Haydn is an award winning Producer, Mixer and Engineer. He started his musical career at Orange Studios in Soho and then went on to work as a piano tuner for Steinway and Sons. This led to an opportunity at Abbey Road Studios where he worked for seventeen years, the last ten as chief engineer, and during this time was introduced to quite possibly the widest selection of music and productions that any studio in the world could offer. In 1991 Haydn pursued a freelance career but continues to return to Abbey Road frequently. His discography is extensive and credits endless.
a-ha - East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Marc Almond - Mother Fist & Melancholy Rose
Andrea Bocelli - Believe
Andrea Bocelli - My Christmas
Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman – Time to Say Goodbye (S)
Chris Botti - To Love Again: The Duets & Italia
Sam Brown - Stop (S)
Kate Bush - Red Shoes, The Dreaming, Hounds of Love, The Sensual World, Moments of Pleasure, This Woman’s Work & Rubberband Girl
Camel - Stationary Traveller, Echoes: The Retrospective, Pressure Points: Live in Concert, Single Factor & Nude
Mariah Carey & Luther Vandross - Endless Love (S)
Everything But The Girl - Home Movies: The Best of Everything & Like the Deserts Miss the Rain
Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up
Il Divo - The Promise
Elton John and Kiki Dee - Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (S)
Greg Lake - From the Beginning & Greg Lake
Leona Lewis - Spirit & Better in Time
Magazine - Real Life
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (S)
Miki Imai - Dialogue
Katie Melua - Piece by Piece
Pat Metheny - Secret Story
Gary Moore - Still Got the Blues, After Hours & Blues for Greeny
Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue, Turn of a Friendly Card, Eve, Eye in the Sky,
Stereotomy & Gaudi
Pet Shop Boys - PopArt & Behavior
Pope Benedict XVI - Alma Mater: Music From the Vatican
Kiri Te Kanawa - Kiri Selection, Kiri Sings Kern, Porter & Berlin
Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero & Total Eclipse of the Heart (S)
Paul McCartney - Press to Play
Freddie Mercury - Time and In My Defense (S)
Van Morrison - Duets: Reworking the Catalogue
Olivia Newton-John - Physical (S)
The Priests - Noel, Harmony & The Priests
Tina Turner - Simply The Best (S)
Roger Waters - Amused to Death
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Disney Goes Classical
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Film Works
Russell Watson - La Voce
XTC - Apple Box, Apple Venue Pt 1 & Pt 2, Easter Theater, Waspstrumental & Squared
Haydn recently produced an album with John Vincent and Dave Colquhoun and mixed tracks for Jacqui Dankworth. Haydn also provides masterclasses regularly for the Abbey Road Institute in both London and Paris, read an interview with him here.
In 2023 Haydn recorded and mixed tracks for the musical Tammy Faye with music by Elton John and lyrics by Jake Shears.
Other projects include production and mix on Andrea Bocelli's album 'Believe' in Prague and London. The album entered the UK Classical charts at No 1 and the UK Charts at No 3 respectively.
In addition, Haydn produced and mixed the 'Disney Goes Classical' album featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra which entered the UK Official Classical Charts at No 1.