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British sound engineer and campaigner

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Olga FitzRoy Born February 1982 (age 44) Berlin, Germany Education Madras College Alma mater University of Surrey[1] Occupations Tonmeister Audio engineer Record producer Politician Employer(s) Associated Independent Recording Music Producers Guild Known for Activism Awards Recording Engineer of the Year (2016) Website www.olgafitzroy.com

**Olga Fitzroy** (born February 1982)[2] is a German-born sound engineer at [Associated Independent Recording](/source/Associated_Independent_Recording) (AIR) studios and a campaigner for shared [parental leave](/source/Parental_leave) and [fair pay](/source/Gender_pay_gap).[3][4][5][1]

## Early life

Fitzroy was born in Berlin, Germany.[6] and educated at [Madras College](/source/Madras_College)[7] in [St Andrews](/source/St_Andrews), Scotland.[4] She initially wanted to be a drummer in a [punk rock](/source/Punk_rock) band,[8] but completed a [Tonmeister](/source/Tonmeister) degree at the [University of Surrey](/source/University_of_Surrey) which included a [placement](/source/Sandwich_degree) as a runner at AIR studios.[1]

## Professional career

Fitzroy works for [Associated Independent Recording](/source/Associated_Independent_Recording) (AIR) studios[9] in [Hampstead](/source/Hampstead), London.[4] She has worked with [George Michael](/source/George_Michael),[4] [Paul McCartney](/source/Paul_McCartney) on the [*Love* album](/source/Love_(Beatles_album)), [Chris Martin](/source/Chris_Martin) from [Coldplay](/source/Coldplay), [Dave Grohl](/source/Dave_Grohl) from the [Foo Fighters](/source/Foo_Fighters), [Matt Bellamy](/source/Matt_Bellamy) from [Muse](/source/Muse_(band)), and [Hans Zimmer](/source/Hans_Zimmer).[10][11] She has mixed music for the [London 2012 Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics).[6][10][4][12] As of 2023 her recent projects include [The Crown season 5](/source/The_Crown_(season_5)), [Live In Buenos Aires](/source/Live_in_Buenos_Aires_(Coldplay_album)) by [Coldplay](/source/Coldplay), and [Doctor Who season 13.](/source/Doctor_Who_(season_13))[6][9][10] She formerly served as a member of the [Music Producers Guild](/source/Music_Producers_Guild) (MPG) board of directors [13][14]

## Campaigning and politics

Fitzroy unsuccessfully stood as parliamentary candidate for the [Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) in [Croydon South](/source/Croydon_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency))[15] in the [2019 General Election](/source/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election) against the winning [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party(UK)) incumbent [Chris Philp](/source/Chris_Philp). She is the founder of Parental Pay Equality[16] and worked closely with [Tracy Brabin](/source/Tracy_Brabin) on the Selfieleave Bill to give shared parental leave to the self-employed in 2018.[17]

During Covid she worked pro-bono for the charity *Pregnant Then Screwed*, leading their work on a judicial review against the chancellor for discrimination in the SEISS scheme.[18]

She was elected as a councillor for [St Martin's](/source/St_Martin's_(Lambeth_ward)) ward in Lambeth in the May 2022 [local elections](/source/2022_Lambeth_London_Borough_Council_election).

She stood to be the Labour [prospective parliamentary candidate](/source/Prospective_parliamentary_candidate) for the new constituency of [Croydon East](/source/Croydon_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) at the [2024 general election](/source/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election).[19] She lost the nomination to [Natasha Irons](/source/Natasha_Irons_(politician)).

## Awards and honours

Fitzroy was named recording engineer of the year at the [Music Producers Guild](/source/Music_Producers_Guild) (MPG) awards in 2016.[20] She was recognised by [BBC Radio 4](/source/BBC_Radio_4) on *[Woman's Hour](/source/Woman's_Hour)* power list in 2018[21] for her successful campaign for shared [parental leave](/source/Parental_leave) and [maternity](/source/Maternity) allowance for [self-employed](/source/Self-employment) and [freelance staff](/source/Freelancer). In 2019 she was awarded the [Ivors Academy](/source/The_Ivors_Academy) Gold Badge Award[22] and also the 2019 campaigner of the year award at *[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)'*s [women in music](/source/Women_in_music) awards.,[23] which was presented by [Tom Watson](/source/Tom_Watson%2C_Baron_Watson_of_Wyre_Forest).

