Paul Read is a recording engineer and music producer. He started his professional recording career at Rockfield Studios where he became a house engineer.[1]
Some of his most successful work as recording engineer includes Nigel Kennedy’s string arrangements for the Donovan album ‘Sutras’ (produced by Rick Rubin), Catatonia, including sessions for ‘International Velvet’ (3× platinum) and Coldplay ‘Parachutes’ (9× platinum).[2][3]
Read is quoted in the book Rock Legends at Rockfield, talking about recording sessions for the Coldplay album Parachutes[4]
Paul Read is now a teacher of Audio Media Production at The Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford.