Phil Rowlands is one of today’s foremost classical sound engineers and producers.   He is the recipient of 3 GRAMMY® nominations and has worked throughout the UK, Europe and Australia.

 

After graduating from the University of Surrey, with a BMus (Hons) on the highly-regarded Tonmeister course, Phil continued his training as an engineer at EMI’s renowned Abbey Road Studios in London.

 

Whilst working at EMI, Phil acquired a thorough knowledge of the different aspects of the professional sound-recording world and worked alongside many internationally acclaimed engineers, producers and artists. 

 

Since leaving Abbey Road Studios in 1996, Phil has worked as a freelance engineer and producer, concentrating principally on classical music production.  His work ranges from simple chamber ensembles to full-scale opera recordings.  He has also worked in film.

 

In 2005, Phil became the first classical sound-engineer to be nominated for a GRAMMY® award in the Surround-Sound category for his recording of Mussorgsky-Stokowski Transcriptions with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Naxos). 

 

In 2004, Phil was nominated in 2 categories for a GRAMMY® award: one for Best Classical Engineering, and the other as a producer (alongside Nicholas Parker) for Best Orchestral Record.  Both of these nominations were for a CD of the 3 Ned Rorem symphonies with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Naxos).