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Former Pupil Biographies

Olga Fitzroy (1981 - current)

Olga was born in Berlin and educated at Madras College. At school she was in the hockey team and won a Gold award when in first year in the Junior section of the UK Schools Mathematics challenge.

Initially she wanted to be a drummer in a punk rock band but went to the University of Surrey to complete a Tonmeister® degree (this term describes a person who is a sound master, creating recordings or broadcasts of music and having detailed practical and theoretical knowledge of all aspects of sound recording, music mixing and mastering). This included a placement as a runner at Associated Independent Recordings studios.

 
Olga Fitzroy is a recording and mix engineer at Associated Independent Recording studios and campaigner for shared parental leave and fair pay. She is an Executive Director of the Music Producers Guild and a signatory of the letter sent by the music industry to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 19th March 2020 urging him to help the music industry during the coronavirus crisis.

She has worked with many famous artists including:

  • George Michael
  • Paul McCartney (on the Love album)
  • Chris Martin (Coldplay)
  • Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)
  • Matt Bellamy (Muse)
  • Hans Zimmer

She mixed some of the music for the London 2012 Olympics and other projects include 'The Crown' and 'Doctor Who'.

In 2019 she stood as a parliamentary candidate for the Labour Party in Croydon South but was unsuccessful.

In 2016 she was named 'Recording Engineer of the Year' by the Music Producers Guild and recognised by the BBC in the 'Woman's Hour' power list in 2018. In 2019 she won the 'Campaigner of the Year' award at Music Week's 'Women in Music' awards.