About Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road is the most famous recording studio in the world and a true British music icon. Over the past 80 years it has been home to countless landmark recordings and pioneering advances in recording technology. It is also the best studio in the world with its 80 year legacy, a host of award-winning engineers, three stunning acoustic rooms as well as the largest working
microphone collections in the world and a coveted mix of vintage and cutting-edge recording equipment. Artists that have recorded, mixed, mastered or performed at Abbey Road reads like a whose who in contemporary music. In the rock and pop field Kylie, Adele, Elbow, Lady Gaga, Sir Paul McCartney, Sting, Amy Winehouse, Madonna, Professor Green, The Feeling, Gary Barlow, Florence and the Machine, Kate Bush, Angela Gheorghiu, Elton John, Beady Eye, 2012 Olympic Opening and Closing ceremonies anthems and theme songs. Abbey Road is also famous for its live events and performances. Artists that have performed in the studios as part of a live or televised event include Paul Weller, Tom Jones, SHINee, KT Tunstall, Mark Ronson, Take That, Tinie Tempah, Taylor Swift, Rumer, Jamie Cullum, Emile Sandé, Alt-J, The XX, Biffy Clyro, Mumford & Sons and Suede. As well as rock and pop the studios are famous for their film sountracks with many of the most famous scores being recorded in Studio 1 or 2. These include Harry Potter, The Kings Speech, Pirates of the Caribbean, Wallis and Edward, Gnomeo and Juliet, Megamind, The Gardener, L.A Noir, The Awakening, Kung Fu Panda 2, Life in a Day, Ides of March, The Twighlight Saga, Hugo, The Grey, Prometheus, Avengers, Skyfall, The Hobbit and Danny Boyle’s latest feature Trance
The Mastering engineers at Abbey Road are some of the best in the world and have mastered the likes of Ed Sheeran, Keane, Radiohead (vinyl), Franz Ferdinand, Kylie Minogue, Glas Vegas, Mumford & Sons and Gorillaz, Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and David Bowie, Charlotte Church, White Lies, Tinie Tempah, Deadmau5, Alex Turner, Coldplay (Vinyl), Divine Comedy, Katie Melua, Au Zarfar, Richard Hawley, Johnny Marr, My Bloody Valentine and Suede. As well as mastering the studio is renowned for its Remastering. These include classic albums by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Apple Box Set, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Queen (singles), UFO, Jethro Tull, Gary Moore and the Blur Box Set
The scores for Games have also been recorded at the studio including Halo 4, James Bond 007, Lord of the Rings, Heavy Rain, Harry Potter, Resistance 3, L.A Noir, Call Of Duty Black Ops II
