John Timperley (11 January 1940 – 20 September 2006), was a British audio engineer, who worked on recordings of a number of important musicians and groups from the 1960s to the 1990s.
He gained his training at the IBC Studios in London in the late 1950s, working with his long time friend, Keith Grant, primarily on classical recordings and the early pop music.
At this time Bing Crosby, Tony Bennett, Shirley Bassey Thelonious Monk, Count Bassie and Stephane Grappelli all recorded at Chappell under Timperly's control.
During this time he was involved in the recordings for Magical Mystery Tour where he first met Paul McCartney, establishing a relationship which continued on and off throughout his career with works including the 1991 Liverpool Oratorio.
In 1991, Timperley produced the album A Tribute to Hollywood featuring Academy Award-winning songs from many decades from a cappella to Big Band accompaniment with Cantabile - the London Quartet In the 1990s, Timperley started undertaking film soundtrack recording and mixing, including Lord of the Flies, Lost in Space and The Pianist.