Person
Hugh Padgham
Acting · Born 1955-02-15 · Amersham, England, UK
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".
Known for

Classic Albums
Self

XTC: This Is Pop
Self

Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
Self

Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
Self - Music Producer (archive footage)

Genesis | Songbook
Self

VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
Self (archive footage)
Filmography
- 2017XTC: This Is PopSelf
- 2007Everyone Stares: The Police Inside OutSelf - Music Producer (archive footage)
- 2001Genesis | SongbookSelf
- 1999VH1 Behind the Music: GenesisSelf (archive footage)
- 1999Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face ValueSelf
- 1997Classic AlbumsSelf
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