Haydn Bendall

• Name — Haydn Bendall • Landscape — yes • Born — 13 April 1951 • Birthplace — Essex, england • Genre — Pop, rock, dance, classical cross-over, jazz, orchestral, film scores • Occupation — Record producer, audio engineer, mixer • Instrument — Keyboards • Years Active — 1970–present • Associated Acts — Kate Bush, Tina Turner, Pet Shop Boys, Paul McCartney, Camel, XTC, Chris Botti, Katie Melua, Gary Moore, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Marc Almond, Massive Attack, A-ha, David Gilmour

Bendall started out at Orange Studios, moving on to Steinway & Sons as a piano tuner. He joined Ken Townsend's Abbey Road team in 1973 as a part-time assistant, taking on a full-time position a year later. Initially partnering with Tony Clarke, Bendall worked on albums by Herbie Flowers, BeBop Deluxe, Steve Harley, Alan Parsons, Cliff Richard and Camel, developing a close working relationship with Sky. In the 1980-90s, he worked with Kate Bush on five albums, including Hounds of Love in 1985. Further Abbey Road work included engineering or producing for XTC, Bonnie Tyler, Tina Turner and Massive Attack. Film soundtrack work included The Long Good Friday and Ryuichi Sakamoto's pieces on the Oscar and Grammy Award-winning soundtrack to The Last Emperor. Leaving Abbey Road in 1991, Bendall became an independent producer/engineer. As an independent, Bendall has worked with Pet Shop Boys, Everything but the Girl, Pat Metheny, Chris Botti, Leona Lewis, The Priests, Mike Batt and Katie Melua. In 1992, Bendall engineered the Grammy Award-winning album Secret Story for Pat Metheny. He also worked with Eric Woolfson on the development of three musicals: Gaudi, Gambler and Poe. He is currently based in Strongroom Studios located in Shoreditch, London. Recently Bendall mixed and engineered La Voce for Russell Watson and Noël for The Priests. Other projects include engineering and mixing the Vatican album Alma Mater featuring the voice of Pope Benedict XVI, recording orchestral tracks for Andrea Bocelli and mixing tracks for Siphiwo Ntshebe. In 2012, in collaboration with Walter Afanasieff, Bendall recorded the Grammy-Award-winning album Impressions for Chris Botti. Bendall also recorded Secret Symphony for Katie Melua. In 2015 Bendall engineered and mixed Duets for Van Morrison which included collaborations with Bobby Womack, Natalie Cole, George Benson, Ginger Baker, Mark Knopfler, Mick Hucknall and Roger Daltrey. 2016 saw Bendall credited with the mix for Tom Ford's film Nocturnal Animals.

• 1981 Elton John and Kiki Dee – "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" • 1981 Olivia Newton-John – "Physical" • 1986 Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush – "Don't Give Up" • 1986 Freddie Mercury – "Time" and "In My Defence" • 1991 Tina Turner – "Simply the Best" • 1991 Massive Attack – "Unfinished Sympathy"

• Brazil (1985) – sound engineering • The Last Emperor (1987) – co-production. The soundtrack received an Oscar for the best sound-recording and a Grammy Award for the best album. • Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) – sound engineering. • Crusoe (1988) – sound engineering. • Scandal (1989) – sound-engineering for the theme song 'Nothing Has Been Proved' with Dusty Springfield and Pet Shop Boys. • Twin Peaks (1990) – sound engineering. • Strike It Rich (1990) – sound engineering. • White Squall (1996) – sound engineering. • Victory (2009) – sound engineering. • Touchback (2011) – sound engineering. • Nocturnal Animals (2016) - mixing.