Walter Carlos
Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos, November 14, 1939) American composer and electronic musician. Carlos was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Wendy Carlos was one of the first famous performers of electronic music using synthesisers. Her first recordings were released under her birth name of Walter Carlos - being a transsexual woman, she changed her name to Wendy Carlos.
She underwent sexual reassignment surgery in 1972. The last release to be credited to Walter was "Sonic Seasonings" (1972). The first as Wendy was the TRON soundtrack (1982), which was released on CD in 2002.
Notable works by Wendy Carlos:
- Switched-on Bach (1968)
- The Well-Tempered Synthesizer
- Switched-on Bach II
- Switched-on Brandenburgs
- Beauty In The Beast
- A Clockwork Orange (soundtrack)
- Disney's TRON (soundtrack)
- Tales of Heaven and Hell
- Switched-on Bach 2000 (2000)
External links
- http://www.wendycarlos.com/
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