Our history

It all started when…

George Blood began recording live concerts in 1982. The following year he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Theory from the University of Chicago and delved deeper into the recording industry. Over the decades he has documented over 4,000 live events (from student recitals to opera and major symphony orchestras) and served as the Recording Engineer for The Philadelphia Orchestra for 21 years.

From 1984 through 1989 George was a producer at WFMT-FM, recording and editing some 600 nationally syndicated radio programs. He has recorded or produced over 250 CDs, 5 of which have been nominated for Grammy Awards.

In 1992 George Blood founded Safe Sound Archive to house his recordings as well as the concert recordings of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the recital archives of the Curtis Institute of Music. While established as an archive, the company quickly expanded to digitizing new and obsolete audio formats. This prompted a name change to George Blood Audio.

But like before, as the company grew so did the offerings. Now under the banner George Blood LP, the company is internationally recognized as a leading provider of archival audio and moving image services; digitizing audio, video, film, and migrating data.