"The British are very good at using the machinery to get it right," he says, "but unless it's a techno-type band, I much prefer having the band play than piecing it all together in the studio, by far.". Format: CD, Year: 1992, Label: Epic (EK 48864), Barcode: 074644886429, Length: 58:07 Kids haven't grown up on bands so much — they've grown up on Kylie and Jason — whereas in America the live scene for bands is much more fertile.". Peter Collins (born 15 January 1951) is an English record producer, arranger, and audio engineer. All rights reserved. "The Marti Pellow material was recorded purely analogue. Vezi profilurile persoanelor care poartă numele de Peter Collins. "I used Phil Brown, who's a veteran engineer from Basing Street Studios, who worked with Led Zeppelin — his recording technique and miking technique is superb, and is equivalent to any of the veteran Americans. Collins has been a top-flight producer both in this country, where he had massive '80s hits with Nik Kershaw, Musical Youth, Tracey Ullman, Alvin Stardust and Gary Moore, and in the USA. Producer, Audio Production : 2007 : Now That's What I Call the 80s [3 CD] Producer : 2007 … If anyone should know about the differences between American and British pop music, it's Peter Collins. An uncle manager fanned his interest in the music business. 2, Best Reggae Album in the World...Ever!, Pt. He passed away on Dec 16, 1980 in … He was a movie director and manufacturer, known for The Italian Work (1969), The Earthling (1980) and Ein Unbekannter rechnet ab (1974). USB Interface with coaxial or optical SPDIF output. Peter Collins (born 15 January 1951) is an English record producer, arranger, and audio engineer. Pr... Demos, live recordings, video. As I look at the British charts now, Limp Bizkit and other American bands are dominating them — of course, there have been successful British bands in the last decade, but comparatively few. He’s a rock producer. Born in London on January 15, 1951, he started playing guitar in his teens. He started playing guitar in his teens. 208 Related Articles [filter] Rush (band) 100% (1/1) Rush Witch Hunt Rush R40. Because they have so much compression on Radio One, if you've got too much bottom end, that compression would make your record sound quieter over the radio when the record hits their compressors — I'm going back now, because I think Radio One is much more hi-fi than it used to be. I use a lot of plug-ins, like Auto-Tune and Amp Farm, that sort of thing.". "For the Limp Bizkit type of stuff, a kick drum with a lot of click in it is quite desirable, a lot of attack. Of course, all the Korn-type bands detune at least a tone down, so the guitars are flapping away in the bass area anyway — it's got to be really carefully planned sonically. My job is to try to identify what their vision is, and help them achieve it.". I've been in the States 14 years, and in Nashville for eight years [see 'Nashville Skyline' box]. Peter Collins (nacido el 14 de enero de 1951) es un productor de discos, arreglista e ingeniero de audio inglés. They have one child. ", Although his work is mainly in rock music and contemporary AOR, Peter Collins is based in America's country music capital, Nashville. Peter … Also, good headphone balances are very important. 13: British Pop Psych and Other Flavours 1967-1970, Best of British: Classic Hits from the 80s, 90s and 00s, Alessandro Scarlatti: Missa Breve; Six Motets; Domenico Scarlatti: Stabat Mater. Re: Demos, live recordings, video. In LA, every waitress is an aspiring actress — well, every waitress here is an aspiring songwriter. Artist information Sort name: Collins, Peter Type: Person Gender: Male Born: 1951-01-15 (70 years ago) Born in: London, England, United Kingdom Area: United Kingdom ISNI code: 0000 0003 8597 5984 A guitar has a natural decay, and in Pro Tools you can sometimes chop that decay to quite an exciting effect. It's a very nice studio, I think Elvis Costello owns it, or they have a partnership, and it's a lovely environment. Andrew is a former editor of Q, Select and Mixmag and now presents the Bigmouth pop culture podcast. Then I met Pete Waterman, who was working in Rocket Records at the time. They usually have a guitar tech on hand all the time. Peter Julian Alexander Collins (* 15.Januar 1951 in London) ist ein britischer Musikproduzent.. Leben. Games. All contents copyright © SOS Publications Group and/or its licensors, 1985-2021. All I want to do is make movies as well as they can be made. But generally speaking they try to avoid Pro Tools unless they have to use it to achieve what they perceive to be a contemporary sound. : Soft Rock: The Definitive Collection, Enough Is Enough/Hear & Now/Creatures of Habit, Digital Soundboy Soundsystem: Fabriclive, Vol. Peter Julian Alexander Collins (Londen, 15 januari 1951) is een Brits gitarist en muziekproducent.. The contents of this article are subject to worldwide copyright protection and reproduction in whole or part, whether mechanical or electronic, is expressly forbidden without the prior written consent of the Publishers. I've moved out of rock recently, into contemporary acoustic music — Jewel, the Indigo Girls, Nanci Griffith — I'm very much into both genres, and both of them came together with Marti. In 1976 sloot Collins een platencontract met Magnet Records