Comments on: Bill Putnam and United Recording, Hollywood CA https://www.preservationsound.com/bill-putnam-and-united-recording-hollywood-ca/ information and ideas about audio history Sat, 02 Feb 2019 22:30:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chris McGrew https://www.preservationsound.com/bill-putnam-and-united-recording-hollywood-ca/#comment-565407 Sat, 02 Feb 2019 22:30:57 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=4077#comment-565407 In reply to Jesse Klapholz.

Hello!
I’m currently running Hyde Street Studio C, and am curious to learn more about the history of this amazing room. I’m also part of a project that will replicate all three rooms at Hyde street at another location. I’d love to chat one of these days if you have time.

Thanks,
Chris McGrew
Wally’s Hydeout
at Hyde Street Studios

]]> By: Bob Bushnell https://www.preservationsound.com/bill-putnam-and-united-recording-hollywood-ca/#comment-354507 Wed, 04 May 2016 21:54:43 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=4077#comment-354507 In reply to Leland Hite.

Lee:

Came across your comments about Bill Putnam, Jerry Ferree, and myself.
Let me know what you’re looking for, and I’ll pass them on to Jerry.

]]> By: Jesse Klapholz https://www.preservationsound.com/bill-putnam-and-united-recording-hollywood-ca/#comment-341893 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:01:41 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=4077#comment-341893 With all due respect to the GINATS whose shoulders I walk upon gingerly, I believe that Michael Rettinger of RCA in consultation with John Volkmann of RCA (inventor of Polycylindrical Diffusors, amongst many others), designed the studios.

]]> By: Leland Hite https://www.preservationsound.com/bill-putnam-and-united-recording-hollywood-ca/#comment-299548 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 23:15:14 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=4077#comment-299548 In reply to Bob Bushnell.

Bob,
I very much want to get in contact with you regarding you and Jerry Ferree. I worked for Bill Putnam in the summer of 1965. I do the newsletter for Valparaiso Technical Institute Alumni and would like to make contact regarding some info we plan to publish in the newsletter.
Thanks much,
Leland Hite (Lee Hite)

VTI Alumni

]]> By: Bob Bushnell https://www.preservationsound.com/bill-putnam-and-united-recording-hollywood-ca/#comment-260543 Sat, 27 Sep 2014 17:18:13 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=4077#comment-260543 Tom:
Many thanks for the neat review of our book! Wish I had met your father back when. I was friends with Bob Doherty when he was with MGM Records in NY.

]]> By: Tom Fine https://www.preservationsound.com/bill-putnam-and-united-recording-hollywood-ca/#comment-14574 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:16:24 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=4077#comment-14574 As is well documented, Bill Putnam was a very smart man, an excellent engineer and also a successful entrepreneur. These three traits, together, were nearly unique in his chosen business, and he steadily built an empire of studios and professional equipment manufacturing which was widely respected around the world.

Two of Putnam’s former engineers, Bob Bushnell and Jerry Ferree, wrote a superb book, “From Downbeat To Vinyl – Bill Putnam, His Legacy To Recording.” It is available at Amazon and directly from the authors:
http://www.bookstandpublishing.com/book_details/From_Downbeat_to_Vinyl

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