Mike Stone

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This article is about the engineer and producer. For the musician, see Mike Stone (musician).

Mike Stone (a.k.a. Mike "Clay" Stone) (1951 – May 2002) was an English recording engineer and record producer.

Stone was best known for his work with America, Asia (multiple albums), Blue Öyster Cult, George Carlin, Daniel Amos (Horrendous Disc), Foreigner, Journey, KISS, Queen (multiple albums), REO Speedwagon, Lou Reed, Frank Zappa and others. He also ran an independent record label Clay Records in the late 70s and early 80s, and worked on the production of some of that label's releases, including Discharge's influential debut album. Stone also sang a lead vocal line in the song "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy" on the Queen album A Day at the Races.

Stone began to work as an assistant engineer at Abbey Road Studios in London during the summer of 1964. Some of his first assignments were assisting George Martin and Norman Smith on sessions for The Beatles' Beatles for Sale LP. Over the years that followed, Stone would frequently work with Abbey Road staffers and even return to the studio as a producer.