Abbey Rd, with mastering engineer Geoff Pesche
Today was one of those peak life experience days. A quick uber ride to Abbey Rd studios and we are made to feel very welcome by admin team members Lucy and Peach. Today’s session will involve working with mastering engineer Geoff Pesche. Geoff has worked with an enormous number of artists, including Enya, New Order, Dire Straits, William Oribt, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Kyle Minogue, Coldplay, Blur, etc. And that’s just the beginning. He works out of an upstairs mastering room that he shares with fellow mastering engineer Chris Wright. I was surprised that Abbey Rd covers about 3 or 4 floors and has considerable depth going back into the block. Geoff listens to my piece Sky 2 (unmastered) and susses things out. Using some classic analogue gear he feels that we could nuance the bottom end, making it overall a little more integrated whilst sharpening it’s definition. Justin Humphries, my good friend and producer back in Australia, has already done an extraordinary job on the piece, so I look on with interest. The process takes about an hour and in the end Sky 2 is elevated with the help of some great kit and insightful treatment. Geoff is very personable, very quick, and very adept with his mastering system. We render this new enhanced version of the piece and chat about our various musical journeys (we are the same vintage) and then we’re done. What a privilege. Geoff shows us where the restaurant is downstairs and we head down for a coffee and sit outside in the outdoor garden. Unable to see the classic studios 1 and 2 as there are some orchestral projects underway. Next stop, the Abbey Rd Shop next door. The merchandise is flying out the door. Then it’s another uber and off to the BBC and a walk around vibey SoHo. A day to remember. Thank you to the family at Abbey Rd. Link to the new version of Sky 2 at the bottom of this post.
gazlington 
Just.bloody.amazing.
Gaz you deserve this experience after the work & love you put into it all (not to mention talent!). I haven’t listened yet to the remastered piece but cannot wait!
A day you’ll never forget!
Enjoy!
Best,
Mark.
Thanks for those kind words Mark. Thankful for a great experience. Gotta say working with Geoff was a dream. He is currently remastering a Thin Lizzy boxed set.
Wow, looks great Gary. What a life changing experience! Justin
What a day. Nice people. Yes transformational. Pleased that everything flowed. Geoff was such a nice guy,
what a cool day; glad the whole Abbey Road experience was everything you hoped it would be
Yes Lo, A VERY COOL DAY. Really nice people. Really nice vibe. Unfortunately couldn’t see the famed Studio 2 as there was a big orchestral session on. Classic stuff.
what a day G-unit! Glad it all came together
All came together Sammy. Nice people. Great skills on the mastering side of things.
Quiet day today. Venice tommorow morning.
The track sounds awesome, Gaz. From the same studios that produced the Fab 4 and Floyd. Amazing! You had six degrees of separation when you sat down for a chat with Peter Asher. Now you’ve taken it up to only five degrees of separation from the band that changed popular music forever. Rapt for you!
Thanks for those kind words GAZ. Hadn’t really thought about the 6 degrees of separation, but yeah, you’re correct. Hard to believe as you say that a major musical revolution came out of this building, but it did. And yes the track has come up beautifully. Living large like yourself.