Abbey Road Studios has announced sound engineer Mike Sheady has died.
Abbey Road calls Sheady “one of the world’s most well-respected senior classical engineers.” According to the studio, his 1988 recording of Mahler’s “Second Symphony” earned him the Gramophone Engineering Award.
Earlier in this career, Sheady engineered sessions for The Beatles, and was one of several engineers to work on Syd Barrett‘s “The Madcap Laughs” album, released in 1970.
Yes he did win the award for Engineering.I was the technical engineer with the
Abbey Road mobile on these sessions at what was then named Watford Town Hall.
Sessions took place in June 1986
Mike recorded with the Abbey Road Mobile in 11 countries, with either myself or
Graham Kirkby as the mobile technical engineer.
Thanks for the details, Richard.