title: Paul Cartledge (music producer)
text: # Paul Cartledge (music producer)
  
  Paul Cartledge is an English record producer specializing in media based projects including advertising, television, film, radio and digital.
  
  He grew up in the Punk scene in the North West of England, playing in various bands. He was taken under the wing of Tony Visconti, record producer to David Bowie among others, and became the studio manager of Visconti's 'Good Earth Studios' in London. There he worked with many rock and pop artists including The Moody Blues, Elaine Paige, Les Rita Mitsouko, The Alarm, Big Audio Dynamite, Paul Oakenfold & Steve Osbourne with Happy Mondays, Captain Sensible, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Hazel O'Connor, Bros, S'Express, Derek B, and Ed Buller.
  
  He went on to work for Joe & Co, the music production company owned by Joe Campbell & Paul Hart. He became house engineer and worked with many artists including Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Dusty Springfield, Jon Secada, Roy Wood, Carl Wayne, Stephanie Lawrence, Ralph McTell, Georgie Fame, Charles Aznavour, Chrissie Hynde, Dead or Alive; his highest profile engineering credits being on two records, produced by Phil Ramone, for Frank Sinatra. He pioneered ISDN recording techniques and used this in work on film soundtracks, including Steven Zaillian's Searching for Bobby Fischer and Henry Selick's James and the Giant Peach, produced by Tim Burton. Notable actors he has recorded include James Coburn, Sir Robert Stephens, Sir Ben Kingsley, Pete Postlethwaite, and David Thewlis.
  
  At the beginning of the 21st century, Cartledge teamed up with Harrison Birtwistle protogé Philip Jewson, to compose and produce music for the British cult drama Urban Gothic, and has since worked with Jewson on an array of music for media projects. Together they own the Soho-based music production company 'Yellow Boat Music Limited'.
  
  He has kept the connection with Visconti alive recording vocals on a duet "No Other God" between Placebo frontman Brian Molko And Kristeen Young, on the Visconti produced album X and is mentioned in his autobiography, Bolan, Bowie and the Boy from Brooklyn.
  
  ## Record credits
  
  | Year | Title | Artist | Label | Code | Credit |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1988 | Sur La Mer | The Moody Blues | Polygram | - | Assistant |
  | 1988 | Marc & Robert | Les Rita Mitsouko | Virgin | 30635 | Assistant |
  | 1988 | Tighten Up Vol.88 | Big Audio Dynamite | CBS | 461199 2 | Assistant |
  | 1989 | Nude | Dead Or Alive | Epic | 46 50791 | Engineer |
  | 1990 | Cookin With Gas | NYJO | NYJO Records | NYJCD010 | Producer/Engineer |
  | 1990 | Electric Angels | Electric Angels | Atlantic | 82064-2 | Studio Manager |
  | 1990 | Portraits | NYJO | Hothouse Records | HHCD1007 | Producer/Engineer |
  | 1991 | Remembrance | NYJO | NYJO Records | NYJCD011 | Producer/Engineer |
  | 1992 | Looking Forward - Looking Back | NYJO | NYJO Records | NYJCD012 | Producer/Engineer |
  | 1993 | A Merry Christmas | NYJO | NYJO Records | NYJCD014 | Producer/Engineer |
  | 1993 | A Merry Christmas | NYJO | NYJO Records | NYJCD014 | Producer/Engineer |
  | 1994 | Si Te Vas | Jon Secada | EMI | 29683 | Engineer |
  | 1994 | Time Traveller | The Moody Blues | Polygram | - | Assistant Engineer |
  | 1994 | Duets | Frank Sinatra | Capitol Records | - | Engineer |
  | 1994 | Duets 2 | Frank Sinatra | Capitol Records | - | Engineer |
  | 1995 | Sarabande | Richard Durrant | Longman Records | 1 | Compilation (Digital Editing) |
  | 1996 | Republica | Republica | BMG | 74321 410522 | Guitar on Track 2 |
  | 1998 | Down Behind The Abbey | The Cluskey Hopkins Jazz Show | DH Entertainment | DHCD002 | Engineer |
  | 1998 | Volume 1 | Dave Chandlers Quintet | V.J.M. Records | LMJCD29 | Engineer |
  | 1998 | Volume 2 | Dave Chandlers Quintet | V.J.M. Records | LMJCD30 | Engineer |
  | 2000 | La Guitarra Latina | Richard Durrant | Longman Records | 030CD | Engineer |
  | 2005 | A Scattering Of Snow | The Big Stone | Longman Records | 043CD | writer/artist/producer |
  | 2005 | Two Suites | NYJO | NYJO Records | NYJCD024 | Producer/Engineer |
  | 2005 | You and Me Against The World Baby | Priya Thomas | Boiling Point | - | Mix Engineer 3 tracks |
  | 2005 | Uranus | Monkey Pants | Grammy | G0547076 | Producer/Backing Vocals |
  