John Judnich - Revision history

Spider of Destiny at 20:25, 4 July 2026

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Spider of Destiny at 20:32, 23 May 2026

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Jason.Kreitzer at 15:57, 19 October 2021

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Duncan at 19:39, 9 August 2021

2021-08-09T19:39:13Z

Spider of Destiny: Added more info, with sources.

2019-08-19T04:57:58Z

Added more info, with sources.

Spider of Destiny at 20:52, 10 December 2010

2010-12-10T20:52:40Z

Ralph Morris: John Judnich, designer of the first portable high-fidelity concert sound system

2010-01-28T16:43:49Z

John Judnich, designer of the first portable high-fidelity concert sound system

Duncan at 20:36, 27 August 2007

2007-08-27T20:36:27Z

Duncan at 14:04, 26 August 2007

2007-08-26T14:04:14Z

Duncan: Removed duplicated Crazy Jerry passage

2007-08-25T01:40:40Z

Removed duplicated Crazy Jerry passage

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	He began as a recording engineer during the early 1960s for folk acts such as Tim Hardin. In 1964 he designed and built the first ever portable, high-fidelity concert sound system for The Beach Boys. In 1965 he recorded [[Lenny Bruce]]'s [[The Berkeley Concert]]. In 1966 he designed and installed the sound system, and engineered many live sessions, at the [[Whisky a Go-Go]]. At this time he was sharing a house in the Hollywood hills with [[Lenny Bruce]] and it was [[John Judnich\|Judnich]] who found [[Lenny Bruce\|Bruce]]'s body.		He began as a recording engineer during the early 1960s for folk acts such as Tim Hardin. In 1964 he designed and built the first ever portable, high-fidelity concert sound system for The Beach Boys. In 1965 he recorded [[Lenny Bruce]]'s [[The Berkeley Concert]]. In 1966 he designed and installed the sound system, and engineered many live sessions, at the [[Whisky a Go-Go]]. At this time he was sharing a house in the Hollywood hills with [[Lenny Bruce]] and it was [[John Judnich\|Judnich]] who found [[Lenny Bruce\|Bruce]]'s body.

−	In 1968 he was one of the founders of Tycobrahe Sound Co., which built a second portable hi-fidelity sound system to Judnich's design for Pinnacle Productions, who were producing concerts at the [[Shrine Exposition Hall\|Shrine Auditorium]] . By the late 1960s he had built the mixing board at Larrabee Studios where he engineered several sessions for [[John Mayall]]. He worked on many concert tours during the early 1970s, with bands from The Beach Boys to Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, plus most of the "second English wave" bands, including Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, ELO, Faces with Rod Stewart, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum and Ten Years After.	+	In 1968 he was one of the founders of Tycobrahe Sound Co., which built a second portable hi-fidelity sound system to Judnich's design for Pinnacle Productions, who were producing concerts at the [[Shrine Exposition Hall\|Shrine Auditorium]] . By the late 1960s he had built the mixing board at Larrabee Studios where he engineered several sessions for [[John Mayall]]. He worked on many concert tours during the early 1970s, with bands from The Beach Boys to Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, plus most of the "second English wave" bands, including Black Sabbath, [[Deep Purple]], ELO, Faces with Rod Stewart, Jethro Tull, [[Procol Harum]] and Ten Years After.

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 He is referred to in the song "Lenny Valentino" by [[wikipedia:The Auteurs|The Auteurs]].
-John Judnich was mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
+John Judnich was mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref>
 ===Recording Engineer on:===

