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Tod Dockstader

1932-2015 US, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Composer of Electronic
A.k.a. Tod Allen Dockstader

Tod Dockstader (born March 20, 1932, St.Paul, Minnesota, USA - died February 27, 2015, Arlington, Massachusetts, USA) was an American composer of electronic music, particularly musique concrète. He studied psychology and art at the University of Minnesota, before studying painting and film and earning money by drawing cartoons for various newspapers. He moved to Hollywood In 1955 to work as an apprentice film editor, cutting picture and sound for animated cartoons. His compositional adventures began in 1958 after becoming a self-taught sound sound effects engineer while working as a recording engineer at Gotham Recording Studios where he started to experiment with musique concrète during long off-work hours.

     
Genres
  • Electronic
  • Spoken Word
Popular Tracks   
Piece #1 on Eight Electronic Pieces by Tod Dockstader
Blackhole Dropout on Electronic, Vol. 1 by Tod Dockstader
Two Moons of Quatermass: First Moon on Quatermass by Tod Dockstader
Water Music, Pt. One on Quatermass by Tod Dockstader
Oh on Aerial #3 by Tod Dockstader
Aerial Song on An Anthology Of Noise And Electronic Music Vol.2 by Various Artists
Piece #2 on Eight Electronic Pieces by Tod Dockstader
Babbel on Aerial #2 by Tod Dockstader
Song on Aerial 1 by Tod Dockstader
Wail on Aerial #2 by Tod Dockstader

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
From The ArchivesTod Dockstader2016Album
Bellstomp/Pond Dance (reMMix By Mordant Music) / Boingo Background (Replekz By Ekoplekz)Tod Dockstader2012Album
Aerial #3Tod Dockstader2006Album
Aerial #1Tod Dockstader2005Album
Aerial #2Tod Dockstader2005Album
BijouTod Dockstader & David Lee Myers2005Album
PondTod Dockstader & David Lee Myers2004Album
ApocalypseTod Dockstader1993Compil.
QuatermassTod Dockstader1992Compil.
Recorded Music For Film, Radio & Television: Electronic Vol.2Tod Dockstader1981Album
Recorded Music For Film, Radio & Television: Electronic Vol.1Tod Dockstader1979Album
Drone; Two Fragments From Apocalypse; Water MusicTod Dockstader1966Album
Omniphony 1Tod Dockstader & James Reichert1966Album
Luna Park; Traveling Music; ApocalypseTod Dockstader1966Album
QuatermassTod Dockstader1966Album
1963 InterviewTod DockstaderSingle
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