. ▁After ▁studying ▁elect rical ▁engineering ▁at ▁Ca ul field ▁Techn ical ▁College ▁he ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁engineer ▁at ▁radio ▁station ▁ 3 U Z ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 – 5 6 , ▁where ▁his ▁work ▁included ▁disc ▁cutting ▁of ▁radio ▁shows ▁and ▁live - to - air ▁orch est ral ▁music ▁broadcast s . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 6 - 6 0 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁a ▁recently ▁founded ▁independent ▁label , ▁W & G ▁Records , ▁whose ▁A & R ▁manager ▁Ron ▁T ud or ▁discovered ▁and ▁signed ▁The ▁Se ek ers . ▁Arm strong ▁established ▁the ▁W & G ▁disc - cut ting ▁room ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁built ▁their ▁recording ▁studio ▁in ▁West ▁Melbourne . ▁That ▁year ▁he ▁also ▁super vised ▁the ▁sound ▁system ▁for ▁Phill ips ▁Bell ▁at ▁the ▁Main ▁Stadium ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁in ▁Melbourne . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 - 6 1 ▁Arm strong ▁was ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Custom ▁Rec ording ▁Department ▁at ▁ 3 DB ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁where ▁he ▁recorded ▁radio ▁commer ci als ▁and ▁sound tra cks ▁for ▁television ▁advert is ements . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 1 - 6 5 ▁he ▁was ▁manager ▁of ▁Tele fil ▁Sound ▁Rec ording ▁and ▁Film ▁Studios , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁largest ▁commercial ▁recording ▁studio ▁in ▁Melbourne . ▁H oused ▁in ▁a ▁converted ▁Melbourne ▁cinema , ▁it ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁one , ▁two