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Ian Cooper

also recorded as X

Ian Cooper is credited on 6,491 releases across 825 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1974–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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6,491

Credits

825

Albums

6

Decades active

1,834

In collections

Biography

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Mastering Engineer from the UK.
Started at in 1971.
When credited as 'X' combined with prefixed symbols (△, ♢ or ✳), please use his Alias X.
Worked at from 1976.
Started up Studios cutting rooms in 1979, and, in 1985, building the world's first independent cutting room with DMM disk cutting.
In 1993, together with Tim Young and Tony Cousins, he built the Studios, London, UK.
Retired at the end of 2013.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

6,491 releases · 825 albums · active 1974–2026

  • Mastering · 6,455
  • Engineering · 153
  • Other credits · 24
  • Performance · 7

Studios: Real World Studios · The Town House · Windmill Lane Studios · Abbey Road Studios

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