Cory Allen (musician)
Encyclopedia
Cory Allen is a musician
, composer
, producer
and record label
owner. Music released under his own name is usually categorized as minimal and/or ambient electronic music
and has been described as 'clever and intricate structures that will repay the careful ear'. Additionally, he co-owns and operates the record label Quiet Design
.
came together as co-owners and co-curators of the avant-garde
record label Quiet Design
. The highly acclaimed label has released works by over 30 artists in 10 countries. Some notable Quiet Design artists are Tetuzi Akiyama
, Alvin Lucier
, Jandek
, Keith Rowe
, Sebastien Roux, Erdem Helvacioglu
, Duane Pitre, Yoshio Machida
, Kim Myhr, Mark Cetilia and Nick Hennies.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
owner. Music released under his own name is usually categorized as minimal and/or ambient electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
and has been described as 'clever and intricate structures that will repay the careful ear'. Additionally, he co-owns and operates the record label Quiet Design
Quiet Design
Quiet Design is an independent music and sound art label based in Austin,TX and founded in 2007. Owned and curated by composers Mike Vernusky and Cory Allen, Quiet Design has released work by over 30 artists from 10 countries...
.
Quiet Design
In 2007, Cory Allen and Mike VernuskyMike Vernusky
Mike Vernusky is a composer, performer and record label owner. He writes music for concertized, theatrical, and filmic environments, primarily through the use of electronic media and live performance. His music has been described as "brash" by the New York Times and 'isolationist ambient' by Wire...
came together as co-owners and co-curators of the avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
record label Quiet Design
Quiet Design
Quiet Design is an independent music and sound art label based in Austin,TX and founded in 2007. Owned and curated by composers Mike Vernusky and Cory Allen, Quiet Design has released work by over 30 artists from 10 countries...
. The highly acclaimed label has released works by over 30 artists in 10 countries. Some notable Quiet Design artists are Tetuzi Akiyama
Tetuzi Akiyama
Tetuzi Akiyama is a Japanese guitarist, violinist, and instrument-maker.Akiyama formed the improvisation group Madhar in 1987, and the classical ensemble Hikyo String Quintet in 1994 . In 1995, Akiyama and Sugimoto formed a guitar duo, and played at venues in New York City, Chicago, and Detroit...
, Alvin Lucier
Alvin Lucier
Alvin Lucier is an American composer of experimental music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomena and auditory perception. A long-time music professor at Wesleyan University, Lucier was a member of the influential Sonic Arts Union, which included Robert Ashley, David Behrman, and...
, Jandek
Jandek
Jandek is the musical project of an anonymous outsider musician who operates out of Houston, Texas. Since 1978, Jandek has self-released over 60 albums of unusual, often emotionally dissolute folk and blues songs without ever granting more than the occasional interview or providing any biographical...
, Keith Rowe
Keith Rowe
Keith Rowe is an English free improvisation tabletop guitarist and painter. Rowe is a founding member of both the hugely influential AMM in the mid-1960s and M.I.M.E.O. Having trained as a visual artist, Rowe's paintings have been featured on most of his own albums...
, Sebastien Roux, Erdem Helvacioglu
Erdem Helvacioglu
Erdem Helvacioglu is an electronic musician from Turkey. He has collaborated with artists Mick Karn, Kevin Moore, John Wilson, Kazuya Ishigami, and Saadet Turkoz. In addition to his work as an electronic musician, Erdem also composes music for theatre, film and multimedia productions, and produces...
, Duane Pitre, Yoshio Machida
Yoshio Machida
is an experimental musician, a steelpanist, composer, and visual artist.-Person:A member of ASCAP, Machida studied minimal art, music and film at the Tama Art University under Kuniharu Akiyama, Yoshiaki Touno, Sakumi Hagiwara and Kishio Suga...
, Kim Myhr, Mark Cetilia and Nick Hennies.
Selected Discography as Cory Allen
- Still CD/Digital (2011, Quiet DesignQuiet DesignQuiet Design is an independent music and sound art label based in Austin,TX and founded in 2007. Owned and curated by composers Mike Vernusky and Cory Allen, Quiet Design has released work by over 30 artists from 10 countries...
) - Pearls CD/Digital (2010, Quiet DesignQuiet DesignQuiet Design is an independent music and sound art label based in Austin,TX and founded in 2007. Owned and curated by composers Mike Vernusky and Cory Allen, Quiet Design has released work by over 30 artists from 10 countries...
) - Hearing is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Hears CD/Digital (2009, Quiet DesignQuiet DesignQuiet Design is an independent music and sound art label based in Austin,TX and founded in 2007. Owned and curated by composers Mike Vernusky and Cory Allen, Quiet Design has released work by over 30 artists from 10 countries...
) - Spectra: Guitar in the 21st Century CD/Digital (2009, Quiet DesignQuiet DesignQuiet Design is an independent music and sound art label based in Austin,TX and founded in 2007. Owned and curated by composers Mike Vernusky and Cory Allen, Quiet Design has released work by over 30 artists from 10 countries...
) - The Fourth Way CD/Digital (2008, Quiet DesignQuiet DesignQuiet Design is an independent music and sound art label based in Austin,TX and founded in 2007. Owned and curated by composers Mike Vernusky and Cory Allen, Quiet Design has released work by over 30 artists from 10 countries...
) - Satori in Atlantis Digital (2007, Test Tube)
- Observing A Warmth Digital (2007, Con V)
- Resonance: Steel Pan in the 21st Century CD/Digital (2007, Quiet DesignQuiet DesignQuiet Design is an independent music and sound art label based in Austin,TX and founded in 2007. Owned and curated by composers Mike Vernusky and Cory Allen, Quiet Design has released work by over 30 artists from 10 countries...
) - Gesemi Tropisms CD/Digital (2005, Bremsstrahlung Recordings)
Collaborative Discography
- w/ SIRSIT Colorblind Cycle II CD (2008, Con V)
- w/ SIRSIT Colorblind Cycle I CD (2007, Bremsstrahlung Recordings)
External links
- Cory Allen's homepage
- Quiet Design homepage
- Alarm Press interview and feature
- MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
: http://www.myspace.com/coryallenmusic - Cory Allen's Discogs Page