Legendary Producer Mike Hedges to Produce the
Priests
When the announcement was made that three
priests from Ireland had signed a recording
deal with BMG, interest in the group was
immediately sparked. As more information about
the group emerged, including the fact that
legendary producer Mike Hedges would be
producing the group, even more interest was
generated.
With a career spanning more than 20 years, Mike Hedges has
certainly gained a large following and has established a widely
respected career. That career began in London at Morgan Studios
during the late 1970s. Originally, Hedges had studied to be an
engineer. After making the decision to freelance in 1981, he
quickly moved on to acting as an engineer/producer. That proved
to be a wise decision as his career has taken the world by
storm since that time and the name Mike Hedges has become
somewhat legendary.
His first major effort was with The Cure. That collaboration
resulted in 'Killing an Arab', the group's debut single. Before
long Hedges opened his own facility and continued working with
The Cure along with other groups, namely Siouxsie and the
Banshees and the Associates. Subsequent successes have included
Dido, U2, Travis and Manic Street Preachers. His collaboration
on Manic Street Preachers' Everything Must Go eventually
resulted in a number of awards including being voted as the
best album of 1996 and the BRIT award for Album of the
Year.
In recent years, Hedges' work has included collaboration on a
Dido album, which went on to sell millions of copies in less
than a year. He has also filled a role on the musical team for
the mega film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
As a result, it came as somewhat of a surprise and a
disappointment when word was announced in 2007 that Hedges had
decided to slow down his career and would consequently be
working on fewer jobs. At the time Hedges indicated that he
would like to spend more time with his family, particularly his
three sons.
Earlier this year it was announced that Fathers Eugene and
Martin O'Hagan, brothers, and their longtime school friend
Father David Delargy, had signed a recording deal with BMG
records for an album of christian music. Although this was
certainly welcome news, as popular secular music does not often
allow much room for spirtitually based music, when it was
discovered that Mike Hedges would be producing the group, the
buzz truly began about this upcoming album. Since that time,
interest has greatly increased in the album and how Hedges'
collaboration on the album could affect it.
The group's first album is set to debut in November and work
has already begun on recording for the album. Although final
details regarding the album have not been officially released,
it is expected that the album will contain such favorite hymns
as Abide With Me, Be Still My Soul, Oh Holy Night and Ave
Maria.
While Hedges' work in the past has been more secularly based,
excitement is certainly swirling regarding his work on The
Priests' debut album.
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