Tony Platt - Legendary Producer Engineer
From People & Music Industry by Sound On Sound
May 5, 2026 · 47 min
About this episode
Tony Platt discusses his career and recording techniques with Paul White, highlighting memorable sessions with iconic artists.
Tony Platt talks with Paul White about his career highlights, developing his recording techniques and memorable sessions with Bob Marley, AC-DC, Gary Moore and Uriah Heep. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction 00:27 - Contacting Studios 06:23 - Learning By Watching 08:59 - Tape Operator At Trident 11:19 - Moving To Island Studios 12:57 - Becoming An Engineer 14:56 - A Different Recording Era 15:58 - Recording Bob Marley 17:25 - Using Spill As An Advantage 20:26 - Recording Techniques 23:04 - Memorable Sessions 26:13 - Taking Time To Develop Bands 28:42 - From Analogue To Digital 33:54 - Incorporating Analogue 35:51 - Analogue Emulations 39:05 - Expanding Into Different Genres 41:56 - Current Music Projects 42:37 - AI In Music Tony Platt Biog Tony started as a “tea-boy” at Trident Studios in London before landing a job as tape operator at the now legendary Island Record's Basing Street Studios where he worked as an assistant on sessions with the likes of Traffic, The Who, Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. He engineered on sessions with John Martin, Free and many more, leading to him mixing the “Catch A Fire” album for a hitherto unknown Jamaican artist, Bob Marley and then recording and…
People in this episode
Host: Paul White
Guest: Tony Platt
Topics covered
- music production
- recording techniques
- legendary producers
- career highlights
- music history
- Bob Marley
- AC-DC
Keywords
- Tony Platt
- music production
- recording techniques
- Bob Marley
- AC-DC
- Uriah Heep
- music history
- analogue
- digital
- music projects
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Trident Studios, Island Records, Traffic, The Who, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, The Stranglers, Foreigner
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