Graham Blyth | |
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Born | Chessington, Surrey, England | 22 March 1948
Died | 22 October 2024 | (aged 76)
Genres | Rock and classical music |
Occupation(s) | Audio design engineer, organist, conductor |
Instrument(s) | Pipe organ, electronic organ, piano, harpsichord |
Labels | Harvest |
Graham Blyth (22 March 1948 – 22 October 2024) was an English audio engineer, known for designing mixing consoles. He co-founded Soundcraft, a manufacturer which Blyth helped form into a world leader in sound reinforcement and recording mixers, establishing the "British sound". After succeeding in electrical engineering he became a professional organist, performing on pipe organs around the world. Blyth was a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) and the Audio Engineering Society (AES).[1] In 2012 he was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in science from the University of Hertfordshire.