Roma Baran
Encyclopedia
Roma Baran is a Canadian record producer
, best known for her work with Laurie Anderson
, Rosalie Sorrels
, Annabelle Chvostek
and Kate & Anna McGarrigle. Much of her production work is done as a duo with partner Vivian Stoll.
Originally from Montreal
, Baran has lived in New York City
since 1976. She was raised in the Polish Catholic Church, learning only in her 60s that her parents were in fact Jews
who had nominally converted to Catholicism and changed their names to protect themselves during the Holocaust.
Baran was also an Academy Award nominee in 1992 for co-producing the documentary film Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
.
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...
, best known for her work with Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson
Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson is an American experimental performance artist, composer and musician who plays violin and keyboards and sings in a variety of experimental music and art rock styles. Initially trained as a sculptor, Anderson did her first performance-art piece in the late 1960s...
, Rosalie Sorrels
Rosalie Sorrels
Rosalie Sorrels is an American folk singer-songwriter who resides in the mountains near Boise, Idaho. She began her public career as a singer and collector of traditional folksongs in the late 1950s. During the early 1960s she left her husband and began traveling and performing at music festivals...
, Annabelle Chvostek
Annabelle Chvostek
Annabelle Chvostek is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Montreal. She is known for her rich singing voice, compelling lyrics and genre-spanning musicality, as well as her Juno-nominated work with harmony trio The Wailin' Jennys....
and Kate & Anna McGarrigle. Much of her production work is done as a duo with partner Vivian Stoll.
Originally from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Baran has lived in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
since 1976. She was raised in the Polish Catholic Church, learning only in her 60s that her parents were in fact Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
who had nominally converted to Catholicism and changed their names to protect themselves during the Holocaust.
Baran was also an Academy Award nominee in 1992 for co-producing the documentary film Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann is a 1992 documentary film directed by Joshua Waletzky. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.-Cast:* Elmer Bernstein - Himself* Claudine Bouché - Herself* Royal S...
.