Hugh Padgham

Hugh Padgham

Actor

Amersham, England, UK
February 15, 1955

Biography

Hugh Charles Padgham (born 15 February 1955) is an English record producer and audio engineer. He has won four Grammy Awards, for Producer of the Year and Album of the Year for 1985, Record of the Year for 1990, and Engineer of the Year for 1993. Padgham's co-productions include hits by Phil Collins, XTC, Genesis, the Human League, Sting, and the Police. He pioneered (with Peter Gabriel and producer Steve Lillywhite) the "gated reverb" drum sound used most famously in Collins' song "In the Air Tonight".

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Representative Works

XTC: This Is Pop
XTC: This Is Pop
8.0
/ English
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
No Rating Yet
/ English
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
7.0
/ English
Genesis | Songbook
Genesis | Songbook
7.8
/ English
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
6.8
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

XTC: This Is Pop
2017Winner

Best Performance

XTC: This Is Pop

VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
1999Nominee

Best Performance

VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis

Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
1999Nominee

Best Performance

Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value

Career Highlights

Genesis | Songbook
2001Highlight

Best Performance

Genesis | Songbook

Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
2007Highlight

Best Picture

Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out

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