R.I.P. Dr Edward J Wolfrum

RIP Sir

Glad you knew of your fame and gratefulness in our world.

Ed

Ed was a genius ,besides being Chief Technical Director at Golden World ,Chief Engineer at United Sound , he engineered numerous Detroit Soul Classics and invented The Wolfbox a direct box which transformed recorded music not only in Detroit ,but at Abbey Road and Blue Note .

I was honoured to spend time in his company at his home in Detroit ,taken there by Rob Moss ,he told us great stories of the Detroit music scene ,and demonstrated mixing techniques on his state of the art home equipment ,priceless !! It was also fantastic to listen to a talk with Ed ,Dennis Coffey and Paul Riser in The Snake Pit at Motown ,a mind blowing day .May Ed rest in peace ,the world is a much poorer place today .

R.I.P Mr. Wolfrum ! Here's an interview from 2013.

I had a chance meeting with Ed Wolfrum in October 2018. 

I was in Detroit to visit the Motown museum and hopefully find a few records.  I also tried to visit the United Sounds Studios it was closed every day whilst I was there. However on the last time of trying I bumped in to Ed Wolfrum in the car park. He was being interviewed by the author of a book on music production. I listened in and soon realised who he was.  He subsequently invited me back to his house to chat further, see studio photos and to listen to his unreleased mixes on his awesome hi fi, whilst he narrated who the musicians were at every break. I was like a kid in a sweet shop. I visited his studio upstairs and saw the Wolfbox prototype. We even discussed upgrading his VW Beatle with disc brakes and his desire to visit Bletchley Park.  He was so passionate about every detail in the music and instantly made me feel very welcome. As a fellow engineer I was in awe of how, in his career, he had been able to combine his passion in engineering and music. I left feeling extremely privileged to have met him. 

RIP Ed Wolfrum