| Peter Bown | |
| Birth Date: | 1926 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Death Date: | 1997 |
Peter Bown (19261997)[1] was a British engineer of sound, who has worked extensively as a sound technician, engineer, mixing manager, etc., in a long list of musical productions, from psychedelic rock to classical music; of his collaborations some stand out with The Hollies, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, or even the Montserrat Caballé or Plácido Domingo.[2] Among the numerous studios where he has worked, the Abbey Road stand out[3] and the EMI Studios in London.[4]
Bown was born in 1926 in London, England. He began working as a sound engineer within the world of the music industry in the mid-1960s. He was hired by Pink Floyd as a sound engineer at EMI Studios (now known as Abbey Road Studios) in the late 1960s.[5]
During his long career with Pink Floyd, Bown was a key collaborator on many of the group's albums. He worked on albums such as The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Meddle,[6] Atom Heart Mother, "The Dark Side of the Moon" (1973)," Wish You Were Here " (1975), "Animals" (1977), and "The Wall".