We’re big fans of Raymond Scott. While he’s best known as a composer of quirky big band-era music that became the sound of cartoons, he went on to help pioneer electronic music. Thanks to musician, arranger, and RS fan Les Deutsch, you can now download free Raymond Scott ringtones formatted specifically for iPhone. Details from… Read More Free Raymond Scott iPhone Ringtones
Jeff Winner of the Raymond Scott blog has a mission: to rid the world of Musica Para La Intimidad – an album that is apparently a blot on the electronic music pioneer’s name: We have “previously warned about the dangers of a stunningly boring album recorded by Raymond Scott in 1957, and subsequently issued under… Read More Raymond Scott’s Musica Para La Intimidad
Here’s a bit of Raymond Scott holiday trivia: Summit, New Jersey, Christmas 1942: The “famous Raymond Scott Quintet, featuring Dorothy Collins,” performs for a “Holiday Assembly” at the Masonic Hall. Scott performed his composition Silent Music. This “unrecorded” work has long been part of Scott lore—a “composition” consisting of no notes, a silent performance in… Read More Merry Synthmas: Before John Cage, There Was Raymond Scott
First Bob Moog gets turned into a doll – now Raymond Scott. Japanese artist toy company Presspop Gallery has released their Raymond Scott 100th Anniversary vinyl figurine & CD set in time for the 2008 holidays. The deluxe limited edition package features a miniature replica of Scott’s Clavivox, his patented 1950s keyboard synthesizer, and a… Read More Electronic Music Pioneer Raymond Scott Turned Into A Doll
King’s Place in London is hosting Cartoons and Weirdness – A Tribute to Raymond Scott, on Tuesday, October 14th. The first night of Sound Source celebrates the work and influence of Raymond Scott, a lost genius of the 20th Century. Bandleader, inventor and experimentalist – Scott’s career was diverse to say the least. He’s best known… Read More Raymond Scott’s Cartoons & Weirdness Coming To London
Sarah Albu’s Clavivox cake. It doesn’t really look anything like any Clavivox I’ve seen, but it looks a lot tastier. Raymond Scott, who designed the Clavivox, would have been 100 years old September 10th. While Scott is known to some for his pioneering work in electronic music, his 30’s recordings with his “Quintette” are his… Read More Happy Birthday To Raymond Scott
Stan Warnow, who’s working on a film biography of quirky electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott, reports on finding a treasure-trove of Scott source material in Kansas City: Along with the Raymond Scott brain trust of Irwin Chusid, Jeff Winner and Gert-Jan Blom, I spent last week in Kansas City, MO at the Marr Archives at… Read More Raymond Scott In Kansas City
Note: Irwin Chusid, journalist, music historian, radio personality and self-described “landmark preservationist,” wrote the following essay to mark the centennial of composer Raymond Scott. It was originally published at Boing Boing. His merry melodies have propelled the antics of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, Animaniacs, and Bart Simpson. His recordings underscore the body-fluid fetishism of… Read More 100 Years Of Raymond Scott
Trailer for the work in progress RAYMOND SCOTT: ON TO SOMETHING, a biographical documentary by his son, filmmaker Stan Warnow, about the 20th century musician, composer, and inventor whose musical career included the swing era, electronica, and everything in between, including use of his music in Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. For more… Read More New Documentary Takes Look At Electronic Music Pioneer Raymond Scott
