1960s – Sound Of The Hound

We interview legendary record producer Joe Boyd in the finale to our first series of The Sound Of The Hound podcasts

The first series of Sound of the Hound wraps up with something a bit different: an interview with legendary Pink Floyd and Nick Drake producer Joe Boyd. Just like Fred Gaisberg, Joe is an American who moved to London in his twenties to establish an overseas office for a record company. And just like Fred,Continue reading “We interview legendary record producer Joe Boyd in the finale to our first series of The Sound Of The Hound podcasts”

Tools of the Trade… Al Levitt’s 100th birthday

The Hounds newest contributor Wayne Shevlin celebrates NYC’s finest for Al Levitt’s 100th birthday. Enjoy!! by Wayne Shevlin One of the first pit stops along my musical road was to work during the late 1960s & early 70s for Levitt & Elrod, a musical instrument sales and repair shop on NYC’s Upper West Side. Sad, perhaps,Continue reading “Tools of the Trade… Al Levitt’s 100th birthday”

Daphne Oram’s 1960’s Optical Synthesizer Oramics Machine – Electronic Music Pioneer

In the early ’60s, pioneering British composer Daphne Oram set out to create a synthesizer unlike any other, she called it the Oramics machine Commissioned by The Science Museum, London. Directed, Produced, Filmed and Edited by Nick Street and Jen Fearnley. Science Museum Oramics to Electronica: Revealing Histories of Electronic Music Until Saturday 01 DecemberContinue reading “Daphne Oram’s 1960’s Optical Synthesizer Oramics Machine – Electronic Music Pioneer”