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Hugh Padgham

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. 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".

Known for

XTC: This Is Pop
XTC: This Is Pop
2017 • Self
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
2007 • Self - Music Producer (archive footage)
Genesis | Songbook
Genesis | Songbook
2001 • Self
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
1999 • Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
1999 • Self

Full filmography

Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
2007 • Self - Music Producer (archive footage)
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VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
1999 • Self (archive footage)
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