![]() ![]() ( Read the story here.) She told me she was launching a foundation in her father’s name to ensure that his legacy continues. In August I met Pearlman’s daughter Dina Pearlman while we were both attending the Moogseum’s opening ceremonies in Asheville. ![]() After many successful years-including peak annual sales of $7 million in 1977-ARP Instruments liquidated their assets in September 1981. The company developed and debuted 20 instruments in 11 years, contributing as much as any synth designer to the sound of popular music for decades to come. ![]() In 1969, with $100,000 of his own money and another $100,000 from investors, Pearlman founded Tonus, a synth manufacturer whose name he soon changed to ARP Instruments. After graduating and working for NASA designing amplifiers for the Gemini and Apollo programs, he cofounded Nexus Research Laboratory, an electronics manufacturer he sold to Teledyne in 1966. Alan Pearlman attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute and designed a vacuum tube-based envelope follower for his senior thesis. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |