Olga FitzRoy

Olga Fitzroy is a recording and mix engineer at Associated Independent Recording (AIR) studios and campaigner for shared parental leave and fair pay.[2][3][4][1]

Olga FitzRoy
Born1981/1982 (age 37–38)
Berlin
EducationMadras College
Alma materUniversity of Surrey[1]
OccupationTonmeister
Audio engineer
Record producer
EmployerAssociated Independent Recording
Music Producers Guild
AwardsRecording Engineer of the Year (2016)
Websitewww.olgafitzroy.com

Education

Fitzroy was born to wealthy parents in Berlin[5] and educated at Madras College[6] in St Andrews, Scotland.[3] She initially wanted to be a drummer in a punk rock band,[7] but completed a Tonmeister degree at the University of Surrey which included a placement as a runner at Associated Independent Recording (AIR) studios.[1]

Career

Fitzroy works for Associated Independent Recording (AIR) studios[8] in Hampstead, London.[3] She has worked with George Michael,[3] Paul McCartney on the Love album, Chris Martin from Coldplay, Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters, Matt Bellamy from Muse and Hans Zimmer.[9][10] She has mixed music for the London 2012 Olympics.[5][9][3][11] As of 2020 her recent projects include The Crown, Ghost Stories by Coldplay and Doctor Who seasons 11 & 12.[5][8][9] She has served as a member of the board of directors of the Music Producers Guild (MPG).[11]

Campaigning

Fitzroy unsuccessfully stood as parliamentary candidate for the Labour party in Croydon South[12] in the 2019 General Election against the winning Conservative incumbent Chris Philp. She is the founder of Parental Pay Equality[13] and co-founder of Pregnant Then Screwed.[14]

Awards and honours

Fitzroy was named recording engineer of the year at the Music Producers Guild (MPG) awards in 2016.[15] She was recognised by the BBC on Woman's Hour power list in 2018[16] for her successful campaign for shared parental leave and maternity allowance for self-employed and freelance staff. Fitzroy won the 2019 campaigner of the year award at Music Week's women in music awards.[17]

References
  1. "About ← Olga FitzRoy". olgafitzroy.com.
  2. "Labour's Croydon South candidate wins campaigner award". insidecroydon.com. November 9, 2019.
  3. Anon (2019). "Does My Music Suck?, Olga Fitzroy (Recording and Mix Engineer)". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  4. Olga FitzRoy on Twitter
  5. Olga FitzRoy discography at Discogs
  6. Alexander, Michael (2017). "St Andrews-raised music engineer Olga launches national campaign for shared parental pay". thecourier.co.uk. Dundee: The Courier. Archived from the original on 2020-01-16.
  7. "The UPload: Recording Engineer, Olga Fitzroy". youtube.com. YouTube.
  8. "Olga FitzRoy". AIR Studios.
  9. Olga FitzRoy on IMDb 
  10. Sherwin, Adam (2019). "Labour candidate Olga FitzRoy swapping Coldplay's studio for Croydon South". inews.co.uk. i newspaper.
  11. Homewood, Ben (2019). "'The gender pay gaps are shameful': Olga FitzRoy calls for action at Women In Music 2019 | Labels". musicweek.com. Music Week. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  12. Fitzroy, Olga (2019). "Olga FitzRoy". olga4croydonsouth.com.
  13. "Olga, Author at Campaign for Parental Pay Equality". parentalpayequality.org.uk. 2019-06-25.
  14. Fitzroy, Olga (2019). "Proxy Voting Shows The Power Balance Is Shifting In Parliament Away From The Dinosaurs". huffingtonpost.co.uk. HuffPost.
  15. "Music Producers Guild Announces its 2016 Award Winners!". mpg.org.uk. February 4, 2016.
  16. "BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour - Power List 2018: Top 40". bbc.co.uk. BBC.
  17. Paine, Andre (2019). "'You're an inspiration': All the winners and tributes at the Music Week Women In Music Awards 2019". musicweek.com.
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