Darcy Proper

Darcy Proper
Born
Upstate New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationNYU Bachelor of Music in Music Technology
OccupationMastering Engineer
EmployerProper Prent Sound
SpouseRonald Prent
AwardsList of Grammy Award Nominations

Darcy Proper is an American mastering engineer based at Valhalla Studios, NY in Auburn, NY. In 2008, she became the first woman engineer to win a Grammy for the Best Surround Sound Album. To date, she has won four Grammy Awards and been nominated for eleven. She has mastered historical reissues for artists such as Johnny Cash, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, and Frank Sinatra, and stereo releases for artists such as Steely Dan, The Eagles, Donald Fagen, and Porcupine Tree.