Live from Abbey Road

Live from Abbey Road is a 12-part, one-hour performance series/documentary that began filming its first season during 2006 at Abbey Road Studios in London. Season 2 was filmed between 2007 and 2008, season 3 was filmed in 2009 and Season 4 was filmed in 2011. The series features a total of 128 musical artists to date (about 32 per Season) -- usually two or three per show, performing up to five songs per session. The sessions are recorded without a live audience. Shot in HD video with the occasional use of 35 mm lenses, the producers have sought to record performances which "look like a movie and sound like a record".

Broadcast licenses

The series began broadcasting on Channel 4 / More 4 in the United Kingdom in January 2007 under a license from Channel 4. Since season 2 the series has been licensed for broadcast in 27 countries around the world, including: The series is distributed for broadcast by Fremantle Media. The series is licensed to 112 territories in total.

Production

Live from Abbey Road Limited is an independent production company formed by the series' producer, Michael Gleason. The series is produced under a multi year license from EMI, owner of Abbey Road Studios. The second half of Season 4 aired in the UK from November 2011.

Musicians

The series features famous musicians and groups from various genres, spanning from rock, heavy metal, electronic, pop and even jazz and blues. The artists featured spend much of the day at Abbey Road rehearsing and performing. Many have their own mixing desk and sound technicians on site. The idea is to capture the sound created during the production of a record, and to film the process without an audience, typical of the atmosphere in a recording studio.

Series 1

Series 2

The second series was broadcast in the UK between 27 June 2008 and 13 September 2008.

Series 3

The third series began airing in the UK on 11 October 2009.

Series 4

Began broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 in June 2011 and continued until December 2011. The series was also aired around the rest of the world from January 2012.

Series 5

International broadcast from November 2012

Abbey Road Studios: In Session

Broadcast on Channel 4 from October & November 2012