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Date of Birth
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1920
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Place of Birth
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Danville
(Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Profession
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Inventor, Record producer, Songwriter, Engineer
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Milton Tasker "Bill" Putnam was a renowned American audio engineer, songwriter, producer, studio designer and businessman who has been described as "the father of modern recording". He was the inventor of the modern recording console and is recognised as a key figure in the development of the postwar commercial recording industry.
Former colleague Bruce Swedien described Putnam's achievements thus:
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