The music of experimental composer Steve Reich was introduced to me by an electronic music producer friend Minus Kelvin, who these days is working on a PHD at UCSB, experimenting with new ways to create digital music.  He wants to find something better than midi as a standard and is working with some big wigs, Brian Eno being one of them. 

When we hung out in Sacramento, we would write music together and then cruise around in his car listening to totally crazy experimental music.  He turned me on to a lot of music I really liked and found very beautiful.  Steve Reich was one of those artists. 

Yesterday, Steve Reich was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer prize for his piece Double Sextet, commissioned by Carnegie Hall.

I love that the award was given to such an experimental artist, a guy that once wrote a score based on the sound of dripping water from a roof on a rainy day. 
 


 


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