Peter Bown

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]

Peter Bown
Born1926
London, England
Died1997

Biography and musical production

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]

References
  1. "Peter Bown". Music Brainz. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. "Allmusic - Peter Bow". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. 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. "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.
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