First aired on KPFK in 1991, this episode features a conversation with David Behrman. Widely regarded as a pioneer of computer music David Behrman is also known to be one of the co-founders of the Sonic Arts Union, alongside Alvin Lucier, Robert Ashley, and Gordon Mumma.   

Through the conversation we can learn that artists such as David Tudor and aforementioned Gordon Mumma were major inspirations on Behrman’s will to pursue electronic music. Among the various pieces played and discussed during the talk, the pair particularly details the making of Unforeseen Events (1991), a piece featuring Ben Neill and his personalized instrument named the “mutantrumpet,” which the computer reacts to by playing sequences of sounds. Several anecdotes about Behrman’s career are sprinkled throughout the talk, we find out that he has been a record producer for Columbia records and learn more about his experience in Japan.

PIECES AND RECORDINGS FROM:

David Behrman, Unforeseen Events/Refractive Light (1991), Experimental Intermedia Foundation [Opening and closing credits]

David Behrman, Leapday Night (1991), Lovely Music