The Team
Our industry experts
We’ve brought together a selection of the music industry’s leading producers, engineers and musicians to create an exciting and unique 4-day masterclass. The team is led by Grammy winning mix engineer and producer, Ben Baptie, whose credits include Lady Gaga, Little Simz and The Strokes.
Ben Baptie
Ben Baptie is a London-based mix engineer and record producer.
He began his career assisting renowned mix engineer Tom Elmhirst, working first in London and later at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York. After four years with Tom, Ben went freelance, and in his first year worked with artists such as Mark Ronson, U2, and Lianne La Havas.
In 2016, Ben returned to London and began working primarily out of Strongroom Studio 1, where he mixed records for Lady Gaga, Jamie T, Rex Orange County, Daughter and others.
In 2020, he established his own studio, Piano Sing. The space is centered around a Neve Genesys console and an extensive collection of choice analogue gear. He also has a B studio which is dedicated to Dolby Atmos mixing. In this time Ben has maintained close relationships with artists such as Little Simz, Radiohead, Michael Kiwanuka, The Strokes, Cleo Sol, Moses Sumney, Young Fathers, Sault, Lily Allen, Chronixx, Beabadoobee and many more.
Conor Dalton
Engineer, Musician & Tutor
Conor Dalton has 15 years of audio mastering experience with his company Glowcast Audio Mastering, working on music from Daft Punk, Jeff Mills, Marcel Dettmann, Amelie Lens, Kobosil, and many more.
He’s also one of the engineers at Calyx mastering in Berlin where his credits include Rødhåd, Moderat, RedBull, Universal Music, as well as tutor at Berklee School of Music (Valencia), and musician in the ambient experimental electronica band “Island People” (Record label: Raster) and in the 77 person band “Headless Chaos” (an NFT music project from Songcamp).
Find out more about Conor Here.
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David Dargahi, Alumni
The curriculum is fantastic, extremely comprehensive, contemporary and relevant to today’s industry.
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It's impossible to graduate from Abbey Road Institute without growing as an engineer, musician, creative professional and most importantly... as a human being.
Ryan Zweng, Alumni
The course taught me what it means to be a producer and engineer in the industry, I learned things I couldn’t have learned anywhere else.
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