GEOFF EMERICK
Geoffrey E. Emerick (5 December 1945 – 2 October 2018)
was an English audio engineer who worked with The Beatles on their albums Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) and Abbey Road (1969).Producer George Martin credited him with bringing "a new kind of mind to the recordings, always suggesting sonic ideas, different kinds of reverb, what we could do with the voices".
Following the Beatles' break-up in 1970, Emerick continued to work with McCartney.[5] He served as recording engineer on McCartney albums such as Band on the Run (1973), which netted Emerick another Grammy,[14] London Town (1978), Tug of War (1982) and Flaming Pie (1997)
Emerick died from a heart attack on 2 October 2018, aged 72.
RINGO STARR => "I am so sorry and shocked to hear about Geoff Emerick. He was a great engineer, very helpful to all of us in the studio. With him and George Martin they helped us to step up on Revolver. He will be missed. Barbara and I send peace and our love to his family. Peace & love, Ringo xxx"
PAUL McCARTNEY => "Woke up this morning to the sad news of Geoff Emerick's passing. He was a great engineer and friend, and even though The Beatles had many great engineers over the years Geoff was the ONE. He was smart, fun-loving and the genius behind many of the great sounds on our records. I worked with him after The Beatles and it was always fun and the sounds he managed to conjure up were always special. Having seen him earlier this year when he came round to our studio I'm shocked and saddened to have lost such a special friend. God bless you Geoffrey - love Paul. x "
