Peter Colby, Production and Logistics

Abstract

This chapter is an interview with Peter Colby, our technological and logistics voice in the collection. Peter began his career as a recordist for the ABC, Australia’s national broadcaster, and was at the time of the interview Global President of Sony DADC, the company’s digital production arm. Peter has been responsible for the development and implementation of numerous new music media and platforms for mass and niche markets and has overseen the building of massive plant and equipment for both the production and distribution stages of commercial recorded music, including the legendary Armstrong Studios in Melbourne, Australia. Peter details the history of production technologies used in both the recording and distribution phases of the record business through his experience as a professional involved in practically every aspect of commercial music and video production, packaging, and distribution.