Hugh Padgham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hugh Padgham

English record producer

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1955

Place of Birth: Amersham, England, United Kingdom

Profession: composer, engineer, audio engineer, record producer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.
A 1992 poll in Mix magazine voted him one of the world's "Top Ten Most Influential Producers".
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".