Sylvia Massy

Sylvia Massy has been producing, engineering and mixing popular music for decades. She’s renowned for her work with Tool, System of a Down, Johnny Cash and Prince. Having received over 25 gold and platinum records including awards for her work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sevendust and Tom Petty, Sylvia is highly respected for her work.

She’s also an accomplished fine artist, a published columnist, in-demand educator and relentless entrepreneur. Hugely passionate about all things audio, she is an avid collector of microphones and is thought to have the world’s largest collection of vintage microphones. Her visits to Abbey Road, alongside masterclasses with our students, have included documenting the microphones owned by the studio for a new book.

Sylvia has delivered some of our most avant-garde workshops to date, including experimentation with filtering sound through mini Babybel cheese, pickles and a lamp.. you can find out more about Sylvia’s creative studio techniques on our blog.