The Emile Ford Sound
Michael Emile Telford Miller a.k.a. Emile Ford
Sound Scientist – Musician – Hitmaker – Synesthete
Creator of the backing track system for stage, which was used for the first time in Morecambe, Lancashire, UK in June 1960 for a midnight charity matinee. This system went on to become what is now known as “karaoke”.
- First artist to use his own speaker system on stage
- First artist to have stereo sound on stage in the UK using his own equipment
- First artist to produce his own first recording of a hit single
He was also a pioneering sound engineer, developing his own speakers.
Michael Emile Telford Miller (16 October 1937 – 11 April 2016), known professionally as Emile Ford, was a musician and singer born in Saint Lucia. He was popular in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s and early 1960s as the leader of Emile Ford & the Checkmates, who had a number one hit in late 1959 with "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?". He was also a pioneering sound engineer.
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