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.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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From The Archives | Tod Dockstader | 2016 | Album |
Bellstomp/Pond Dance (reMMix By Mordant Music) / Boingo Background (Replekz By Ekoplekz) | Tod Dockstader | 2012 | Album |
Aerial #3 | Tod Dockstader | 2006 | Album |
Aerial #1 | Tod Dockstader | 2005 | Album |
Aerial #2 | Tod Dockstader | 2005 | Album |
Bijou | Tod Dockstader & David Lee Myers | 2005 | Album |
Pond | Tod Dockstader & David Lee Myers | 2004 | Album |
Apocalypse | Tod Dockstader | 1993 | Compil. |
Quatermass | Tod Dockstader | 1992 | Compil. |
Recorded Music For Film, Radio & Television: Electronic Vol.2 | Tod Dockstader | 1981 | Album |
Recorded Music For Film, Radio & Television: Electronic Vol.1 | Tod Dockstader | 1979 | Album |
Drone; Two Fragments From Apocalypse; Water Music | Tod Dockstader | 1966 | Album |
Omniphony 1 | Tod Dockstader & James Reichert | 1966 | Album |
Luna Park; Traveling Music; Apocalypse | Tod Dockstader | 1966 | Album |
Quatermass | Tod Dockstader | 1966 | Album |
1963 Interview | Tod Dockstader | Single |