Peter Collins

British record producer, mixer and songwriter, born January 14, 1951 in London, UK - died June 2024. Co-founder of production company [l601113].

He started playing guitar in his teens and developed into a singer/songwriter. His uncle who was in the music industry, got him a deal with [l5320] where he released one album. Around 1970, his uncle got him an entry job at a recording studio and then at a music publishing firm. Starting his own jingle-writing company, Collins was mentored by jingle writer/producer [a337626]. At a MIDEM industry seminar, U.K. label [url=https://www.discogs.com/label/87589-Magnet-Records-Ltd]Magnet Records[/url] hired Collins as their producer after hearing some of his masters. One of the first acts Collins produced for the label was [a330038].

In 1985, Collins moved to the U.S. to produce [a61800] after being introduced to the band by guitarist [a208220]. He produced a string of hits for many artists, including: [a463597], [a141380], [a124541], [a255363], and [a256267].

[b]Do NOT confuse with assistant engineer [a=Pete Collis] related to [l=Blah Street Studios][/b]