Jack Mullin: Man of Sound
Working with Bill Palmer
As Jack was at work rebuilding his machines with American parts, he saw success in the business of recording. A business partnership would be formed between himself and sound pioneer and filmmaker, Bill Palmer. With that agreement, everything was set into motion and the world would soon be changed.
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Jack's new design of the Nazi Magnetophone was greater than anything the United States had seen in recording. In May of 1946, Mullin and Palmer demoed the revolutionary tape decks at NBC studios in San Francisco to some members of the Institute of Radio Engineers. The audience was shocked at the quality of the live performance.
In October, the duo would head to Hollywood for another demonstration. This exhibition would take place at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This intrigued the audience, including Murdo Mckenzie, who produced for Bing Crosby. Mullin and Mckenzie set up a demo for Crosby.
