Bob Heil
Robert G. Heil (born October 5, 1940 in St. Louis ) is an American sound engineer .
Heil founded the Heil Sound company in 1966, which manufactured and installed sound technology for rock concerts. In 1973 he invented a powerful talk box that was later sold by Jim Dunlop . Later, his company focused on the production of microphones.
As the first device manufacturer Bob Heil in 2007 was invited to his historically important devices (modular mixer , quadraphonic mixing console, Talkbox) permanently in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame issue. In 2014 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Missouri – St. Louis .
Bob Heil is a radio amateur with the amateur radio call sign K9EID.
Works
- Practical Guide for Concert Sound. Melco, Houston 1978.
- Practical Guide for Concert Sound - Volume Two. Melco, Houston 1984.
- Heil Ham Radio Handbook.
Web links
Commons : Bob Heil - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bob Heil To Receive Honorary Doctorate From University of Missouri ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ K9EID in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hail, Bob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heil, Robert G. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 5, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis |