Olga FitzRoy

Olga Fitzroy is a sound engineer at Associated Independent Recording (AIR) studios, a British Labour party politician, and a campaigner for shared parental leave and fair pay. Fitzroy was born in Berlin and educated at Madras College in St Andrews, Scotland. She initially wanted to be a drummer in a punk rock band, but completed a Tonmeister degree at the University of Surrey which included a placement as a runner at Associated Independent Recording (AIR) studios. Career Fitzroy works for Associated Independent Recording (AIR) studios in Hampstead, London. She has worked with George Michael, Paul McCartney on the Love album, Chris Martin from Coldplay, Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters, Matt Bellamy from Muse, and Hans Zimmer. She has mixed music for the London 2012 Olympics. As of 2023 her recent projects include The Crown season 5, Live In Buenos Aires by Coldplay, and Doctor Who season 13. She formerly served as a member of the Music Producers Guild (MPG) board of directors Campaigning Fitzroy unsuccessfully stood as parliamentary candidate for the Labour party in Croydon South in the 2019 General Election against the winning Conservative incumbent Chris Philp. She is the founder of Parental Pay Equality and worked closely with Tracy Brabin on the Selfieleave Bill to give shared parental leave to the self-employed in 2018. 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.