#While we’re celebrating Kim Petras’ historic achievement, let’s give Wendy Carlos her flowers

#While we’re celebrating Kim Petras’ historic achievement, let’s give Wendy Carlos her flowers

“While we’re celebrating Kim Petras’ historic achievement, let’s give Wendy Carlos her flowers” Carlos came out as trans in 1979, nine years after winning three Grammys for her debut album, Switched-On Bach. Left: Wendy Carlos, still from 1989 BBC interview. Right: Kim Petras, photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images.   Kim Petras made history last night…

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#How Wendy Carlos Created Iconic Scores With The Moog Synthesizer

“#How Wendy Carlos Created Iconic Scores With The Moog Synthesizer” Home Columns Meg Shields June 29, 2020 Here’s an interview clip where Wendy Carlos—the pioneering synth composer behind the scores for ‘A Clockwork Orange,’ ‘The Shining,’ and ‘Tron’—demos an original Moog Synthesizer. Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced…

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