The Hound heartily thanks Roel Kruize in bringing to our attention the artist Peter Kemp. Peter’s Kemp’s award winning photography is best described as “Story Telling Pictures”. The image below is the second in a series of 4 photographs in the “His Masters Voice – HMV series” which pays homage to this great music label underContinue reading “Story Telling Pictures by Peter Kemp”
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Winner, Scott’s Last Expedition
The Natural History Museum won the Best of the Best award at the Museums and Heritage Awards for Excellence 2013 ceremony last night. Scott’s Last Expedition took the award for Best Temporary or Touring Exhibition, recognising the innovative approach it took to revealing the tales of endurance and scientific achievements of Robert Falcon Scott’s epicContinue reading “Winner, Scott’s Last Expedition”
EMI – NO WORRIES FOR THIS DEALER!
Many thanks to the ‘The Alan Warner Archive’ for kindly supply The Hound this fine image.
Neville Thiele (4 December 1920 – 1 October 2012)
On October 1st Australian audio industry icon (Dr Albert) Neville Thiele, OAM, passed away aged 91. Neville was one of the most influential figures in audio, and is best known for his role in the development of the ‘Thiele-Small parameters’. As a consequence, virtually every loudspeaker in the world has a specification sheet with theseContinue reading “Neville Thiele (4 December 1920 – 1 October 2012)”
Mojo at Abbey Road – Electronic Music
Mojo ask Daniel Miller, Andy McCluskey, Martyn Ware, Mark Jones, Trevor Jackson, Matthew Herbert and Bill Brewster their thoughts on electronic music. Electrospective-The Remix Album (2CD) release date 27 August 2012- EMI Gold shop.electrospective.com
Mastering at Abbey Road Studio
A brief guide to mastering and the EMI TG12410 mastering console.
Our bodies in 3D
Science Museum September Talk by: Professor Adrian Thomas, Clinical Director for Radiology for South London Healthcare NHS Trust Thursday 20 September 2012, 4 – 5pm In 2009, the Science Museum’s centenary year, the public voted the x-ray machine as the most important object in its collections. Arguably the CT (computerised tomography) scanner, which was announcedContinue reading “Our bodies in 3D”
American Harrison Dillard, oldest 100-meter Olympic champion, honored in London
In 1948 two Olympic Torches were made by E.M.I Ltd, designed by Ralph Lavers and donated to the Organising Committee of the XIV Olympic Games. LONDON 2012 – the oldest 100-meter Olympic champion is back in London for the games. 89-year-old American, Harrison Dillard, was honored Wednesday at Britain’s Foreign Office where the 1948 EMI TorchContinue reading “American Harrison Dillard, oldest 100-meter Olympic champion, honored in London”
Joe Batten’s Book: The Story of Sound Recording
SOTH would like to thank our latest contributor Michael Lloyd-Davies for his insightful review on the memoirs of Joe Batten – pioneer recording manager. By Michael Lloyd-Davies In his foreward to Joe Batten’s memoirs, Joe is described by Sir Compton McKenzie as “that other great recorder” bracketed with Freddy Gaisberg. Joe Batten’s story isContinue reading “Joe Batten’s Book: The Story of Sound Recording”
London 2012: The 1948 torch relay on a shoestring
By Claire Heald for BBC News, published 18 May 2011 In 1948 two Olympic Torches were made by E.M.I Ltd, designed by Ralph Lavers and donated to the Organising Committee of the XIV Olympic Games. Not the Duke of Edinburgh or athletics hero Sydney Wooderson, John Mark was the surprise last torchbearer in theContinue reading “London 2012: The 1948 torch relay on a shoestring”
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