en richtte hij de groep Madison op om zijn popliedje "Let It Ring" op te nemen. "I'm not actually involved in country music, I'm outside that circle, I just use the facilities here," he explains. (December 9, 2019) New York born, Newark-raised singer and songwriter Peter Collins started singing at age 7 and has been going nonstop ever since. At industry seminar MIDEM, U.K. label Magnet Records hired Collins as their producer after hearing some of his masters. For a producer, it's a wonderful environment.". All that was coming in and we were using it in England, a lot. Peter Collinson Director; Producer; Screenwriter “I'm not one of these directors with his life-span all mapped out, and a deep ponderous philosophy to put into my films. Television. Therefore her nationality is Scottish and when it comes to explaining Elaine’s ethnicity, she is white. Period. Andrew Harrison Producer. Americans, until recently, have been a little bit more judicious with the compression.". About Peter. "They're very much into the way the drums and the bass sound, and in the case of Systematic, they wanted to use Pro Tools just as a tool to give a certain unreal quality to the decays of guitars. An uncle manager fanned his interest in the music business. You spend a lot of time in rehearsal getting the arrangements agreed and played in, so that when they go in the studio they can play it very quickly. Peter Collinson was created on Apr 1, 1936 in Lincolnshire, Britain seeing that Peter Kenneth Collinson. I've noticed time and time again that British records seem very light to me at the bottom — it's a sweeping generalisation, but Americans notice it as well, and that's why they have so much British stuff remastered in America. The number of Collins-produced albums sold, and the amount of repeat work he gets, suggest that he's struck a chord with both the public and the artists he's produced, whether in Neasden or Nashville. Inside Track: Olivia Rodrigo ‘Drivers License’, From DX to MODX with Manny Fernandez | Podcast. "The whole setup here is to support the country music industry. Bubblegum Pop: The Definitive Collection, Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaican Music, Hearts in Their Eyes: Celebrating 50 Years of Harmony & Jangle, Greatest Ever! "I was sent the stuff and I thought 'He's a great singer, and he's got really good material.' ", Since then, Collins has also guided glam metal acts like Alice Cooper and Bon Jovi to new hits, and the current explosion of new 'punk', sports metal, skatecore and rap/metal crossover bands is keeping him busier than ever: "This past year I've been working with a band called Ultraspank, from Santa Barbara, California, who are kind of in the Limp Bizkit area, and a band called Mayfield Four from Washington — both those acts are on Epic — and Systematic, who are signed to Lars Ulrich's [Metallica's drummer] label.". View Peter Collins’ profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Using mouse to record virtual keyboard Studio One. Iconcentrated on my area, and he concentrated on his. If I can have the budget to run, Pro Tools and analogue at the same time, then if I need to go into Pro Tools to move something around, I can do it immediately, and then resend it to analogue there and then, or have the engineer do it immediately after the session, so that we're always caught up — then, I think, it can be a very useful tool. Click here to find personal data about Peter Collins including phone numbers, addresses, directorships, electoral roll information, related property prices and other useful information. 1 [MCA Special Products], Batman & Robin [Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture], The Best Rock Album in the World...Ever! As someone who's been hugely successful both in his native Britain and his adopted home of the USA, Peter Collins has a uniquely international perspective on record production. "My job is to get what they want onto tape, and to best represent what they do," he concludes. At industry seminar MIDEM, U.K. label Magnet Records hired Collins as their producer after hearing some of his masters. Her academic achievements, parents and siblings detail are not available. I always have eight-channel mixers for each musician, so that he can get his own headphone balance. One of the first acts Collins produced for the label was Matchbox ("Rockabilly Rebel"). Piccadilly Sunshine, Vol. He was wedded to Ann Collinson and Hazel Collinson. More recently, however, was working in England producing two tracks for Smile, the debut solo album by former Wet Wet Wet singer Marti Pellow. Collins has been a top-flight producer both in this country, where he had massive '80s hits with Nik Kershaw, Musical Youth, Tracey Ullman, Alvin Stardust and Gary Moore, and in the USA. Shaquille O' Neal. "I was kind of aware of Wet Wet Wet's success, but I was in America at the time," says Collins. If they're well-rehearsed, if everything works in the studio, and they can get their headphones the way they want them, they can usually nail it within three or four takes at most. Most used riddims of the 1960s; Peter Collins (record producer) Peter Collins Pete Collins. 