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 | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lawrence Dean Chandler |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, producer, sound artist |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Beggars Banquet, Dreamland Recordings, Kranky, Happy Go Lucky, Hi-Fidelity Recordings, Rocket Girl, Sonic Cathedral, Untitled Recordings |
Biography
editFollowing 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]
Compositions
editChamber
- 2008 Duo, for two violins
- 2008 Quartet, for string quartet
- 2009 Everybody Here Is Fine, for string quartet and/or electronics
- 2009 Fragment, for string quartet
- 2012 The Tuning of the World, for various instruments and/or electronics
Dance
- 2000 The Tea House, choreographed by Beyhan Murphy, Modern Dance Turkey, London
- 2008 Tide, choreographed by Myra Bazell, Scrap Performance Group, Philadelphia
Ensemble
- 2011 Music for Rock Ensemble, for ensemble and electronics
- 2012 As Soft as Possible, for ensemble, commissioned for Quiet Music Ensemble, Dublin
Film
- 2007 Men Boxing, for violin and cello, collaboration with New York Miniaturist Ensemble, Museum of the Moving Image, New York for early film by Thomas Edison
Installations
- 2003 Plus Time, sound environment, multimedia collaboration with Brian Alfred, Sandroni Rey Gallery, New York
- 2006 To Be Held for a Long Time, sound environment, for SEAMUS Electro-Acoustic Music Month, New York
- 2011 The Upper Room, site-specific sound and light environment, The Marlborough Pop-Up Gallery, London
Piano
- 2008 Figures
- 2008 Etude No. 5
- 2009 Etude No. 10
Solo
- 2002 Bleak House, for electronic percussion and electronically processed sounds
- 2002 Consistent Histories, for piano, turntable, vinyl record, electronically processed sounds
- 2002 Cross Country, for electronic percussion and electronically processed sounds
- 2002 Don't Leave a Light On, for electronic percussion and electronically processed sounds
- 2002 Heated Driveway, for electronic percussion and electronically processed sounds
- 2002 Hollow Sidewalk, for electronic percussion and electronically processed sounds
- 2002 Now and Later, for electronic percussion and electronically processed sounds
- 2002 Plus Time, for turntable, vinyl record, electronically processed sounds
- 2002 Sealed Air, for turntable, vinyl record, electronically processed sounds
- 2002 Thought for the Day, for piano, turntable, vinyl record, electronically processed sounds
- 2011 I Saw Satan Fall Like Lightning, for electronics, commissioned and released by Dreamland Recordings
- 2012 A Minute is as Long as it Lasts, for electronics, for Minute of Listening, Sound and Music, London
Theatre
- 2012 1’41", for string quartet and/or electronics, commissioned for 101 New Music Theatre, Birmingham
Vocal
- 2009 China, for bass voice and piano, text by Bob Perelman
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]
- Basket Rondo World Premiere by Meredith Monk (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]
Discography
editSolo
- The Tuning of the World (Untitled Recordings, 2012)[13]
Bowery Electric
Happy Families
- 'New Forgetting' (Sonic Cathedral, 2013)[14]
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.
- ^ "Lawrence Chandler - The Tuning of the World". Discogs.
- ^ "Happy Families - New Forgetting". Discogs.
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