Tod Dockstader (born March 20, 1932 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States… Read Full Bio ↴Tod Dockstader (born March 20, 1932 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, died February 27, 2015) was an American composer of electroacoustic music, and particularly musique concrète. He studied painting and film while at the University of Minnesota, before moving to Hollywood in 1955, to become an apprentice film editor. He moved into work as a sound engineer in 1958, and apprenticed at Gotham Recording Studios, where he first started composing. Dockstader's first record, Eight Electronic Pieces, was released in 1960, and was later used as the soundtrack to Federico Fellini's "Satyricon" (1969). He continued to create music throughout the first half of that decade, working principally with tape manipulation effects. In 1966 Owl Records released four albums of his work from this period including what many consider to be Dockstader's masterpiece, Quatermass.

After achieving modest recognition and radio play alongside the likes of Karlheinz Stockhausen, Edgard Varèse, and John Cage, Gotham Studios shut down and Dockstader found himself without access to recording facilities. He applied to a number of established electronic music institutions but was rejected from them for his lack of academic experience in the field. Notably, he received separate rejection letters from both Otto Luening and Vladimir Ussachevsky at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center. He moved instead into audio-visual work, producing filmstrips and videos for use in schools. Dockstader returned to music at the start of the 21st century, adopting computer composition in favor of tapes.

Tod Dockstader passed away on February 27, 2015, at the age of 82.

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Angie Aparo Only Virginia so very kind All of her anyway that you…
Archy Marshall A new place to drown (a new place to drown) (a new…
Cake Like It's undeniably lazy What we do when you're not around Hospi…
Common Market Beat entreat a seeker, teachin’ leadership Group ‘em throug…
Dexter French Pull me out my misery Choice is yours to be a…
Give Way Dull my senses What is left of of them Ignore the signs…
imbi the girl Overwhelmed, the water swells with the moon, just as well I…
J Bengoy Little fly Hang around my room Am I falling or flying in…
Ken Nigga tryna be me you should be yourself nigga Riding in…

KURE MOTHRI Sometimes, I get so angry I-…
Lunar Vacation Turning heads And break their necks Through folded arms and …
Mark Mackenzie He loved me right, he took control He took me places…
Mayfair can't be honest don't have anything to say an empty bed can'…
New Year Memorial Sing me a simple song Sing me a drunken one With heart…
Park Try and define the energy it takes to write these…
Pivit When I'm sick of trying and it feels like the…
Secret of Mana 3.0 She was icy, she so icy She was cold, she…
Sel Balamir Swell Well life is like a mountain Coming down on top of…
Surfliner If I was a sailor She'd be my dame But thankfully It don't…
Swell My devotion got me roaming the country again Seems I…
The Jazz Butcher Charmed I'm sure But what on Earth are you saying? It's ha…
The Vacant Shapes Someday you'll say You had the rigth To bleach the memories …
The Wonder Stuff In a word it's a dream The way it's always been And…
The Young Sires Round dress missing a girl Theres whole new side of me There…
Thomas Cunningham Take it or leave it, she said Leave it at best…

Twin Caverns There you're closer Don't be shy Bid you with the other in…

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