There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of BAE Audio. Despite being one of the most prestigious high-end audio gear manufacturers in the US, it doesn’t even have a Wikipedia entry. However, you’ve definitely heard music made using its gear. Everyone from The Who and Bootsy Collins to Snoop Dogg and Jason Mraz have recorded hit songs on the company’s legendary preamps. We’re talking hundreds upon hundreds of hit records. But the most interesting thing about BAE isn’t its laundry list of celebrity clients, it’s the company’s president, Mark Loughman. Loughman’s a Mancunian transplant who immigrated to the US in…

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