John Leckie

John Leckie started his career at Abbey Road in 1970 working as a tape-operator with legendary artists such as John Lennon, George Harrison, and Syd Barrett before progressing onto engineering duties for Pink Floyd, Wings and Roy Harper amongst others.
In 1976 he became a producer whilst still at Abbey Road making albums with Bebop Deluxe, XTC, The Adverts, Magazine and Simple Minds.

In the 80’s and 90’s he helped launch the careers of two of the most exciting and influential rock bands of all time by producing two of their most significant albums, The Stone Roses (The Stone Roses) & Radiohead (The Bends).

John has also produced and mixed albums for numerous other high profile artists including two albums with Muse, The Verve, Kula Shaker, Cast, The Coral, The Fall, Dr John, Los Lobos, Rodrigo y Gabriella, Baaba Maal and New Order and still works to this day as a much in demand freelance producer. John has won many awards for producing including a Brit, Q Award, Music Week Award and more. 

John visits Abbey Road Institute London to talk with our students about his experiences, answer questions and offer advice for getting ahead in the industry.