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Historical audio engineers
Michael 'Bink' Knowles:
I've noticed that there isn't very much information "out there" about the people whose contribution to our business has been foundational. I have been editing Wikipedia as a means to counteract the shortfall but the effort needs a lot more than I have to offer. It would be great if LABsters could kick down some photos and facts to help flesh out the articles about audio industry pioneers. Especially photos!
Articles that need your help:
Acoustical engineers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Ballantine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Bozak
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_D%27Appolito
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vance_Dickason
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Dudleston
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Fanger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kenneth_Hilliard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomlinson_Holman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_W._Kellogg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wilbur_Klipsch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kloss
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vern_Oliver_Knudsen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bullough_Lansing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_Linkwitz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Joseph_Lodge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Marshall_%28New_Zealand_ acoustician%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_F._Olson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Bozak
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Raphael
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_W._Rice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Shearer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Sibul
Electronic engineers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_E._Blackmer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Blumlein
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Dolby
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hafler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Massenburg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_M._Poniatoff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Putnam, Sr.
Live sound guys:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Healy_%28Soundman%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mick Hughes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutch_%28sound_engineer%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Rat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owsley_Stanley
Important engineers that don't yet have Wikipedia articles about them:
John F. Blackburn (Altec)
Herbert Keroes
Ed Laurent
Saul Marantz
Frank McIntosh
Roger Russell
Dan Dugan (once had an article but he deleted it)
Al Kahn (cofounder of EV)
Lou Burroughs (cofounder of EV)
Don Davis
Carolyn Davis
Edgar Villchur (cofounder of Acoustic Research Corp.)
Fritz Sennheiser
Georg Neumann
Carl Countryman
Dr. Don Pearson
And many more...
-Bink
Lee Brenkman:
A worthy endeavor Binkster
One more that you left out - after all he did record AND do live sound for "The King"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Porter_(audio)
And Fred Catero and Abe Jacobs need to be added to the list as well
Fred, not only because he did great work, but because he was one of the first engineers at Columbia to insist that engineers get credits on liner notes.
Abe because he revolutionized theater sound and pretty much INVENTED the job description "sound designer.
And maybe Bob Cohen and Charlie Butten, if for no other reason that they made it easier for tech crews to actually TALK to each other at loud live shows. Can you imagine a world WITHOUT ClearCom or the equivalent?
Cheers,
Lee
Michael 'Bink' Knowles:
Lee Brenkman wrote on Tue, 11 March 2008 11:40
A worthy endeavor Binkster
One more that you left out - after all he did record AND do live sound for "The King"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Porter_(audio)
And Fred Catero and Abe Jacobs need to be added to the list as well
Fred, not only because he did great work, but because he was one of the first engineers at Columbia to insist that engineers get credits on liner notes.
Abe because he revolutionized theater sound and pretty much INVENTED the job description "sound designer.
And maybe Bob Cohen and Charlie Butten, if for no other reason that they made it easier for tech crews to actually TALK to each other at loud live shows. Can you imagine a world WITHOUT ClearCom or the equivalent?
Cheers,
Lee
Good ones, Lee. I've always like Fred Catero's blustery personality aside from his excellent work. And yeah, ClearCom can't be overlooked.
More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Carver
Gordon Gow (McIntosh)
Ron Wickersham (Alembic)
Susan Wickersham (n
Mike Butler (media):
Quote:
There's still many more...
-Bink
Tru dat, Binkster.
Where's Greg Mackie? (I know, I know, but he put a bunch of us ankle biters in the game).
And Tony Hoffman, the "H" in KLH, and author of the eponymous "Iron Law."
Perhaps Uli gets "honorable" mention for reverse engineering.
Brad Nelson:
I would also include Stan Miller on that list. I think he was among the first if not the first to safely "fly" speaker cabinets, among many other accomplishments.
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