Ron Tudor

Ron Tudor
Birth nameRonald Stewart Tudor
Born(1924-05-18)18 May 1924
Toora, Victoria, Australia
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died21 August 2020(2020-08-21) (aged 96)
Maldon, Victoria, Australia
Genres
  • Pop
  • rock
Occupations
  • Producer
  • engineer
  • label owner
  • record industry executive
Years active1956–1990
Labels

Ronald Stewart Tudor MBE (18 May 1924 – 21 August 2020) was an Australian music producer, engineer, label owner and record industry executive. He started his career with W&G Records in 1956 as a sales representative; he became their in-house producer and A&R agent before leaving in 1966.

Tudor briefly joined Astor Records as their promotions manager until 1968 when he created his own production company, June Productions. He followed with his own record label, Fable Records, late in 1969 and continued as its CEO until he sold the company in July 1984. In June 1979 Tudor was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, "For service to the recording industry".

At the APRA Music Awards of 1996 he received the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999 he received a Special Achievement Award, which was shared with Bill Armstrong of Armstrong Studios.