Mick Glossop
Mick Glossop is an English record producer and recording engineer best known for long-term collaboration with Van Morrison, as well as his work with Frank Zappa, The Waterboys, The Wonder Stuff, Public Image, LLoyd Cole and others, as well as being the chief engineer of The Town House and Manor Studios.
Mick Glossop
- Born
- 1957 · Merseyside.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- engineer · record producer · composer
- Fields
- rock
- Languages
- English
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Glossop was initially known for recording and producing for new wave and punk bands such as Magazine, Public Image Ltd, the Ruts, the Skids and Penetration, but also had success working with many other artists, including roots reggae artist Delroy Washington, German post-punk band Xmal Deutschland, Kevin Coyne, the Waterboys, Jaki Whitren, Furniture, the Wonder Stuff, Frank Zappa, Paul Brady, Ian Gillan, RiTA, John Lee Hooker and Lloyd Cole. Glossop was one of the original designers and chief engineer of Manor Studios and The Town House. Since 1976, he has worked extensively with Van Morrison, for whom he has recorded and/or mixed 21 albums. In 2009, he was awarded a Visiting Professorship at Leeds College of Music. In 2010, he was presented with the Music Producers Guild (UK) awards for Recording Engineer of the Year and Live Album of the Year. In recent years, Glossop has worked on new albums with Sebastopol and Phil "Swill" Odgers.
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- 1.Massey, Howard. Behind the Glass: Top Record Producers Tell How They Craft The Hits. Backbeat Books. 233–245. 2000. 0879306149.
- 2.Town House studios closing. Sound On Sound. 22 February 2008.
- 3.Mick Glossop | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links. AllMusic.
- 4.Record producer and recording engineer Mick Glossop video interview at Townhouse Recording Studios. Recordproduction.com.
- 5.MPG Director Mick Glossop Made Visiting Professor By Leeds College Of Music - UK Broadcast News | 24/08/2009. 4rfv.co.uk.
- 6.Epworth named producer of the year | News | Music Week. Musicweek.com.
- 7.Archived copy.
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