Selected work

How Music Got Loud

The Untold Story of the Loudness Wars

Waves202512 minutesWriter · Co-director

A short documentary about the loudness wars, told by the engineers who made the records.

The film

I created, wrote, and co-directed it.

Featuring

Howie Weinberg, Bob Katz, Dale Becker, Gavin Lurssen, Reuben Cohen, Jesse Ray Ernster and Meir Shashoua.

Including the engineers behind the records of Nirvana, Metallica, Beastie Boys, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, SZA, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age and Doja Cat.

Howie Weinberg at home, surrounded by gold and platinum records
Howie Weinberg
Gavin Lurssen and Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering
Gavin Lurssen and Reuben Cohen
Dale Becker in his studio
Dale Becker
Jesse Ray Ernster at home
Jesse Ray Ernster
Credits
Directed by
Adi Soffer & Asher Parkes
Written by
Asher Parkes
Edited by
Yosi Shilon
Produced by
Elad Levy, Shir Meiri