199 Followers. "There have been very few British bands coming through by comparison. I could have used one of the big commercial studios in town, but I knew Marti would be comfortable there, he's done a lot of work there, it's an informal atmosphere, very relaxed, and the studio works! Artists Title Year Bosstune Riddim Producers Label; Musical Youth: Pass The Dutchie: 1982: Full Up: Peter Collins: Balantic: Browse. We worked at Chris Difford's studio, down in Rye. Modern metal bands represent a stiff challenge for the producer and engineer. Peter Collins joined Pioneer in May 2018 in the newly created role of Head of Factual. Listen to Producer Peter Collins | SoundCloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create.. 3 Tracks. Clearly, Collins is in his element in the USA. American Idol. So I was able to help them move into that area, and be a foil, a sounding-board for Neil Peart on the drums and push him into different areas. In my day, in the early '80s, Radio One was everything — if you weren't on Radio One you could forget it. They actually recorded on a couple of vintage Ampex machines which were so old that the head gap between the record and erase heads was so huge that dropping in was a nightmare! The tuning is always very difficult. Real Name: Peter Julian Alexander Collins. If there's somebody to say to them 'Guys, I think that section could be better, it could be more exciting, or it could be more laid-back,' or whatever, they like that. As per some wiki sites, Collins was born in 1958 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. (From Mar/Apr 2009, Issue 116) My wife's from Mississippi, and my career happened to take off in America about the same time as we moved here. "I found when I came to America that the American sense of bottom end is very different to the English perception of bottom end," says Peter Collins. 8-12 multitracks. "Those bands are very concerned about how their records sound sonically," remarks Collins. Peter Collins is an English record producer, arranger, and audio engineer. Pro Tools was just used as a rehearsal medium. The '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally), Stiff, Stiffer, Stiffest: A Stiff Records Collection, Mascara & Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper, Down to the Promised Land: 5 Years of Bloodshot Records, M.O.M., Vol. Web site designed & maintained by PB Associates & SOS. We tried out some ideas on Pro Tools, worked out the string arrangements in Pro Tools, but basically it was analogue with analogue slaves. Although he's had considerable success with singer-songwriters such as Pellow, Griffith and Jewel, Peter Collins' track record is such that he is perhaps most in demand as a producer of rock music. We have found at least 200 people in the UK with the name Peter Collins. One of the first acts Collins produced for the label was Matchbox ("Rockabilly Rebel"). A self-taught guitarist, Peter now is “working on music to express himself, glorify God, and inspire others.” His American career was built on the highly technical, sophisticated prog-rock nouveau of Rush and Queensryche, and despite his enthusiasm for working with 'real musicians', it was for his expertise in the technological side of production that Rush picked him: "When I first worked with them, they wanted to be involved with the technological breakthroughs that were happening in England at the time, the Trevor Horn sound that he'd achieved with Yes and Frankie and those sort of bands. Phil Brown was happy to work there, so it seemed to make sense. Sometimes there's a great band that requires absolute precision, like Rush or Queensryche: then, a click track is extremely helpful, because you want it to be absolutely tight, but where the music needs to be looser or more fluid, then the click track can be dispensed with. The analogue sound is being somewhat compromised by the ease of use of Pro Tools. In 1985, Collins moved to the U.S. to produce Rush, who was then Queensryche after being introduced to the band by guitarist Gary Moore. The Best Love Songs Album in the World...Ever! Peter Collins Presenter. Matt Hall Producer. Ironically, perhaps, his early career saw him partnered with a producer who, in many eyes, would come to epitomise the artificial, manufactured approach to pop production: "I started out as a fledgling producer in the '70s and had my first hit in 1979 with Matchbox, who were a rockabilly band. Stream Tracks and Playlists from Producer Peter Collins on your desktop or mobile device. And of course you've got superb musicians here, and everywhere you go there's a songwriter. "One of the reasons we parted company in the mid-'80s was that I was getting more into rock music, more sort of album-orientated music, and he was into the dance-pop that he does extremely well. Movies. With new producer Peter Collins, the band released Power Windows (1985) and Hold Your Fire (1987). You’d have to look long and hard to find anyone who’s worked with a more diverse group of artists. 