492 Cafe
Bill Hanley
Engineer and Sound Industry Visionary
Though Bill Hanley is recognized by his fellow professionals as a technical innovator, he is best known for helping to create the Newport Jazz Festival, and for engineering the greatest concert of the 20th Century, the Woodstock "Happening" of 1969. - - -> FOH Article about Bill Hanley |
Front Of House Magazine "During those days, promoters didn’t care about the quality of the sound, and Hanley had an uphill battle convincing them of its importance. Finally, musicians did notice the difference and Hanley was being contracted by many to provide sound. Brian Wilson was one of the first, and the Beatles used Hanley on their East Coast tour. When Woodstock’s initial site was cancelled, it was Hanley who picked the final location of that momentous event. Also, as a sign of the times, he was behind the sound at many of the anti-Vietnam War peace rallies in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and was arrested for his efforts on one occasion." |
492 Cafe Audio Producer Freeman Z Is Initiated Into the Festival Sound Trade by Bill Hanley See PhotosA Pair of 40 Foot Tall Speakers and 15,000 Watts of Power at a 24-Hour, $650,000.00 Fund Raiser. ...And one adorable spaniel. |
Bill explores some "new-fangled" digital equipment here at the 492 Cafe Studio, (2006) |
Video
From sound industry magazine Front of House
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Included in video:
Jazz at Newport, Woodstock, Beatles 2nd Tour, Beach Boys, Mormon Tabernacle, Cafe au Go Go, LBJ's Inaugural, Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield, Anti-Vietnam War Rallies, Innovations, Family
| A smaller version of this video with better sound is linked from this page. |
Links
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Bill Hanley to receive Parnelli Award
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Interview: British Rockers The Remains "...a volume level unheard at the time."
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Story: Hendix's Tape Deck "...behind the building of Jimi's New York studio, Electric Ladyland"
Woodstock '69 .com
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The Woodstock '69 connection to S. Africa
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Segregated Concerts in S. Africa
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More S. Africa Stories (w/Pics of Bill Hanley)
the Woodstock Sound System in South Africa
3rd Ear Sound in South Africa has the Soweto township concerts story and some great photos.
Hanley Receives Sound Industry's Prestigious Parnelli Award
Front Of House Magazine Article: Awards Ceremony (short) Front Of House Magazine Article: Awards Ceremony (long) |
