Musician and composer
Wendy Carlos
Lahir 1939-11-14
Rhode Island science-fair prodigy who turned Bach into platinum on a custom Moog, scored Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange and The Shining, and quietly became one of electronic music’s first openly trans stars.
Pencapaian
Three Grammy Awards for Switched-On Bach, the first classical album to go platinum; film scores for A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and Tron; helped design the commercial Moog synthesizer.
Tanggal lahir: Birthday November 14
Keberhasilan terbaru
- 2025-11-14 · Trans Awareness Week birthday tribute. Public recognition as the first trans woman Grammy winner, with renewed attention to her analog catalog and biography.
Momen bahagia
- 1968-10-01 · Switched-On Bach released. The Moog Bach album topped classical charts for years and made analog synthesis a household sound.
- 1970-01-01 · Three Grammy wins. Switched-On Bach took Album of the Year, Best Classical Album and Best Engineered Recording.
