Full Description
Grammy Award-winning music producer Sylvia Massy provides a visual tour through the fascinating world of vintage microphones with hundreds of original, full-color photographs.
Based on one of the largest collections in the world, this book is for the appreciation of the art, technology, and history of microphones, looking at the first 100 years since the original invention - from the 1870s through the 1970s. Discover microphones used by major figures, including the one used by every US President since Lyndon B. Johnson, the epic microphone built for King George V, and the one used by Bruce Swedien for Michael Jackson's hits.
Microphones are abundant in our modern world: dozens of different technologies, millions of different uses. Sylvia Massy and Chris Johnson expertly curate hundreds of microphones, from the rare and eccentric to well-known gamechangers, and provide interesting tidbits relating to their use, history, manufacture, design, and more. This visually stunning book traces the microphone through a history that includes the Great Depression, two World Wars, and the Cold War era.
Contents
Preface
1870s - A Telegraphic Revolution
1880s - The Dawn of Recording
1890s - Talking Machines
1900s - Microphones and the Wireless Era
1910s - Experimental Years
1920s - The Decade that Roared
1930s - The Radio Days
1940s - The Glory Days
1950s - The Futuristic Fifties
1960s - The Sensational Sixties
1970s - The Modern Era
Chronology and Credits
How to Buy a Microphone Museum
Thank You
Index
