Compositions - Electronic

These pieces are mostly experimental using analog synthesizers. Some of them are quite old...dating back to the mid-1970's, when electronic synthesizers were fairly new (and all analog!). I understand that the sound of the old synthesizers is in vogue at the moment... something like taking super 8 film in the era of digital movie devices. Personally, the appeal of synthesizers for me is that they broaden the canvas upon which to paint. I am able to do things with synthesizers that cannot be done with acoustic instruments.

* Means there is only a recording of the piece. MP3 files are posted, but most are available in .aiff, .wav, or .sd2 formats.
** Means the piece is in the process of being converted to printed score

The Electronic Music Studio at UC Santa Barbara circa 1977-78. Note the Otari 8-Channel tape recorder on the far left. I spent MANY hours in that room!

The Electronic Music Studio at UC Santa Barbara circa 1975-77. The Sony mixing board and 4-trackreel-to-reel recorders were the best we could do at the time. I never could figure out what the photo timer on top of the Moog was used for. Kudos to Doug Scott for keeping it all together. He was a great teacher and mentor to me.

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ELECTRONIC

Dover Beach* - Analog Synthesizers and Tape
Akolouthia* - Analog Synthesizers
The Best Friend Of My Best Friend* - Analog synthesizers (Roland CMU-800R & SH-101!)
Case Study (Electronics) - Analog Synthesizer, Percussion Ensemble, Solo Soprano Voice, and Chamber Orchestra
I Fell In Love With You* - Analog Synthesizers, Cello, and Spoken Voice
Not Knowing Why* - Taped Spoken Voices and Piano
Odyssey* - Analog Synthesizers
Silver Arrows* - Analog Synthesizers and Spoken Voice (Newly Recovered Piece)
What If?* -  Analog Synthesizers
Halloween* - Analog Synthesizers and tape (Newly Recovered Piece)
Alien Landscape - Analog Synthesizer

The Making of Alien Landscape

I love C-rated sci-fi films from the 1950s. I also love fooling around with my rather extensive collection of synthesizers I have collected since the early 1980s. This music popped out on February 18, 2024. Of course, I had to create a movie to go along with this music!

Part of the Moog Synthesizer patch I used to create "Alien Landscape"