Henry Gwiazda

Henry Gwiazda (b. 1952, silent "i") is a composer who specializes in virtual audio, the simulation of a three dimensional sound space in either headphones or precisely positioned speakers. He composes what may be called musique concrète, using samples usually without "tinker [ing] " with them. His most easily available music is on the CD "noTnoTesnoTrhyThms", see external link below.

It contains the following compositions:
# MANEATINGCHIPSLISTENINGTOAVIOLIN (1990)
# whErEyoulivE (1989)
# wM (1992)
# aftergloW (1990)
# themythofAcceptAnce (1991), Jeffrey Krieger, electronic cello
# thefLuteintheworLdthefLuteistheworLd (1995), virtual audio-for headphones only, Ann LaBerge, electronic flute
# Speaker Placement Instructions
# buzzingreynold'sdreamland (1994), virtual audio-for speakers only

Gwiazda is credited with sound effects, sampler, electric guitar, and voice. He also composed, published, produced, and engineered. Focal Point 3D Audio by Bo Gehring.

*"Gwiazda produces 'animated' audioscapes, oddly situating twisted and chopped real-sound samples . . . combining elements that don't have any clear relationship into compositions of surprising unity." - reviewed in CMJ by Robin Edgerton Douglas Wolk.

External links

* [http://henrygwiazda.com/ Henry Gwiazda's Homepage]
* [http://www.innovarecordings.com/artist1.asp?skuID=121 Innova Recordings Artist Page: Henry Gwiazda]
* [http://edocs.tu-berlin.de/diss/2001/zelli_bijan.htm Click here to see an analysis of Henry Gwiazda's "buzzingreynold'sdreamland" (in German) by Bijan Zelli]