Dutch sound engineer, born in 1950.
He started as a recording engineer but became a dedicated disc mastering engineer, setting up his own company The Masters in 1988 and lasted until 31 December 2012).

For cuts during his time at Holland Cutting (1982 - 1987), identifiable by HCB, please use Lacquer Cut By and the ANV B.
Even after 1988, De Boer used "HCB" as a trademark for his cutting work. For these cuts, please also use the ANV B.

In the mid-80s he did all disc mastering for Roadrunner Records.
In the 2000s, De Boer has also worked with Emil Berliner Studios, Berlin, .