Record producer Gus Dudgeon and his wife died suddenly in a tragic accident in July 2002. The Foundation established in his name aims to promote awareness and understanding of the technical craft - particularly in analogue recording - and musicality that made him a producer of such significance. The Foundation will primarily be an educational trust dedicated to teaching recording techniques to a variety of students. The focus of the Foundation will be Reading College, where a Gus Dudgeon studio has already been established using an MCI console and various other pieces of vintage analogue equipment which once belonged to Gus. Provisional trustees for the Foundation include Peter Filleul, Andy East, Pip Williams, Chris Hook, Murray Dudgeon and Stuart Epps.
The memorial gathering at Abbey Road will be supported by friends, colleagues and music industry figures with whom Gus worked over the years. There will also be tributes from artists produced by Gus, including Kiki Dee. Tickets for the event, which begins at 7pm for 7.30pm, are available from event organizer Mark Broad who can be contacted at the e-mail address below.
(Ruth Rossington)
