Summary
Lawrence Chandler is an American-born composer, musician and sound artist based in London. Best known as a founding member of seminal New York duo Bowery Electric he works within ambient, contemporary classical, electronic, experimental and postminimalist styles.[1][2]
Lawrence Chandler | |
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| Birth name | Lawrence Dean Chandler |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, producer, artist |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Beggars Banquet, Dreamland Recordings, Kranky, Happy Go Lucky, Hi-Fidelity Recordings, Rocket Girl, Sonic Cathedral, Untitled Recordings |
Biography edit
Following Bowery Electric's final tour in 2000, Chandler took a hiatus during which time he studied composition privately with La Monte Young and Pauline Oliveros, with Conrad Cummings at The Juilliard School, worked for Philip Glass and completed a Master of Music in Composition from Goldsmiths College.[3]
He returned in 2009 with Everybody Here Is Fine, commissioned for Make Music New York and premiered at The Bell House, Brooklyn on 21 June 2009.[4]
Subsequent works include Music for Rock Ensemble, commissioned for "50 Years of Minimalism", premiered by Katia and Marielle Labèque, Chandler and ensemble at Kings Place, London on 26 November 2011[5] and The Tuning of the World, a realisation of his evolving 24-hour, 24 part, sustained tone composition with tuned sine wave generators released by Untitled Recordings on 1 March 2012.[6]
Other musical activities edit
- Dream House (1994–1996, 2008), monitor, light and sound installation by La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela[7]
- Experimental Audio Research (EAR) (1996), collaboration with Pete Kember, Kevin Shields and others, live performance at Westbeth Theater Center, New York on 3 September 1996[8]
- Brooklyn Rider Plays Philip Glass by Brooklyn Rider (2008), assistant engineer, The Looking Glass Studio, New York[9]
- Philip Glass Soundtracks by Michael Riesman (2008), assisted, The Looking Glass Studio, New York[10]
- Meredith Monk Basket Rondo World Premiere (2007), live sound, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York[11]
- Deep Listening (2009), workshop with Pauline Oliveros, Dartington International Summer School, near Totnes[7]
- Perfect Sound Forever (2017), guest DJ, NTS Radio, London on 18 October 2017[12]
References edit
- ^ "Bowery Electric". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (November 1995). "Back to the Future". The Wire. No. 141.
- ^ "The 405 meets Happy Families". Thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Lawrence Chandler (of Bowery Electric) @ Make Music New York 2009". YouTube. 24 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "50 Years of Minimalism: Rock 'n' Rollers @ Kings Place, London – I CARE IF YOU LISTEN". I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "Lawrence Chandler – The Tuning of the World". Discogs. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b "The 405 meets Happy Families". Thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "In a Stasis of Sound: Dron-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-ne". The New York Times. 5 September 1996. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Brooklyn Rider plays Philip Glass – Philip Glass". Philipglass.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Riesman Soundtracks – Philip Glass". Philipglass.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Classical Music". Newyorker.com. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Perfect Sound Forever w/ Lawrence Chandler (Bowery Electric & Happy Families) 18.10.17". Nts.live. Retrieved 3 November 2017.