Original sentence: Before Hoffman started his career in remastering sound recordings he worked for many radio stations in Los Angeles.He does not use any digital-based noise reduction.He has also done mastering work for companies such as DCC Compact Classics (in the 1990s) and Audio Fidelity, Analogue Productions and S&P (in the present day).He holds a degree in mass communications from California State University, Northridge.His approach to mastering aims to endow all of his work with what he calls the "Breath of Life," attained by keeping the signal simple and organic, rather than overdoing compression, equalization, hard limiting, etc.Hoffman's compact disc and  vinyl releases are occasionally considered the definitive version of that album in audiophile circles.In the 1980s he worked at MCA for 9 years.Steve Hoffman is an audio engineer from Los Angeles, California, who specialises in remastering sound recordings for record companies.The first CD Hoffman mastered was "For The First Time Anywhere" by Buddy Holly (Steve also mastered Buddy's "From The Original Master Tapes").While at MCA, Hoffman championed the idea that reissues of an artist's back catalog could be worthwhile and profitable for engineers, record companies and artists
Edited sentence: Before he worked in remastering recordings, he worked for many radio stations in Los Angeles and he holds a degree in mass communications from California State University, Northridge.His compact disc and  vinyl releases are occasionally considered the definitive version of that album in audiophile circles.Steve Hoffman is an audio engineer from Los Angeles, California, devoted to remastering recordings for companies such as MCA, where he worked for 9 years in the 1980s.Steve has also done mastering work for tiny labels such as DCC Compact Classics in the 1990s and Audio Fidelity, Analogue Productions, and S&P in the present day.The first CD that he mastered was "For The First Time Anywhere" by Buddy Holly (Steve also mastered Buddy's "From The Original Master Tapes").While there he championed the idea that reissues of an artist's back catalog can be worthwhile and profitable (for the engineer as well as the record company and artist)