Engineering · Production

Louis Austin

Louis Austin is credited on 1,185 releases across 123 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,185

Credits

123

Albums

6

Decades active

496

In collections

Biography

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British Engineer with production credits.
Lou started in the 70′s assisting on Fleetwood Mac’s Green Manalishi, Oh Well and early Fleetwood Mac albums at, quickly rose to chief engineer and then pursued a freelance engineering / production career, recording, Queen's first album, Def Leppard, Deep Purple and many others.
A close co-operation with Deep Purple’s singer Ian Gillan saw a partnership culminating in a recording studio; which for many years was one of the top 10 studios in London. He also built a Mobile Recording Studio called, the largest and best equipped in its day.

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Credited work

1,185 releases · 123 albums · active 1970–2026

  • Engineering · 1,274
  • Production · 137
  • Performance · 20
  • Other credits · 2
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Kingsway Recorders · De Lane Lea Studios · Trident Studios · Ibiza Sound Studios

Discography

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