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Chris Huston

real name Christopher John Huston

Chris Huston is credited on 1,242 releases across 124 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,242

Credits

124

Albums

7

Decades active

824

In collections

Biography

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British recording engineer, guitar player and studio designer, born June 25, 1943, in North Wales, UK. Raised in Wallasey, UK, near Liverpool, and became a school-age friend of John Lennon, while attending the Liverpool College of Art.
Joined the band The Undertakers in 1961 as lead guitarist. When that band broke up in 1965 while on tour in the U.S., he remained in the U.S. After playing with Joey Dee & The Starliters and The Young Rascals, he started his career as a recording engineer and producer. Was working at Talent Masters, when it was purchased by Atlantic in 1967, and Huston was tasked with remodeling the studio. Known to have worked with Led Zeppelin, The Who, Todd Rundgren, Patti LaBelle, and others. Also became an audio consultant, acoustical engineer, and studio designer. Worked at Rives Audio, Inc., from 2004 to 2014. Later resided in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Credited work

1,242 releases · 124 albums · active 1966–2026

  • Engineering · 1,249
  • Production · 137
  • Performance · 57
  • Other credits · 8

Studios: Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles · Crystal Sound · Wally Heider Studios · Far Out Studios

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