![Steven Wilson Steven Wilson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/steven-wilson-1.jpg)
![Steven Wilson Steven Wilson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/steven-wilson-1.jpg)
Amar Bose was an American academic, entrepreneur, sound engineer, and electrical engineer. Bose served as a professor at MIT for more than 45 years. He is also credited with founding a manufacturing company called Bose Corporation where he served as the chairman. In 2008, Amar Bose was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
![Steve Albini Steve Albini](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/steve-albini-13241-1.jpg)
![Stephanie Sheh Stephanie Sheh](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/stephanie-sheh-1.jpg)
![Pi'erre Bourne Pi'erre Bourne](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/pierre-bourne-119794-1.jpg)
![Scotty Moore Scotty Moore](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/scotty-moore-1.jpg)
![Owsley Stanley Owsley Stanley](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/owsley-stanley-1.jpg)
Owsley Stanley was an American clandestine chemist and audio engineer. During the 1960s Stanley played an important role in the Bay Area hippie movement and the counterculture of the decade. As the sound engineer of the Grateful Dead, Stanley developed the band's famous Wall of Sound, one of the largest transportable public address systems ever built.
![Ben Burtt Ben Burtt](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ben-burtt-12168-1.jpg)
![Angus Stone Angus Stone](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/angus-stone-1.jpg)
![Martin Birch Martin Birch](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/martin-birch-1.jpg)
Initially an audio engineer, Martin Birch, known as a master of hard rock, later produced 10 Iron Maiden albums. He also worked with artists such as Fleetwood Mac and Deep Purple. Interestingly, the cause of his death, at age 71, was not disclosed to the public.
![Eugene Chaplin Eugene Chaplin](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/eugene-chaplin-1.jpg)
![Eddie Kramer Eddie Kramer](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/eddie-kramer-18732-1.jpg)
Born to anti-Apartheid parents in South Africa, Eddie Kramer later moved to London with his family. An expert in classical piano, he later deviated to jazz and soon became one of the greatest rock producers/engineers of the world. His collaborators included The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and The Rolling Stones.
![Roy Thomas Baker Roy Thomas Baker](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/roy-thomas-baker-20137-1.jpg)
![Geoff Emerick Geoff Emerick](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/geoff-emerick-16651-1.jpg)
![Walter Murch Walter Murch](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/walter-murch-1.jpg)
![Anna Murphy Anna Murphy](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/anna-murphy-122749-1.jpg)
While she gained recognition with the folk metal band Eluveitie, which she joined at age 16, Swiss musician Anna Murphy later also led the 3-member folk rock band Cellar Darling. Born to opera singer parents, she was never a stranger to music. Proficient in hurdy-gurdy, she also plays the flute at times.
![Sylvia Massy Sylvia Massy](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sylvia-massy.jpg)
![Rudy Van Gelder Rudy Van Gelder](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/rudy-van-gelder-1.jpg)
![Bill Stevenson Bill Stevenson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/bill-stevenson-107726-1.jpg)
![Thomas J. Dowd Thomas J. Dowd](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/thomas-j-dowd.jpg)
![Arif Mardin Arif Mardin](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/arif-mardin-54756-1.jpg)
![Terry Date Terry Date](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/terry-date-1.jpg)
![Ken Scott Ken Scott](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ken-scott-25846-1.jpg)
Fed on pop and rock and roll since his childhood, Ken Scott first decided to become a recording engineer when he watched a television program featuring Carol Deenes' recording session. Beginning his career at Abbey Road Studios at the age of sixteen, he eventually became a successful engineer, working with scores of well-known musicians, including the Beatles and Elton John.
![Ray Dolby Ray Dolby](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ray-dolby-18110-1.jpg)
A Stanford engineer and a Cambridge PhD, Ray Dolby had first experimented with electronic gadgets while working part-time for Ampex in his teenage years. The Dolby Laboratories founder later pioneered the surround sound technology in movies and the noise-reduction system in tapes. His honors include an Emmy and two Academy Awards.
![Rupert Neve Rupert Neve](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/rupert-neve-1.jpg)
A pioneer in the design of audio recording equipments, Arthur Rupert Neve began his career designing public address systems, recording speakers and singers on lacquer discs. He later started his own business, designing analog recording and audio mixing equipments, .establishing Neve Electronics, Focusrite, AMS Neve, and finally Rupert Neve Designs. Many of his long-discontinued products are now considered collectors' items.
![Sidney Harman Sidney Harman](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sidney-harman-54760-1.jpg)
![Jon Hiseman Jon Hiseman](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jon-hiseman-116673-1.jpg)
![John Leckie John Leckie](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/john-leckie.jpg)
![Andy Johns Andy Johns](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/andy-johns-1.jpg)
![Fritz Hilpert Fritz Hilpert](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/fritz-hilpert-1.jpg)
![David Rohl David Rohl](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/david-rohl-1.jpg)
![Ken Nightingall Ken Nightingall](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ken-nightingall-1.jpg)
Academy Award-winning sound engineer Ken Nightingall became popular as the Pink Shorts Boom Guy after an image of him holding a boom mike while wearing pink shorts on the sets of Star Wars in 1976 became viral on the internet in 2015. His movie credits included four James Bond films
![Karlheinz Brandenburg Karlheinz Brandenburg](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/karlheinz-brandenburg-1.jpg)
![George Marino George Marino](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/george-marino-117081-1.jpg)
![Henning Schmitz Henning Schmitz](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/henning-schmitz-1.jpg)
![Farhad Humayun Farhad Humayun](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/farhad-humayun-1.jpg)
![Charles Sumner Tainter Charles Sumner Tainter](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/charles-sumner-tainter-1.jpg)
![Stefan Kudelski Stefan Kudelski](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/stefan-kudelski-1.jpg)
![Valgeir Sigurðsson Valgeir Sigurðsson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/valgeir-sigursson-1.jpg)
Icelandic record producer and composer Valgeir Sigurðsson owns the label Bedroom Community and the recording facility Greenhouse Studios. He began his musical journey at age 16, when he joined a recording studio for the first time. His creations often include experimental, electronic, and alternative music.
![Sara Landry Sara Landry](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sara-landry-1.jpg)