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Bill Hanley (born 1937) is an American audio engineer and is regarded as the "father of festival sound". He is most widely known as the sound engineer behind the Woodstock festival in Bethel, New York in August 1969. He was also influential in a number of other festivals.
Brothers Bill and Terry Hanley formed Hanley Sound in the basement of a storefront on Salem St. in Medford’s Haines Square in 1957. Bill pioneered techniques in amplification, sound system...
Aug 21, 2020 · “Bill Hanley had seen the failure of The Beatles at Shea stadium, and understood that wasn’t going to work at Woodstock,” says Michael Pettersen, Director of Corporate History and 43-year veteran at Shure. While the Woodstock system seems primitive by today’s standards, it was remarkably advanced for 1969.
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Feb 12, 2019 · Bill Hanley single-handedly brought quality sound out of the era of primitive public address. His way of operating was living proof that “necessity is the mother of invention.” Now 82 years old, he is one of the oldest living live concert sound engineers of this period.
Luckily for them, “this crazy guy in Boston,” Bill Hanley, was available. Hanley’s innovative setup and the resulting recording forever shaped our collective memory of this...
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Mar 17, 2020 · Known as the “Father of Festival Sound,” Bill Hanley (b. 1937) made his indelible mark as a sound engineer at the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Fair. Hanley is credited with creating the sound of Woodstock, which literally made the massive festival possible.
