Paul Read (music producer)

Paul Read is a recording engineer and music producer. He started his professional recording career at Rockfield Studios where he became a house engineer.[1]

Some of his most successful work as recording engineer includes Nigel Kennedy’s string arrangements for the Donovan album ‘Sutras’ (produced by Rick Rubin), Catatonia, including sessions for ‘International Velvet’ (3× platinum) and Coldplay ‘Parachutes’ (9× platinum).[2][3]

Read is quoted in the book Rock Legends at Rockfield, talking about recording sessions for the Coldplay album Parachutes[4]

Paul Read is now a teacher of Audio Media Production at The Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford.

References edit

  1. ^ "Rockfield Studios on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.[user-generated source]
  2. ^ "Paul Read". Discogs.
  3. ^ "BRIT Certified".
  4. ^ Jeff Collins, Rock Legends At Rockfield, University of Wales Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7083-2097-6