The Last Seat in the House: The Story of Hanley Sound

by John Kane, Ken Lopez (Foreword by)

Overview

A history of the first sound engineer to jam sprawling festivals and rock whole stadiums

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496826800
Publisher:	University Press of Mississippi
Publication date:	01/27/2020
Series:	American Made Music Series
Pages:	558
Product dimensions:	6.13(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

John Kane is faculty in the Design and Media Department at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. He is author of Pilgrims of Woodstock: Never-Before-Seen Photos. He is currently working on the documentary The Last Seat in the House about Bill Hanley. Learn more about his research at www.thelastseatinthehouse.com.

Editorial Reviews

Hanley's story from Kane's point of view starts with the notion of Hanley as a disruptor of technology and as innovator in business leadership. Set over 450 pages, the book takes the reader on a multi-tracked journey, satisfying both audiophile and music fans alike.--Simon Duff "LSiOnline"

I have three books in queue for book reviews, and stacks of books for fun or to make me a better person besides my bed and on the floor under my desk, but The Last Seat in the House is the one I keep picking up and thinking about. Author John Kane gives us a fascinating story of the development of sound amplification for large concerts and events--mainly rock concerts, but also pop, folk, jazz, and orchestral music, plus presidential inaugurations, political rallies, and anti-war protests--primarily by tracing the career of Bill Hanley, the founder of Hanley Sound, the company that provided the sound system for the Woodstock Music and Art Fair.--Karl G. Ruling "Protocol"

There is a slicker, punchier, shorter read hidden within The Last Seat in the House, but if you want the full tour - Access All Areas - of Bill Hanley, Hanley Sound Inc, the emergence of the live sound industry in America, and all the key events surrounding it, then John Kane has the ticket.-- "Fast-and-wide.com"

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