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Wendy Carlos
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Wendy Carlos (born November 14, 1939) is an American musical artist, composer and inventor. She is credited with the invention of significant portions of the first Moog synthesizers and laying the groundwork for modern synthesizers and synth music.
Quotes
"A beautiful blend of anticipation and surprise seems to be at the heart of the best art."
- Quoted in IGNOTOFSKY, Rachel. The Artists: 50 Women Who Inspired the World. São Paulo: Blucher, 2021.
"From these primitive sounds, we start to get some very musical sounding things"
- Wendy Carlos and her Moog Synthesiser, BBC Archive, 8 February 1970. Uploaded to YouTube on 17 June 2022.