Archive for Marcia Martin
Fanfare Interviews Marcia Martin before RR’s 50th Anniversary!
Re-printed from the November/December 2025 Issue of Fanfare Magazine. Available for subscribers online at fanfarearchive.com Marcia Martin joined Reference Recordings (“RR”) as a vice president in charge of business and finance back in 1980. The company had been founded four years earlier by John Tamblyn (“Tam”) Henderson, who had studied music at the University of Georgia and then worked first as Music Director for KSFR radio and subsequently as the owner of two record stores…
Celebrate Women’s Equality Day With The Blazing Redheads
Celebrate Women’s Equality Day Sunday, August 26th is Women’s Equality Day which marks the anniversary of the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote (click here for more information). Reference Recordings was started in 1976 by one man, founder Tam Henderson, who produced almost all its releases until very recently. He quickly collected genius recording engineer Keith O. Johnson, and the magic blossomed. But women took on…
Reference Recordings at the California Audio Show
This weekend at the Crowne Plaza in San Francisco, Tam Henderson and Marcia Martin will be guest panelists at the California Audio Show. They will join panelists Bruce Brisson, Tim Brisson, Cookie Morenco, Paule Stubblebine, and Tony Weber on the MIT Cables Discussion Panel to talk about “Listening to the Science of Audio” and “The Sonic Benefits of High Resolution Audio.” If you’re in the area, make sure to swing by www.caaudioshow.com to register for…
Pictures from The Grammys
We just wanted to share some pictures from our Grammy® trip. Enjoy! Keith O. Johnson receiving the Grammy® for Best Surround Sound Album Keith O. Johnson and Marcia Martin of Reference Recorings