Phil McDonald
English audio engineerWikipedia
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Sep 30, 2026
Scott FreimanGUEST
Wonderful.
Scott FreimanGUEST
I was surprised to get a nice email from Phil McDonald, who was basically a second engineer, if you will, but often ended up running the sessions.
Scott FreimanGUEST
And of course, he went on a long career with George and John and worked with Paul He worked with Ringo.
Scott FreimanGUEST
He worked with all of them in their solo careers.
Brian KehewGUEST
It's up there with anything I've ever heard, and we keep saying over and over again that that was a live performance and a live mix at the same time.
Brian KehewGUEST
Their engineers, especially Norman Smith, who did half their records- Uh, Jeff Emerick, Ken Scott, Phil McDonald, these various people that worked with him, they're geniuses too.
Brian KehewGUEST
And as you probably know, engineering can make or break an entire record.
Billy CorganHOST
Yes.