Andrew Walter
Owner of Mill Arts Music
Abbey Road Studios – 1991
Abbey Road Studios – 2025
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Mill Arts Music: An ‘Award Winning’ Mastering & Audio Restoration Agency
Restoration – Mastering – Producing – Audio Consulting & Lecturing
Expert Restoration & Preservation
Andrew is a ‘world leading’ specialist in restoring audio, using specialist computer equipment to remove unwanted noise and enhance the clarity of your recording.
Transform your analog recordings into high-quality, restored digital formats, ensuring your music will last for generations to come.
An industry professional and an audio expert he is dedicated to preserving the integrity of your audio. He will provide professionally meticulous and uniquely ‘world-class’ restoration services, tailored to your needs.
Mastering & Digital Conversion
An industry professional, Andrew is a leading and ‘award-winning’ mastering engineer with decades of service in the music industry.
His workmanship will polish and finalize your mix, professionally creating and enhancing the very best finished master for all 2-channel outputs.
His restoration and mastering services have been used around the world by musicians working from their bedroom studio to some of the major pop and classical musicians in the world.
Music Producer & Lecturer
A notable music producer, Andrew has worked with pop bands & classical musicians from around the world in the studio to create magical recordings, during the past 35 years.
Always professional and always fun to work with, your sessions will be enhanced from microphone to finished product.
As an audio expert, Andrew gives informative and entertaining illustrated lectures to industry groups around the world notably in the USA, Hong Kong, and across Europe, talking about audio restoration, mastering and the recording processes.
Curriculum Vitae
Andrew is a degree-educated engineer, producer, and composer who has worked at Abbey Road Studios for the past 35 years.
One of the world’s foremost mastering and restoration engineers, he has won four Gramophone awards and has two American Grammy nominations to his name, as well as numerous other accolades.
Andrew is a pioneer of digital restoration processes, using state-of-the-art technology like CEDAR, much of which he helped in the process of early development which he uses on film scores, classical, jazz, spoken word audio, and all genres of pop music.
He engineers recordings from as early as 1897, through 78 records, LP’s, tapes, CD, DVD, Blu-ray, and Dolby Atmos, and with artists and producers from around the world, including in the USA, Russia, Africa and Asia.
Andrew has worked with some of the greatest artists in the world including David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, Coldplay, U2, The Cure, Rush, Robbie Williams, Radiohead, The Who, Simple Minds, and The Beatles. He has also engineered for many award-winning ‘hit’ musicals including The Lord Of The Rings, Dirty Dancing, and Love Never Dies for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber as well as numerous Hollywood blockbusters including Harry Potter, V For Vendetta and the BAFTA-winning film Atonement, which received the Academy Award for Best Original Music Score.
Andrew transferred the first (and thought ‘lost’) studio demo acetate recording of The Beatles song ‘Love Me Do’, owned by Sir George Martin and restored by Andrew and released for the first time on The Beatles Anthology box set.
In the classical world, he has worked with a litany of modern and past artists, including the world-famous cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, the world-class singer Maria Callas and in producing The EMI CLASSICS Centenary Box, for which he was American Grammy-nominated.
He is also an expert in forensic restoration. He works with the British police, the UK government as well as business clients in ‘recapturing’ audio for legal and private investigations.
Andrew gives expert lectures to industry groups around the world notably in the USA, Hong Kong, and across Europe, talking about audio restoration processes.
He currently lives in Norfolk, UK, with his family where he runs a small sheep farm.
From 2025, Andy now works as a freelance engineer & consultant ‘restoration expert’ for Abbey Road Studios at Abbey Road Studios and from his studio in Norfolk.
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Expertise
Audio restoration specialism, ensuring your recordings are clear and vibrant, free from unwanted noise and artifacts.
Quality Assurance
Employing advanced techniques to restore audio quality, preserving the integrity of your music while enhancing its clarity.
Client Satisfaction
Prioritizing the clients’ needs, providing tailored solutions that meet their specific audio restoration requirements.
Innovative Technology
Utilizing state-of-the-art technology, to convert analog recordings to digital formats, ensuring longevity and accessibility.
Experienced Professionals
A skilled audio engineers with years of experience in the industry, dedicated to delivering exceptional results for every project.
Comprehensive Services
From noise reduction to format conversion, Andrew offers a full range of audio restoration services to meet all his diverse client needs.