowski has secured his sixth GRAMMY win, this time for his work on Immersed, the latest album from artist and producer Justin Gray, which took home Best Immersive Audio Album in 2026. Romanowski—founder and chief engineer of Coast Mastering in Berkeley, California—handled both the immersive and stereo mastering for the project, a dual responsibility that underscores his fluency in an industry rapidly expanding beyond traditional formats. Over a career spanning more than three decades and more than 4,000 albums, his résumé reads like a cross-section of modern music history, with credits including Prince, Alicia Keys, Bonnie […] The post Michael Romanowski’s Sixth GRAMMY Signals a New Era for Immersive Audio first appeared on Music Connection Magazine.