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THE SOUND OF THE HOUND A NEW PODCAST SERIES ABOUT THE BIRTH OF RECORDED SOUND
London, April 1, 2020 — The Sound of the Hound today announced the launch of a new historical podcast series sharing the adventures, stories and lives of the entrepreneurs, artists and eccentrics who invented the music industry and brought recorded music to the masses at the tail end of the nineteenth century. The series is […]
Read moreAlan Blumlein, grandson of inventor and war hero Alan Dower Blumlein today honours his grandfather on his 114 birthday.
My Grandfather, the genius electronics engineer and inventor Alan Dower Blumlein was born on this day, June 29th, 1903. Employed by EMI at the Hayes R&D facility for most of his working life, he filed 128 patents in the field of telecommunications, stereo sound, television and H2S airborne radar. Sadly, his life was cut tragically […]
Read moreMemories of EMI – Kevin Ryan at Abbey Road Studios
The lovely Kevin Ryan (co author of the Recording the Beatles book) shared a memory of his time working on the book within Abbey Road Studios and at the EMI Archives. If you are interested in taking part or would like more information about our Memories of EMI Campaign please contact us on: email: info@emiarchivetrust.org […]
Read moreMemories on Film – Ken Scott at Abbey Road Studios
The EMI Archive Trust was delighted to sit down with the legendary Ken Scott at Abbey Road Studios. Ken Scott worked for EMI, at Abbey Road Studios where he began his time working in the tape library and worked his way up to become an incredible engineer who worked with the Beatles and on many […]
Read moreCapacitance Altimeter
In early 1940, Alan Blumlein and his team at the EMI Central Research Labs began work on the technology behind the Capacitance Altimeter. This device works by measuring the differences in charge between a low lying aircraft and the charge at earth’s surface, therefore enabling aircraft and other vehicles to fly at night and in […]
Read moreMemories of EMI – Tony Locantro
Tony Locantro worked for EMI for 54 years and during that time he worked with the EMI Archive Trust to curate Scott’s Music Box. This double CD compilation album showcases the music taken by Captain Scott on his fateful expedition to the South Pole. Tony was instrumental in choosing the correct pieces of music and artwork […]
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