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Peter Bown

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Peter Bown
Born1926
London, England
Died1997

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 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

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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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Peter Bown". Music Brainz. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Allmusic - Peter Bow". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b Lawrence, Alistair (3 November 2016). 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)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "The Dark Side of the Moon Studio Documents". Abbey Road Studios. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "Pink Floyd - Timeline: 1971". Pink Floyd. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
  7. ^ Mason, Nick (May 2007). Inside Pink Floyd (in Spanish). Edicions RobinBook. p. 68. ISBN 978-84-96222-86-1. Retrieved June 15, 2017.