The Production Team

Abbey Road Studios is the most famous recording studio in the world and a global music icon. Originally a nine-bedroom house built in 1829, it was purchased by the Gramophone Company in 1928 who went on to build the world’s first purpose-built recording studio. The St John’s Wood address was chosen for its large garden and ideal location – close enough to the performance spaces of the time, but away from the noise and vibrations of the traffic and trains.

While initially a venue for classical recordings, the studios’ repertoire soon embraced jazz and big bands, too, as well as the first British rock & roll records of the 1950s, including Sir Cliff Richard’s first single Move It. Abbey Road is of course synonymous with the legendary work of The Beatles, who worked with EMI producer Sir George Martin and recorded 190 of their 210 songs at the studios. But Abbey Road’s unparalleled history spans the wild experiments of Pink Floyd to iconic recordings from Shirley Bassey, Aretha Franklin, The Hollies and many more.

Producer Tim Thorne of Cardiff, United Kingdom, was a longtime Senior Producer of BBC National Orchestra of Wales and is now spending his time recording for commercial labels. He has produced many orchestral and choral programmes for the broadcaster (often with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales). A highlight of his experience at BBC includes a programme about choral music with one of the key pieces being the Goossens arrangement of Messiah.

Grammy Award Winning Sound Engineer Mike Hatch has owned and operated Floating Earth LTD for over 30 years, recent projects include: The Ring Cycle - Leeds, LSO / Simon Rattle, LPO / Vladimir Jurowski, BBC Music Awards 2015, Bach - B minor Mass - EBS / Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Bryn Terfel 50th Birthday Concert, Matthew Bourne's Car Man Ballet, Mahler 5 - Live in Perm, Lenningrad Symphony - The Orchestra that defied Hitler, The Magic of Beethoven's 5th Symphony - ORR / Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Ades - Hear the Dance, See the Music - Sadler's Wells Theatre, BBC Live at Edinburgh Castle, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Rolando Villazon in Prague - TV Film, and Messiah at the Foundling Hospital - TV Film among many more

Music Productions is a leading management company, working closely with a small number of exceptional artists as their general managers. The company takes a holistic approach to all aspects of their artists creative output, business, strategy, brand and engagement with audiences. In addition, the team at Music Productions also produces audio-visual content for events and installations, promotes concerts, workshops and residential courses (UK/US), contracts choirs for film sessions and runs a joint-venture record label with Eric Whitacre. Music Productions has been instrumental in founding and running foundations to support music in the UK and the US. We donate time to supporting musicians and their music, STEAM education and innovative projects.

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) is the leading producer of dynamically charged musical excellence. With its unforgettable concert experiences in renowned venues, empowering educational programs, and its global community of artists and audiences, DCINY changes lives through the power of performance.