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Emse Dawson From the AMICA, May/June 2001: I should at this time, mention Emse Dawson - an Ampico roll artist and editor. Emmasears Dawson was born in Queensland. After gaining a degree in music she went to the United States, where she lived with her aunt. One of the main reasons for her coming to the U.S. was to seek treatment for a chronic back problem. She sought help from the Christian Science people, and it worked. Emse Dawson worked as an editor for Ampico from 1925, to the early 1930’s. She is responsible for two lovely popular arrangements for Ampico and also the “Chimes” roll for the Model B Ampico. A Duo-Art roll of “Hold Your Man”, played by Emse Dawson, was released in 1933, but try as I might, I could not locate a copy. A fascinating interview with Emse Dawson, occurs in the book, “The Ampico Reproducing Piano”. It’s well worth reading.
From The AMICA, April 1977 Word has just been received that Amica honorary member EMSE DAWSON, died a short time go. Ms. Dawson was married (married name: Valerio) and resided in Manhatten. She was a recording artist for both the Ampico and Duo-Art. Ms. Dawson and her husband were both editors at the Ampico Recording Studio until it went out of business. There were five editors in all. The dynamics of a recording artist's performance were electrically recorded on a separate sheet from the roll containing the note holes. This information was transferred mechanically to the music roll and an editor then molded them into a finished performance. We are told that this required great artistry and that Ms. Dawson was considered an outstanding editor because she was such a gifted pianist herself. Amicans will miss this fine honorary member but her memory will always be with us through her skillful editing of many Ampico recordings. AEW
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