Lawrence Chandler
Birth nameLawrence Dean Chandler
Occupation(s)Composer, musician, producer, artist
Years active1994–present
LabelsBeggars Banquet, Dreamland Recordings, Kranky, Happy Go Lucky, Hi-Fidelity Recordings, Rocket Girl, Sonic Cathedral, Untitled Recordings

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]

Biography

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, for octet, with tuned sine wave generators, released by Untitled Recordings on 1 March 2012.[6] In 2013 he formed Happy Families with his partner Lucia Rivero.[7]

Other musical activities

References

  1. "Bowery Electric". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  2. Reynolds, Simon (November 1995). "Back to the Future". The Wire. No. 141.
  3. "The 405 meets Happy Families". Thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Lawrence Chandler – The Tuning of the World". Discogs. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  7. "Meet… Happy Families". Soniccathedral.co.uk. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  8. 1 2 "The 405 meets Happy Families". Thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  9. "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.
  10. "Brooklyn Rider plays Philip Glass – Philip Glass". Philipglass.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  11. "Riesman Soundtracks – Philip Glass". Philipglass.com. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  12. "Classical Music". Newyorker.com. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  13. "Perfect Sound Forever w/ Lawrence Chandler (Bowery Electric & Happy Families) 18.10.17". Nts.live. Retrieved 3 November 2017.


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