Owen Morris is a music producer who has worked with rock bands such as Oasis and The Verve. Sir Owen Temple-Morris QC (15 September 1896 – 21 April 1985) was a British barrister and Conservative politician. ... Oasis is an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... Not to be confused with The Verve Pipe. ...

He started working in the music industry as a sound engineer at Spaceward Studio in Cambridge when he was 16. He continued as an engineer until 1994 when he started producing some work for Oasis at the end of the Definitely Maybe sessions. He continued working with Oasis for their subsequent two albums (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) and Be Here Now (1997). Morris appears on the cover of (What's the Story) Morning Glory? holding the album's master tape. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Definitely Maybe is the debut album by English band Oasis, released in 1994. ... (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? is the second album by the English rock band Oasis, released in October 1995. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Be Here Now (disambiguation). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

He also produced The Verve album A Northern Soul (1995), Ash's 1977 (1996) and the debut UK album, For God's Sake for Thai rock star Sek Loso. He produced "The Paddingtons" debut album "First Comes First" which was released in October 2005 on "Poptones Records". In the early summer of 2006 he produced Hats Off to the Buskers, the debut album of Dundee band The View, released 22 January 2007 through Columbia Records 1965 Records label and reaching number 1 in the U.K. Album Charts.^[1] A Northern Soul was The Verves second (and penultimate) album (or their third if you count the Verve EP) and was released on July 3, 1995 (see 1995 in music). ... Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. ... 1977 is a Britpop album by Ash, released in May of 1996 (see 1996 in music). ... Sek Loso was the front man of successful Thai rock band Loso. ... The Paddingtons: Panic Attack photo shot. ... First Comes First is The Paddingtons debut album, released on October 31, 2005. ... Poptones is a record label launched by Alan McGee after the demise of Creation Records in 1999. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hats Off to the Buskers is the debut album by Scottish band The View. ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ... The View are a four piece indie rock band from Dryburgh, a district in Dundee, Scotland. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ...

He is famed for pioneering an engineering technique called "Brick Walling" on Definitely Maybe. This involves turning all the instruments on the album up to full volume, making the songs especially loud. The effect made Definitely Maybe louder than other albums at the time. The phrase loudness war (or loudness race) refers to the music industrys tendency to record, produce and broadcast music at progressively increasing levels of loudness to create a sound that stands out from others. ...

Warrington based Rock band, Exile Parade are currently in the middle of recording their debut album with producer Owen Morris. (Aug.07)

Owen has recently been in Chapel Studios in Lincoln recording a new single with Leicester band The Displacements During the session they pioneered a new recording technique known as the 'Vibe Track' The band and producer made a pact that the secret behind the technique will go to the grave with them.

References

1. ^ The View Biog.. Columbia Records. Retrieved on 2006-07-10.

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See also

• Loudness war

The phrase loudness war (or loudness race) refers to the music industrys tendency to record, produce and broadcast music at progressively increasing levels of loudness to create a sound that stands out from others. ...

External Links

• Owen Morris Official MySpace