Olga FitzRoy
Olga FitzRoy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1981 or 1982 (age 41–42) |
| Education | Madras College |
| Alma mater | University of Surrey[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Tonmeister Audio engineer Record producer |
| Employer(s) | Associated Independent Recording Music Producers Guild |
| Awards | Recording Engineer of the Year (2016) |
| Website | www |
Olga Fitzroy is a recording and mix engineer at Associated Independent Recording (AIR) studios and campaigner for shared parental leave and fair pay.[2][3][4][1]
Education
Fitzroy was born to wealthy parents in Berlin[5] and educated at Madras College[6] in St Andrews, Scotland.[3] She initially wanted to be a drummer in a punk rock band,[7] but completed a Tonmeister degree at the University of Surrey which included a placement as a runner at Associated Independent Recording (AIR) studios.[1]
Career
Fitzroy works for Associated Independent Recording (AIR) studios[8] in Hampstead, London.[3] She has worked with George Michael,[3] Paul McCartney on the Love album, Chris Martin from Coldplay, Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters, Matt Bellamy from Muse and Hans Zimmer.[9][10] She has mixed music for the London 2012 Olympics.[5][9][3][11] As of 2020[update] her recent projects include The Crown, Ghost Stories by Coldplay and Doctor Who seasons 11 & 12.[5][8][9] She has served as a member of the board of directors of the Music Producers Guild (MPG).[11]
Campaigning
Fitzroy unsuccessfully stood as parliamentary candidate for the Labour party in Croydon South[12] in the 2019 General Election against the winning Conservative incumbent Chris Philp. She is the founder of Parental Pay Equality[13] and co-founder of Pregnant Then Screwed.[14]
Awards and honours
Fitzroy was named recording engineer of the year at the Music Producers Guild (MPG) awards in 2016.[15] She was recognised by the BBC on Woman's Hour power list in 2018[16] for her successful campaign for shared parental leave and maternity allowance for self-employed and freelance staff. Fitzroy won the 2019 campaigner of the year award at Music Week's women in music awards.[17]
References
- ^ a b c "About ← Olga FitzRoy". olgafitzroy.com.
- ^ "Labour's Croydon South candidate wins campaigner award". insidecroydon.com. November 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Anon (2019). "Does My Music Suck?, Olga Fitzroy (Recording and Mix Engineer)". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ^ Olga FitzRoy on X
- ^ a b c Olga FitzRoy discography at Discogs
- ^ Alexander, Michael (2017). "St Andrews-raised music engineer Olga launches national campaign for shared parental pay". thecourier.co.uk. Dundee: The Courier. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16.
- ^ "The UPload: Recording Engineer, Olga Fitzroy". youtube.com. YouTube.
- ^ a b "Olga FitzRoy". AIR Studios.
- ^ a b c Olga FitzRoy at IMDb
- ^ Sherwin, Adam (2019). "Labour candidate Olga FitzRoy swapping Coldplay's studio for Croydon South". inews.co.uk. i newspaper.
- ^ a b Homewood, Ben (2019). "'The gender pay gaps are shameful': Olga FitzRoy calls for action at Women In Music 2019 | Labels". musicweek.com. Music Week. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ Fitzroy, Olga (2019). "Olga FitzRoy". olga4croydonsouth.com.
- ^ "Olga, Author at Campaign for Parental Pay Equality". parentalpayequality.org.uk. 2019-06-25.
- ^ Fitzroy, Olga (2019). "Proxy Voting Shows The Power Balance Is Shifting In Parliament Away From The Dinosaurs". huffingtonpost.co.uk. HuffPost.
- ^ "Music Producers Guild Announces its 2016 Award Winners!". mpg.org.uk. February 4, 2016.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour - Power List 2018: Top 40". bbc.co.uk. BBC.
- ^ Paine, Andre (2019). "'You're an inspiration': All the winners and tributes at the Music Week Women In Music Awards 2019". musicweek.com.
