AES Philadelphia Section – May Meeting on Audio Preservation with George Blood

George Blood began recording live concerts in 1982. Over the decades he has documented over 4,000 live events (from student recitals to major symphony orchestras) and served as the Recording Engineer for The Philadelphia Orchestra for 21 years. He has recorded or produced over 250 CDs, 7 of which have been nominated for Grammy Awards.

In 1992 George Blood founded Safe Sound Archive to house his recordings as well as the concert recordings of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the recital archives of the Curtis Institute of Music. While established as an archive, the company quickly expanded to digitizing new and obsolete audio formats. Now with active support for over 200 audiovisual formats they’re known as George Blood Audio/Video/Film/Data.

Now under the banner George Blood LP, the company is internationally recognized as a leading provider of archival audio and moving image services; digitizing audio, video, film, and migrating data.

This in-person event will include a lab tour and discussion of the challenges faced in audio preservation recording. Time permitting, we’ll also explore classical music recording techniques George has found successful.