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Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos, November 14, 1939) is an American musician and composer best known for her electronic music and film scores. Born and raised in Rhode Island, Carlos studied physics and music at Brown University before moving to New York City in 1962 to study music composition at Columbia University.
The Official Wendy Carlos HomePage. The definitive Web collection of information about the pioneer synthesist and composer (and solar eclipse photographer), including a "Write Wendy" Maildrop.
Wendy Carlos is an American composer and musician. She was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. [1] She is known as one of the first people to use electric instruments to make music. In 1968, she released her music album "Switched on Bach".
Switched-On Bach is the debut album by American composer Wendy Carlos, originally released in October 1968 by Columbia Records. Produced by Carlos and Rachel Elkind, the album is a collection of pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Carlos and Benjamin Folkman on a Moog synthesizer.
Sep 5, 2020 · A new biography exploring the life of legendary electronic music composer Wendy Carlos has hit the shelves. Written by Amanda Sewell, music director at Interlochen Public Radio, the eponymous...
Nov 11, 2020 · American composer and electronic pioneer Wendy Carlos is most well-known for her 1968 debut album, 'Switched-On Bach,' but what else do you know about her? The author of a new biography about Carlos shares six facts about the reclusive composer, who turns 81 Saturday.
Sep 2, 2020 · Amanda Sewell, music director at Interlochen Public Radio, has written a new biography about electric music pioneer Wendy Carlos. Before 1968, most Americans had never heard music played on a synthesizer, which was then still an emerging technology.
Dec 19, 2023 · Wendy Carlos is a pioneering composer and performer of electronic music who introduced the world to a new sonic palette in the form of synthesized sounds. She was born Walter Carlos in 1939 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, eventually transitioning to female in the 1970s and taking the name Wendy.
Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos, November 14, 1939) is an American musician and composer best known for her electronic music and film scores.
Wendy Carlos, one of the great innovators in synthesized and electronic music, was born as Walter Carlos in Rhode Island on November 14, 1939. She underwent a sex-change operation in 1972, details of which she revealed during a surprise Playboy interview in 1979.
The Well-Tempered Synthesizer is the second studio album from the American musician and composer Wendy Carlos, originally released under her birth name Walter Carlos, in November 1969 on Columbia Masterworks Records.
Mar 31, 2021 · Wendy Carlos: A Biography and author Dr. Amanda Sewell. In September of 2020, a biography was published about a pioneer in electronic music in the dawn of the age of the synthesizer, as well...
Mar 7, 2023 · ABC Classic presenters Dan Golding and Vanessa Hughes, along with composer Jessica Wells, unpack what's so special about the work of electronic music pioneer Wendy Carlos.
Wendy Carlos, one of the great innovators in synthesized and electronic music, was born as Walter Carlos in Rhode Island on November 14, 1939. She underwent a sex-change operation in 1972, details of which she revealed during a surprise Playboy interview in 1979.
Nov 14, 2021 · Composer and musician Wendy Carlos made her name through her pioneering work with Moog synthesizers, keyboards, and Vocoders to composing music. She brings an experimental approach to making classical and ambient music.
Aug 14, 2020 · Wendy Carlos (1939 – present) was a trained and natural musician, learning the piano at age six and composing for woodwinds as early as ten. She studied music and physics at Brown University, teaching lessons in electronic music on the side.
Walter Carlos' Clockwork Orange is a studio album by American musician and composer Wendy Carlos, released under her birth name Walter, in 1972 by Columbia Records.
Future Rock Legends is your home for Wendy Carlos and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, including year of eligibility, number of nominations, induction chances, essential songs and albums, and an open discussion of their career.
Jun 17, 2022 · Electronic music composer Wendy Carlos - whose debut album Switched-On Bach has introduced a new audience to classical music - explains the fundamentals of electronic sound using her Moog...
Wendy Carlos is a composer, musician and theorist. She created the following scales for her album Beauty in the Beast, released in 1986: Carlos Alpha. Carlos Beta. Carlos Gamma. Carlos Harmonic.
Sonic Seasonings is a studio double album by American keyboardist and composer Wendy Carlos, originally released under her birth name Walter Carlos, in 1972 by Columbia Records. The album features four ambient music tracks, each based on one of the four seasons, combining various field recordings with sounds from a Moog synthesizer.
Wendy Carlos (rojena Walter Carlos), ameriška skladateljica in izvajalka elektronske glasbe, * 14. november 1939, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, ZDA. Wendy Carlos je prvič dosegla širšo prepoznavnost v letu 1968 z izdajo plošče Switched-On Bach - izvedbo glasbe J. S. Bacha , ki jo je sestavila iz posameznih fraz, posnetih na Moogovem ...
A. Wendy Carlos albums (1 C, 8 P) Albums produced by Wendy Carlos (7 P)
The Linda Lindas. ( L-R) Lucia de la Garza, Eloise Wong, Mila de la Garza, and Bela Salazar performing in 2022. The Linda Lindas is an American rock band from Los Angeles. [4] [6] The all-girl group comprises Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, and sisters Lucia and Mila de la Garza. [2] [3]