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-<blockquote><p>I had seen [[Lenny Bruce]] a number of times at [[Canter's Deli]], where he used to sit in a front booth with [[Phil Spector]] and eat knockwurst. I didn't really talk with him until we opened for him at the [[Fillmore West]] in 1966. I met him in the lobby between sets and asked him to sign my draft card. He said no -- he didn't want to touch it.</p>
+<blockquote><p>I had seen [[Lenny Bruce]] a number of times at [[Canter's Deli]], where he used to sit in a front booth with [[Phil Spector]] and eat knockwurst. I didn't really talk with him until we opened for him at the [[Fillmore Venues|Fillmore West]]<ref>Actually the Fillmore Auditorium</ref> in 1966. I met him in the lobby between sets and asked him to sign my draft card. He said no -- he didn't want to touch it.</p>
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 At that time,  [[Lenny Bruce|Lenny]] lived with a guy named [[John Judnich]].  John earned his living part-time by renting PA systems to local groups. A state-of-the-art system then consisted of two Altec A-7 cabinets powered by a 200-watt amplifier, and no monitor system (they hadn't been invented yet -- the old-school audio wizards had convinced everyone that it was impossible to put a microphone that close to any speaker). Vocalists had no way to hear what they were singing -- they could only hear their voices bouncing off the back wall, from the main PA. We used [[John Judnich|Judnich's]] system to perform in the [[Shrine Exposition Hall]] (about five thousand seats). Anyway, John used to visit every once in a while, and it was on one of these occasions that he introduced us to "[[Crazy Jerry]]."
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 *[[Lumpy Gravy]]
-==Sources==
+==Notes==
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-Sound Engineer.  Born 1938. Died May 5th 2005.
+'''John Judnich''' (1958- May 5, 2005) was a sound engineer.
-John Judnich began as a recording engineer during the early 1960s for folk acts such as Tim Hardin. In 1964 he designed and built the first ever portable, high-fidelity concert sound system for The Beach Boys.  In 1965 he recorded [[Lenny Bruce]]'s [[The Berkeley Concert]].  In 1966 he designed and installed the sound system, and engineered many live sessions, at the [[Whisky a Go-Go]]. At this time he was sharing a house in the Hollywood hills with [[Lenny Bruce]] and it was [[John Judnich|Judnich]] who found [[Lenny Bruce|Bruce]]'s body.
+He began as a recording engineer during the early 1960s for folk acts such as Tim Hardin. In 1964 he designed and built the first ever portable, high-fidelity concert sound system for The Beach Boys.  In 1965 he recorded [[Lenny Bruce]]'s [[The Berkeley Concert]].  In 1966 he designed and installed the sound system, and engineered many live sessions, at the [[Whisky a Go-Go]]. At this time he was sharing a house in the Hollywood hills with [[Lenny Bruce]] and it was [[John Judnich|Judnich]] who found [[Lenny Bruce|Bruce]]'s body.
 In 1968 he was one of the founders of Tycobrahe Sound Co., which built a second portable hi-fidelity sound system to Judnich's design for Pinnacle Productions, who were producing concerts at the [[Shrine Exposition Hall|Shrine Auditorium]] .  By the late 1960s he had built the mixing board at Larrabee Studios where he engineered several sessions for [[John Mayall]].  He worked on many concert tours during the early 1970s, with bands from The Beach Boys to Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, plus most of the "second English wave" bands, including Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, ELO, Faces with Rod Stewart, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum and Ten Years After.
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 </p></blockquote><div align=right>-[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]</div>
-[[John Judnich|Judnich]] is referred to in the song "Lenny Valentino" by [[wikipedia:The Auteurs|The Auteurs]].
+He is referred to in the song "Lenny Valentino" by [[wikipedia:The Auteurs|The Auteurs]].
 ===Recording Engineer on:===
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 *[[66/06/24-25 San Francisco CA US Fillmore Auditorium|Fillmore June 1966 Recordings]]
 *[[Lumpy Gravy]]
 [[Category:Supporting Cast|Judnich, John]]
 [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Judnich, John]]
 [[Category:Engineers|Judnich, John]]

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	Sound Engineer. Born 1938. Died May 5th 2005.		Sound Engineer. Born 1938. Died May 5th 2005.

−	~~Began~~ as a recording engineer during the early 1960s for folk acts such as Tim Hardin. In 1965 he recorded [[Lenny Bruce]]'s [[The Berkeley Concert]]. In 1966 he designed and installed the sound system, and engineered many live sessions, at the [[Whisky a Go-Go]]. At this time he was sharing ~~rooms~~ with [[Lenny Bruce]] and it was [[John Judnich\|Judnich]] who found [[Lenny Bruce\|Bruce]]'s body. ~~During 1967~~ he ~~started~~ producing ~~shows~~ at the [[Shrine Exposition Hall\|Shrine Auditorium~~]] and went on to work on [[Lumpy Gravy~~]]. By the late 1960s he had built the mixing board at Larrabee Studios where he engineered several sessions for [[John Mayall]]. and ~~developed a travelling PA system which would be hired~~, with ~~[[John Judnich\|Judnich]] as engineer~~, ~~to touring bands such as the [[The Rolling Stones]]~~.	+	John Judnich began as a recording engineer during the early 1960s for folk acts such as Tim Hardin. In 1964 he designed and built the first ever portable, high-fidelity concert sound system for The Beach Boys. In 1965 he recorded [[Lenny Bruce]]'s [[The Berkeley Concert]]. In 1966 he designed and installed the sound system, and engineered many live sessions, at the [[Whisky a Go-Go]]. At this time he was sharing a house in the Hollywood hills with [[Lenny Bruce]] and it was [[John Judnich\|Judnich]] who found [[Lenny Bruce\|Bruce]]'s body.
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		+	In 1968 he was one of the founders of Tycobrahe Sound Co., which built a second portable hi-fidelity sound system to Judnich's design for Pinnacle Productions, who were producing concerts at the [[Shrine Exposition Hall\|Shrine Auditorium]] . By the late 1960s he had built the mixing board at Larrabee Studios where he engineered several sessions for [[John Mayall]]. He worked on many concert tours during the early 1970s, with bands from The Beach Boys to Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, plus most of the "second English wave" bands, including Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, ELO, Faces with Rod Stewart, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum and Ten Years After.