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1st November 2024

Abbey Road Photographer in Residence, Sam Rockman, secures first-ever magazine cover with Robert Smith

After a 16-year hiatus from releasing new music, The Cure have made a welcome return with their much-anticipated album, *Songs Of A Lost ...

14th October 2024

The Smile surprise with second album of 2024 Cutouts

Recorded in the same sessions as their previous album, ‘Wall of Eyes’, ‘Cutouts’ was produced by Sam Petts-Davies and partly recorded here in Studio Two. The album came out last week to critical acclaim, including new singles 'Foreign Spies', 'Zero Sum' and 'Don't Get Me ...

9th October 2024

Abbey Road After Hours with Jordan Rakei

After Hours at Abbey Road is an immersive and intimate portrait of the creative recording collaboration between artist and engineer. Join Jordan Rakei in this episode as he reimagines one of his tracks over the course of one evening in collaboration with engineer John Barrett in Studio ...

Abbey Road Rooms: Studio Three with Freddie Light

Our latest behind-the-scenes room tour sees us step inside Studio Three, redesigned in 2022 as the ultimate creative playroom for today's artists. Read on as assistant engineer Freddie Light walks us through his favourite pieces of gear in the room and how they've been used on sessions for Yussef Dayes, The Clockworks, Moses Boyd and more. From the custom SSL G-Plus mixing desk, to the Fairchild 660 limiters, Neve 1081 preamps, ATC monitors, TG 12345 and the legendary Challen piano, learn more about what Studio Three has to ...

Abbey Road Orchestra: Symphonic Strings - The next stage of the definitive orchestral collection

We are excited to unveil Abbey Road Orchestra Symphonic Strings, the next step of our current collaboration with Spitfire ...

27th March 2024

Jordan Rakei Announced As the Inaugural ‘Artist in Residence’ at Abbey Road Studios

Jordan Rakei has been announced as the first ever ‘Artist In Residence’ at London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios. The role is the first in a series of new ‘in residence’ appointments, designed to enhance Abbey Road’s position as a house of creativity and build a wider ...

25th March 2024

The History of Film Recording at Abbey Road Studios as told by Abbey Road's Mirek Stiles - Part Four

In part four of Mirek Stiles’ epic History of Film Scoring at Abbey Road, he turns his attention to the 2000s. Read here as Mirek explores creation of the scores to titles from ‘There Will Be Blood’ and ‘Band of Brothers’ to ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, the ‘Harry Potter’ series and the ‘Star Wars’ ...

Morgan Wallen Abbey Road Sessions

The sensational Morgan Wallen joined us to record a new song, some favourites and a cover in Studio Two. Coinciding with the one-year anniversary of his chart-topping album ‘One Thing At A Time’, the digital series includes five live recordings from the album, an unreleased favourite ‘Lies Lies Lies’ and a never-before-recorded cover of Nothing But Thieves’ ‘Graveyard ...

9th February 2024

Winners from the 2024 MOBO Awards

Congrats to all the winners at the MOBO Awards 2024, including Best Alternative Act Skindred, Best Hip-Hop Act Little Simz and Best Jazz Act Ezra Collective. We're proud that Skindred mastered their album 'Smile' here with Sean Magee, Ezra Collective joined us recently to record some new material in Studio Two and choir, orchestra and Brazilian drums for Simz's 'No Thank You' were recorded between here and Angel Studios. ...