About Ed

Ed grew up in Brighton listening to his dad’s soul records on repeat. He picked up a guitar at 12, and by his mid-teens he was mixing tracks in Cubase. At music tech college he learnt Pro Tools, recorded bands, and made tea while producer Peter Miles worked, picking up everything he could.

A detour took him into running a restaurant and working on films like Star Wars and Mission Impossible, organising helicopter take-offs and speedboat stunts on the Thames. Then a motorcycle accident brought him back to music, from the safety of the studio. He spent his insurance payout working unpaid at a London studio, alongside artists like Goat Girl, Shame and The Fat White Family, and saw how careers are built.

Over 20 years he has engineered, produced and recorded at studios including Abbey Road, Snap and Lightship 95. His credits include UK Top 10 albums, TV composition, and production and writing for Rough Trade, EMI, Universal and Sony. He has worked with Frank Turner, NOFX, The Lottery Winners, Skinny Lister and The Spice Girls, and helped develop early careers for Goat Girl, Shame and As It Is.

After lockdown and a spell teaching mixing from a campervan, Ed and his wife settled in Leeds, where he opened Mixing Hertz at Chapel Works in Meanwood. Today he works with independent artists to get their music radio-ready, land better gigs and build careers, because better music deserves to be heard.