Tristram Cary
"I aimed at rich sounds which were different from normal aural experience and could be heard when played through television speakers."
Tristram Cary is a composer and electronic music pioneer. His focus is on exploring sound using electronics.
In 1947, Cary created one of the world's first electronic music studios. He subsequently founded the electronic studio at the Royal College of Music in London. In 1968, he joined forces with Peter Zinovieff and David Cockerell to found EMS, London, and collaborated in the design of the VCS-1, one of the early voltage-controlled synthesizers. He co-produced the first concert of live computer music at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, in 1968. He became well known especially for his music for several episodes of 'Doctor Who', the much-celebrated BBC science-fiction serial, and for his music for many films, among them 'The Lady Killers', a comedy with Alec Guiness. Cary has been the recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Classic FM Computer Composition Award ... He has been Senior Lecturer, Reader, and Dean of Music at the University of Adelaide.
Cary lives and works in Adelaide, Australia. He recently formed Tristram Cary Creative Music Services, a music composition and production company.
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