The company was originally called Sound Systems and was formed by Tony Allgood in 1984 whilst he was studying at university. Initially, it was only a side line to Tony's professional career as an electronic design engineer. However, in 1996, as interest had grown sufficiently in his products and services, Tony formed Oakley Sound Systems. This, at first, was predominantly a repair business to local music shops and musicians, but the growth of the internet allowed him to start to manufacture and sell PCBs and other products.
In the period between 1999 and 2005 Oakley Sound Systems sold modules and printed circuit boards to people all over the world. Our modules have been used in film production, at live concerts and in many hundreds of home studios.
In June 2005 a decision was made to concentrate on the repair and restoration side of the business and hand over the merchandising of products to another company. This new company, called Oakley Modular, would work in partnership with Oakley Sound to provide PCBs and parts for modular systems.
I am 42 years old and I am married with two daughters.
My hobbies are fell walking, composing synth music and building synthesisers.
I live in a fantastic part of England called the North Pennines. It is about 15 miles from the eastern side of the Lake District. It is hill farming country, and it makes a change from the suburban sprawl where I grew up, in East London.
I was educated in an Essex comprehensive school, and went to Queen Mary College (University of London) to do my degree in Electronic Engineering. I worked as a design engineer for Marconi and then Soundcraft for five years. I was involved in switch mode power supplies, linear control systems, audio design and moving fader automation for mixing desks. I then had a change of direction and went back to university in Leeds to train as a teacher of Science and Technology. I taught Physics for five years at Appleby Grammar School, as Head of Physics, before forming Oakley Sound Systems.
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