Owen Morris

The Welsh producer who mixed Oasis's early classics—and the man holding the master tape on the cover of Morning Glory.

Owen Morris (born in Glyncorrwg, Wales) is a Welsh record producer who worked with Oasis, mixing and mastering their debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994. He continued working with the band on their subsequent two albums: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) and Be Here Now (1997). He can be seen on the cover of (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, holding the album's master tape. His role was as a producer and engineer, and he helped shape the sound of Oasis's early, defining records before moving on to other projects.

Quick Facts

Role: Producer & Engineer
Key work: Definitely Maybe Album

Lore & Background

Morris started in the music industry as a sound engineer at Spaceward Studio in Cambridge, England when he was 16. He continued as an engineer until 1994, when he mixed and mastered Oasis's debut album Definitely Maybe. He then worked on (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) and Be Here Now (1997). Beyond Oasis, he produced the Verve's A Northern Soul (1995) and Ash's 1977 (1996), and produced the View's debut Hats Off to the Buskers, which reached number one on the UK Albums Chart in 2006. In 2013 Morris re-mastered the first three Oasis albums, working with Ian Cooper, for their 20th anniversary re-issues. According to a 2020 Rolling Stone article, Morris has retired and resides in Costa Rica.