Peter Bown
Peter Bown | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1926 London, England |
| Died | 1997 |
Peter Bown (1926 – 1997)[1] was a British engineer of sound, who has worked extensively as a sound technician, engineer, mixing manager, etc., in a long list of musical productions, from psychedelic rock to classical music; of his collaborations some stand out with the The Hollies, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, or even the Montserrat Caballé or Plácido Domingo.[2] Among the numerous studios where he has worked, the Abbey Road stand out[3] and the EMI Studios in London.[4]
Biography and musical production[edit]
Bown was born in 1926 in London, England.[1] He began working as a sound engineer within the world of the music industry in the mid-1960s. He was hired by Pink Floyd as a sound engineer at EMI Studios (now known as Abbey Road Studios)[3] in the late 1960s.[5]
During his long career with Pink Floyd, Bown was a key collaborator on many of the group's albums. He worked on albums such as The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Meddle,[6] Atom Heart Mother, "The Dark Side of the Moon" (1973),"[5] Wish You Were Here " (1975), "Animals" (1977), and "The Wall".
Productions[2][edit]
- 1967: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Pink Floyd[7]
- 1970: Barrett, Syd Barrett
- 1970: Atom Heart Mother, Pink Floyd
- 1970: Let It Be, The Beatles
- 1974: The Madcap Laughs/Barrett, Syd Barrett
- 1988: Past Masters, The Beatles
- 1995: Diva: Montserrat Caballe, Montserrat Caballé
- 1997: Best of Plácido Domingo, Plácido Domingo
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Peter Bown". Music Brainz. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Allmusic - Peter Bow". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ a b Lawrence, Alistair. Abbey Road: The Best Studio in the World (1 ed.). 1: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-4088-3241-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "All The Madmen: Barrett, Bowie, Drake, Pink Floyd, the Kinks, the Who and a Journey to the Dark Side of British Rock by Clinton Heylin". The Times. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ a b "The Dark Side of the Moon Studio Documents". Abbey Road Studios. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Pink Floyd - Timeline: 1971". Pink Floyd. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ Mason, Nick. Inside Pink Floyd (in Spanish). Edicions RobinBook. p. 68. ISBN 978-84-96222-86-1. Retrieved June 15, 2017.