"This isn't just a piece of equipment; it connects me with my dad”: Universal Audio’s Bill Putnam Jr confirms that he’s bought the classic Caesars Palace console that was built by his father and used to mix Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland

Caesars Console.

In a moment of ‘full circlism’ for CEO Bill Putnam Jr, Universal Audio has purchased the legendary Studio Electronics Corp tube mixing desk that was built by Putnam Jr’s father, Bill Putnam Sr, for Caesars Palace hotel, Las Vegas, in 1966.

The classic bespoke desk, which came to be known as Caesars Console, went on to be used to mix live performances by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Diana Ross, George Burns, Tina Turner and many more, giving it huge historical significance. For Putnam Jr, though, it represents more than merely a technological achievement.