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dotcom_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dotcom_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-dotcom_1-2) ["About ← Olga FitzRoy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191207215326/http://www.olgafitzroy.com/about/). *olgafitzroy.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.olgafitzroy.com/about/) on 7 December 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Olga FITZROY personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK"](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/wr-RweN5Z7DwhwZ_mWpwgHYMysQ/appointments). *find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk*. Retrieved 18 May 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Labour's Croydon South candidate wins campaigner award"](https://insidecroydon.com/2019/11/09/labours-croydon-south-candidate-wins-campaigner-award/). *insidecroydon.com*. 9 November 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sucks_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sucks_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-sucks_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-sucks_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-sucks_4-4) Anon (2019). ["Does My Music Suck?, Olga Fitzroy (Recording and Mix Engineer)"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07y64hl). *bbc.co.uk*. BBC. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-twitter_5-0)** [Olga FitzRoy](https://x.com/OlgaFitzRoy) on [X](/source/X_(social_network))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-discogs_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-discogs_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-discogs_6-2) [Olga FitzRoy](https://www.discogs.com/artist/678187) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-andrews_7-0)** Alexander, Michael (2017). ["St Andrews-raised music engineer Olga launches national campaign for shared parental pay"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200116152707/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/495684/st-andrews-raised-music-engineer-olga-launches-national-campaign-shared-parental-pay/). *thecourier.co.uk*. Dundee: [The Courier](/source/The_Courier_(Dundee)). Archived from [the original](https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/495684/st-andrews-raised-music-engineer-olga-launches-national-campaign-shared-parental-pay/) on 16 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-punk_8-0)** ["The UPload: Recording Engineer, Olga Fitzroy"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjqnU4uEMmY). *youtube.com*. [YouTube](/source/YouTube). 8 August 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-air_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-air_9-1) ["Olga FitzRoy"](https://www.airstudios.com/olga-fitzroy). AIR Studios. 11 July 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-imdb_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-imdb_10-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-imdb_10-2) [Olga FitzRoy](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2256180/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Sherwin, Adam (18 November 2019). ["Labour candidate Olga FitzRoy swapping Coldplay's studio for Croydon South"](https://inews.co.uk/news/olga-fitzroy-labour-candidate-swapping-coldplays-studio-for-croydon-south-363348). *i News*. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 22 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-paygap_12-0)** Homewood, Ben (2019). ["'The gender pay gaps are shameful': Olga FitzRoy calls for action at Women In Music 2019"](https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/the-gender-pay-gaps-are-shameful-olga-fitzroy-calls-for-action-at-women-in-music-2019/078079). Music Week. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["The Music Producers Guild"](https://mpg.org.uk/). Retrieved 10 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Reddington, Helen (2021). [*She’s at the Controls: Sound Engineering, Production and Gender Ventriloquism in the 21st Century*](https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/shes-at-the-controls/) (Paperback). Equinox Publishing. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781781796511](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781781796511).[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Fitzroy, Olga (2019). ["Olga FitzRoy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191213020254/http://olga4croydonsouth.com/). *Olga 4 Croydon South*. Archived from [the original](http://olga4croydonsouth.com/) on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ppe_16-0)** ["Olga, Author at Campaign for Parental Pay Equality"](http://www.parentalpayequality.org.uk/author/olga/). *Parental Pay Equality*. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Ramsey, Colby (23 February 2018). ["Supporters of Olga FitzRoy's Parental Pay Equality campaign gathered outside Parliament"](https://audiomediainternational.com/video-supporters-of-olga-fitzroys-parental-pay-equality-campaign-gathered-outside-parliament/). Audio Media International. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** FitzRoy, Olga (24 November 2011). ["SEISS grants did discriminate against new mothers – the government must do better"](https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/seiss-scheme-discrimination-mothers-b1963670.html). *The Independent*. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Olga FitzRoy – Fighting for Croydon's Future"](https://olgafitzroy.com/). Retrieved 29 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["Music Producers Guild Announces its 2016 Award Winners!"](https://mpg.org.uk/news/mpg-awards-2016-winners/). Music Producers Guild. 4 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour - Power List 2018: Top 40"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3WWSL8B88gS1sCRYrgC1ZTy/power-list-2018-top-40). BBC Radio 4.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["The Ivors Academy Gold Badge 2019 Recipients Announced"](https://www.thejazzmann.com/news/article/the-ivors-academy-gold-badge-2019-recipients-announced/). *The Jazz Man*. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-23)** Paine, Andre (2019). ["'You're an inspiration': All the winners and tributes at the Music Week Women In Music Awards 2019"](https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/you-re-an-inspiration-all-the-winners-and-tributes-at-the-music-week-women-in-music-awards-2019/078023). *Music Week*.

## External links

- [Campaign website](https://olgafitzroy.com/)

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