3: Music for Our Mother Ocean, Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Out in the Fields: The Very Best of Gary Moore, Hipsters, Zoots & Wingtips: The '90s Swingers, Freedom for Frankenstein: Hits & Pieces 1984-1991, Legendary R&B & Blues, Vol. Riddims; Artists; Producers; Labels; Articles Most used riddims. Developing into a singer/songwriter,Collins' uncle got him a deal…, Drake Bell's Ride From Teen Star to Rockabilly Revivalist, Staring at the Rude Boys: The British Ska Revival 1979-1989, The Columbia & Arista Years: The Definitive Collection, Greatest Ever Mum: The Definitive Collection, Greatest Ever! AC/DC strive to sound exactly as they did on their first record on their 14th record, and that's their strength, but Rush want to be different on every record and to progress. He'd signed a band called the Lambrettas, who were a mod band, and he asked me to produce them, and I subsequently had hits with them. We try to get it in a band performance, with Marti doing live vocals, some of which we kept. It was just a question of coming in fresh, and getting them to change some things they'd always done. "The English perception is much tighter, doesn't go as low, not as warm or as fat: it's crunchier, it approaches the mid-range. She is an actress and producer, known for Play for Today (1970), Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1992) and Mrs. Brown (1997). Schließlich gründete er mit Pete Waterman eine Produktionsfirma. The views expressed are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the publishers. I use it when it's going to be useful to me. I produced a track for Gary Moore, who was opening up for Rush in 1984-85, and as a result of that I got a gig with Rush. 63, Playlist: The Very Best of Suicidal Tendencies, Move Over Darling: The Complete Stiff Recordings, The Firm [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack], The Best of Air Supply: Ones That You Love, Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche, Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 1976 war Collins mit einer Gruppe namens Madison aktiv, die einen Vertrag bei Magnet Records hatte. Peter Collins was Business Editor of The Economist – and he’s not on social media. "In the case of Rush, they strive to be better with every record, they strive to progress with every record. They have the maintenance people from Ridge Farm, so the maintenance was good. He’s a folk producer. Real name Peter Collins; Tunes produced by Peter Collins. But when I got to America, that stuff wasn't being used as much, and I found here there's a much greater love for analogue and valve technology. I did the Power Windows album, and I've done three more since then. There are excellent studios, excellent rental equipment — I mean, if you're working in Atlanta, for example, they have to bring in equipment from Nashville, if you're working in Memphis they've got to bring in equipment from Nashville, so it's a great recording centre. No philosophy.” "One reason for the British perception of bottom end may have been Radio One. Developing into a singer/songwriter,Collins' uncle got him a deal… Images for Peter Collins (record Producer) Wikipedia. Peter Collins. But, that being so, there are a lot of people here from Los Angeles, people here from the rock world, who are taking advantage of all the facilities that are here in Nashville. In 1979, when I was working with Matchbox, I created a drum loop for them to play to. Mit dieser Gruppe hatte er einen kleineren Charthit, Let It Ring. Profile: British record producer, mixer and songwriter, born January 14, 1951 in London, UK. Peter Collins. From what I can gather from my British friends, a lot has to do with the British taste for dance music, the demise of the pub scene, venues for bands to play in. Peter has 1 job listed on their profile. As a result, we used real players, and for the most part we didn't use a click track — we had guys who could just go out there and play. "I'm sort of an agent provocateur: if I hear weaknesses or things I think could be better, I'll try to provoke them to come up with some ideas which I think would be satisfactory. Help. Peter Collins is an English record producer, arranger, and audio engineer. In 1985, Collins moved to the U.S. to produce Rush, who was then Queensryche after being introduced to the band by guitarist Gary Moore. Format: CD, Year: 2008, Label: Epic (EK 48864), Barcode: 886972388625, Length: 58:07 Peter Benedict and his play, "Satyricon," was performed at the Phoenix Theatre in London, England with Peter Benedict, Edward Bryant, Jamie Cresswell, Simon Green, Nick Hirst, Gary Martin, David Napier, Nicholas Orchard, William Parker, Peter Stenson, and Robbie Swales in the cast. A lot of that is really tightening things up, making sure that the kick drum is absolutely on it. Athletes. Rush (band) - Wikipedia It was produced by Peter Collins and childhood idol, Brian Setzer , frontman of the rockabilly revival band, Stray Cats . Peter Collins is a record producer, born January 15, 1951, in London. 2 [Virgin #1], Just Say Yesterday: Volume VI of Just Say Yes, Jesse Colin Young & the Youngbloods [1969], With Love From ... PolyGram 50th Anniversary. He wants to sound contemporary but does love real players, it's very organic. Peter Collins (record producer) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Peter Collins (born 14 January 1951) is an English record producer, arranger, and audio engineer. As human beings, that's the way they are, they're very interesting people, and they need continual intellectual and musical stimulation. Few producers have successfully made the jump from pop to heavy metal to folk rock, but this Nashville-based Brit has collaborated successfully with acts ranging from Tracey Ullman to Indigo Girls to Queensrÿche to Nanci Griffith. "Since coming to America I've found it much easier to work that way. Great care has been taken to ensure accuracy in the preparation of this article but neither Sound On Sound Limited nor the publishers can be held responsible for its contents. I'd come from the '80s, where the techno age was born, with Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Trevor Horn-style production, where all the digital reverbs and drum machines were coming in, the PPG Wave, the Fairlights and Synclaviers. 