Bill Armstrong Part One - Gavin Woods Podcast Bonus

Bill Armstrong - Legendary Music Producer was born  in 1929.

The Melbourne audio technician-turned-producer has been at
the forefront of the local music industry for more than 60 years.

In the mid-50s, Armstrong was working as a "balance
officer" at ABC Radio, producing live-to-air programs, outside broadcasts
and variety shows and working with the likes of Graham Kennedy. In 1956, he was
charged with overseeing the PA system at the main stadium of the Melbourne
Olympic Games.

In 1965, Armstrong opened his own studio in a small terrace
house in Albert Rd, South Melbourne. One of the first pop recordings made there
was the backing track for The Easybeats' 1965 breakthrough hit "She's So
Fine", which was overseen by British-born engineer Roger Savage.   Over the next few years the studios  expanded into six adjoining properties,
including four studios equipped with 4-track machines. In 1968 Armstrong
installed one of the first 8-track recorders in Australia, followed by 16 and
then 24-track machines, together with state-of-the-art mixing desks in the
early '70s. During this time, many of Australia's most distinguished producers
and engineers worked there. The original engineering team were Roger Savage,
Allan Pay and Philip Webster. Armstrong's studios soon overtook two other major
studios in Australia at the time - the EMI and Festival Records facilities in
Sydney - to become the most sought-after recording venue in the country, and
the "engine room" of Australian pop and rock recording. Many of the
most popular and successful Australian recordings from the mid-1960s to the
mid-1980s were made there, including hit albums and singles by The Masters
Apprentices, The Twilights, The Groove, The Groop, Zoot, The Aztecs, Russell
Morris, Brian Cadd, Daddy Cool, Franciscus Henri, Hans Poulsen, Spectrum, John
Farnham, Skyhooks, Little River Band, The Sports, Models and many others. Many
famous overseas artists also recorded there while visiting Australia, including
Earl Hines, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, and Stephane Grapelli.[2]

Armstrong left the company in 1977 and stuck with the music
industry, working as the manager of SBS Radio in Sydney and Melbourne before
establishing the first commercial FM radio station in 1980, EON FM, now Triple
M. His contribution to the industry has been well recognised – an ARIA for
Lifetime contribution to the Australian Music Industry, the Advance Australia
Award for outstanding contribution to the industry and commerce, an APRA for
Outstanding Contribution to the music industry and the National Film and Sound
Archive's Cochrane-Smith award for his contribution to Sound Heritage, among
them.