Frank Arkwright comes to Abbey Road Studios with a wealth of mastering and vinyl cutting knowledge. He has over 20 years' experience, having previously worked at Metropolis, Townhouse, and Whitfield Street Studios.
When he was growing up Frank played a bit of electric guitar and keyboards, eventually becoming fascinated by music production as well as, inevitably, the recording studio. His first job was as the runner at Pink Floyd’s studio Britannia Row, and from there he gradually moved up to the role of Tape-Op and learnt to edit before getting into mastering and vinyl cutting.
“I’ve always loved the vibe here at Abbey Road when I’ve visited…it’s one of the best studios in the world…lots of very talented creative people making amazing music throughout the years…you can feel the history of the building. It’s inspiring.”
Frank's discography reads like a veritable 'Who's Who' of music. He has worked with artists including Arcade Fire, The Smiths, New Order, Joy Division, Coldplay, Oasis, Snow Patrol, Primal Scream, Blur, Mogwai, Bryan Ferry, Johnny Marr, Biffy Clyro, Lucy Rose, Birdy, Ash, Belle and Sebastian, Frank Turner, Scott Walker, Sunn O))), Morrissey, Rudimental, The Charlatans, Electronic and Fatboy Slim.
Frank is a specialist in Vinyl cutting, and uses a mixture of analogue and digital gear. He loves spending his days in the studio with musicians and creative people, and in his time has worked with Sir George Martin and Elton John on the biggest selling single of all time which has seen over 35 million sale, shared lunch with Iggy Pop, won a Mercury Music Prize and discovered an unheard version of The Smiths “How Soon Is Now” with Johnny Marr and Paul Weller.
Hi-Fi Choice recently described him as "England's greatest mastering and remastering engineer for contemporary rock music".