3; Sonata a 5, Divine Harmony: Georg Philipp Telemann Sacred Cantatas, Aquamarine: Music From The Motion Picture, The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987, The Best of Musical Youth (21st Anniversary Edition), Jump, Jive an' Wail: The Best of the Brian Setzer Orchestra 1994-2000, Calendar Girls [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack], Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile, Like, Omigod! Peter Collins. "I found that America was far less microscopic than England. The impact of this kind of music is very dependent on freshness and energetic performance combined with heavily distorted guitars, but also relies a great deal on precision and technical accuracy. Read Full Biography, Born in London on January 15, 1951, he started playing guitar in his teens. You may login with either your assigned username or your e-mail address. Pete Waterman and I joined forces in the early '80s — he managed me — and I had a string of hits. He's not in the business of trying to shoehorn an artist's talents into his own preconceived production masterplan, or of remixing and remodelling their songs beyond recognition; nor does he set out to create ready-made backing tracks for manufactured pop stars. Peter Collins (racing driver) (1931–1958), English racing driver; Peter Collins (record producer) (born 1951), English record producer; Peter Collins (speedway rider) (born 1954), English former speedway rider; Peter Collins (racing team manager) (born 1950), former racing team manager for the Lotus and Benetton Formula One teams Like a cat with nine lives, Peter Collins ’ career has had multiple incarnations. I don't care if it's 5 minutes or a whole night, i just want to see you. Peter Collins Music. When I first got involved, Alex Lifeson had this horrible mismatched guitar pedalboard, which needed a lot of work — or, rather, lot of work had been done to it, and that was the problem. And he became one of the richest men in England! Stream Jewel - Foolish Games by Producer Peter Collins from desktop or your mobile device British stuff, traditionally, has always been very heavily compressed. But the high fidelity was very good, I was very pleased with what we were getting on tape.". 8-12 multitracks. 2K Play Ball. He’s a pop producer. "The demise of British bands has been very apparent to me in the last decade," says Peter Collins, sadly. If anyone should know about the differences between American and British pop music, it's Peter Collins. Category:Albums produced by Peter Collins (record producer) - Wikipedia. I was very much into the click-track element then, but I was fortunate enough when I came to America to work with such great players that it wasn't necessary. Had his own production company Loose End Productions. Americans are particularly into analogue warmth, although with the preponderance of Pro Tools, a lot of that is changing. Prior to this he was Head of Specialist Factual at STV Productions, where he devised and executive produced a number of ambitious projects including Britain’s Polar Bear Cub for Channel 4, Lucy Worsley’s Fireworks for a Tudor Queen for BBC4 and Tree of the Year for Channel 4. Peter Collins (born 15 January 1951) is an English record producer, arranger, and audio engineer.wikipedia. It's clear that although he's no technophobe, Collins much prefers the organic, human experience of working with a well-drilled live band to production jobs that are entirely based around sequencers, samplers, and endless computer editing — and that America is the place to go if you want to work in this way. An uncle … Since moving across the Atlantic in 1985, he's produced some of the biggest names in rock, including Rush, Queensryche, Bon Jovi and Alice Cooper, and has also worked extensively with more acoustic-based acts such as Nanci Griffith, Jewel, Shawn Mullins and the Indigo Girls. Peter Rollins is an author, philosopher, storyteller, producer and public speaker who has gained an international reputation for overturning traditional notions of religion and forming “churches” that preach the Good News that we can’t be satisfied, that … In 1976 Collins was signed to Magnet Records and formed a group called Madison to perform his pop song "Let It Ring", which reached 54 in the top 100. I think that's pretty much always been the case in British pop and rock music, a different sensibility to bottom end. She has been married to Peter Capaldi since June 1991. They like to be challenged. Whether he's working with an ultra-heavy thrash metal outfit or a sensitive singer-songwriter, Collins' approach to production seems to be based above all around respecting the artists and treating them as intelligent professionals.

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