Production · Engineering
Peter Mcian
Peter Mcian is credited on 585 releases across 85 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1980–2020 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
585
Credits
85
Albums
5
Decades active
321
In collections
Biography
Songwriter, musician, record producer, recording engineer, and A&R executive. He has produced acts such as Men At Work and Mr. Mister, and written songs for Pat Benatar and Barbra Streisand. He also recorded a solo album, Playing Near The Edge, and has written books on the subject of recording and audio engineering.
Died April 2025.
See also Peter McIan Production and Peter McIan Productions
Note that his surname is McIan with an i, not Mclan with an l.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
585 releases · 85 albums · active 1980–2020
- Production · 513
- Engineering · 271
- Performance · 151
- Other credits · 8
- Mastering · 2
Studios: Richmond Recorders · AAV · Paradise Studios (2) · Westlake Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Business As Usual
1981

Cargo
1983

Get Nervous
1982

Live From Earth
1983

Emotion
1984

Cool Kids
1983

Now That's What I Call Music
1983

Greatest Hits
2005

Down Under
1981

Gold & Platinum
1984

Contraband: The Best Of Men At Work
1996

I Wear The Face
1984

Who Can It Be Now?
1981

Heartbreaker (Sixteen Classic Performances)
1996

It's A Mistake
1983
The Essential Men At Work
2003

Classic Masters
2002

Overkill
1983

Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive
1982

Retrospect
1974

Still Life EP
2014

Ultimate Collection
2008

The Essential Mi-Sex
2007

Pat Benatar
1999
Frequent collaborators
- Men At Work
- Various
- Mr. Mister
- Mondo Rock
- Pat Benatar
- Sharon O'Neill
- Franne Golde
- Barbra Streisand
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