Jacques Albert migrated to Australia from Switzerland in 1884 and established a clock, watch, and occasional violin repair business in King Street, Sydney.
[3] Ted Albert and his brothers Tony and Robert were raised in the family home "Coolong" in the eastern Sydney suburb of Vaucluse.
The early 1960s heralded the arrival of independent record producers Phil Spector and Joe Meek and later Shel Talmy.
As artists in their own right, they had complete control of the creative process and shaped the bands' recording sound.
[citation needed] Ted Albert was introduced to members of The Easybeats by mutual friend and band manager Mike Vaughn.
In addition the studios were much in demand by rock bands such as Cold Chisel and Midnight Oil or by blues music acts such as Graham Lowndes and for the recording of commercial radio jingles.
By one account he would buy the latest console or multi-rack (technology) on the spot whilst on overseas business trips.
Ted Albert had attended Sydney's Wharf Theatre to watch the stage play, Strictly Ballroom, written and directed by Baz Luhrmann.
The soundtrack featured the Vanda and Young-penned tune "Love Is in the Air" performed by John Paul Young.
With the film's international success, and the subsequent release of the new version of the song, the single peaked at number 2 on the Australian charts, and was a minor hit in the UK.
[10] In 1992 the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) established the annual Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Service to Australian Music.