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Phil Harding

real name Philip James Harding

Phil Harding is credited on 4,737 releases across 748 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1974–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,737

Credits

748

Albums

6

Decades active

469

In collections

Biography

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Please use the Phil Harding & Ian Curnow entry when applicable.
UK engineer, producer, songwriter, musician and author. Born 1957. He started his career in 1973 at as Tape-Op and by 1979 as engineer, then from 1984 at as chief engineer and from 1992 at the Strongroom. Collaborated on a regular basis with production partner Ian Curnow since 1986. In 1990 he, Julian Wiggins & Simon Dalton formed the production team/company PJS/PJS Music.
Harding became a regular speaker and guest lecturer at universities and colleges around the UK and Chairman of Joint Audio and Media Education Services (JAMES), the educational representative body of the MPG (Music Producers Guild) and the APRS (Association of Professional Recording Services). Harding who has a studio in Suffolk, UK has published a book of his times at PWL's 'Hit Factory' and released an accompanying CD, Club Mixes Of The 80s (Europe 2011) (opens in a new tab).
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Credited work

4,737 releases · 748 albums · active 1974–2026

  • Engineering · 4,516
  • Performance · 1,460
  • Production · 850
  • Mastering · 166
  • Other credits · 16

Studios: PWL Studios · Marquee Studios · Hansa Tonstudios · Strongroom

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