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21st January 2022

Yard Act release debut album ‘The Overload’ — Mastered by Geoff Pesche

Angry, articulate and occasionally hilarious, Leeds four-piece Yard Act are here with their debut album, a post-punk partial concept album that’s drenched in black humour. “A great record, mastered during the dark depths of lockdown. Brought a ray of sunshine into Mastering Room Five. Clever social observations in the songs from these guys." Abbey Road senior mastering engineer, Geoff Pesche ...
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8th January 2022

Abbey Road 90: The Story Behind Shirley Bassey's 'Goldfinger' | The Start of Abbey Road's Relationship with 'Bond'

Today we’re celebrating the birthday of the legendary Dame Shirley Bassey who turns 85! Dame Shirley has worked at Abbey Road countless times during her career, from 1959’s ‘The Fabulous Shirley Bassey’ with Geoff Love and his orchestra to 2014’s ‘Hello Like Before’, and not forgetting the recording of one of the most significant ‘Bond’ themes of all time. ...
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12th December 2021

An Interview with Music & Portrait Photographer Nicholas O'Donnell

Irish-born music and portrait photographer, Nicholas O’Donnell began his journey in photography nine years ago at the age of 14, and since then he’s been fortunate enough to work with artists and bands including Billie Eilish, Florence + the Machine, Fontaines D.C., Declan McKenna and Yungblud to name just a few. We caught up with Nicholas when he was photographing Galway band The Clockworks in Studio Three to discuss how he began his career, what a typical day in the life looks like for him, and, in his opinion, what makes a good music photographer. ...
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19th October 2021

Abbey Road Amplify: Abbie McCarthy in conversation with Jammer

The line-up continues to grow for our Amplify 90th anniversary festival as we’re delighted to be welcoming BBC Radio 1’s Abbie McCarthy as she hosts an intimate conversation with one of the true pioneers of the grime scene, Jammer.Abbie will sit down with Jammer in Studio One to discuss his musical journey so far; how he started, what inspires him and his biggest lessons ...
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