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<B>Music organizations:</B><BR><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.soundcurrents.org/">Sound Currents</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.seattleschool.net/">Seattle School</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.seattlecomposers.org/">Seattle Composers Alliance</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.washingtoncomposers.org/">Washington Composers Forum</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://composersalon.com/">Seattle Composers' Salon</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.amc.net">American Music Center</A>, publishers of the fascinating web magazine
<A HREF="http://www.newmusicbox.org/">New Music Box</A>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.composersforum.org/">American Composers Forum</A><BR>

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<B>Electronic music resources:</B><BR><BR>

The University of Washington's <A HREF="http://www.washington.edu/digitalarts/">Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media</A>.<BR>

<A HREF="http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/music/elmus/index.html">St. Olaf College Electronic Music Studio</A>,
where I spent many long hours as an undergraduate.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.csounds.com/">cSounds.com</A>, almost everything about the computer music programming language Csound.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.cycling74.com/">Cycling 74</A>, the company that distributes 
<A HREF="http://www.cycling74.com/products/maxmsp.html">Max/MSP</A>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.clavia.se">Clavia</A>,
the Swedish company that manufactured my shiny, red
<A HREF="http://www.clavia.se/nordmodular/index.htm">Nord Modular synthesizer</A>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.iasig.org/">Interactive Audio Special Interest Group</A><BR>


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<B>Friends, colleagues, and relatives:</B><BR><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.tombakercomposer.com/">Tom Baker</A>, composer and curator of the <A HREF="http://composersalon.com/">Seattle Composers' Salon</A>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.gregbartholomew.com/">Greg Bartholomew</A>, composer and <A HREF="http://www.soundcurrents.org/">Sound Currents</A> participant.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.bathatmedia.com">Bret Battey</A>, composer, digital artist, Fulbright alumnus, and generally super-sharp person.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.temporalarts.org">Matthew Bennett</A>, composer and ethnomusicologist.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.celiachavez.com/">Celia Chavez</A>, "one of Seattle's most tantalizing new voices" (and a heck of a bassist).<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.maryellenchilds.com/">Mary Ellen Childs</A>, Minneapolis-based composer and advocate for new music.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.jeannettedarmand.com">Jeannette d'Armand</A>, a rich, sensuous, whimsical singer and voice instructor.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.delaurenti.net/">Christopher DeLaurenti</A>, composer, writer, and new music rabble-rouser.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.jasonhail.com/">Jason Hail</A>, programming whiz and James Joyce enthusiast.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.doughaire.com/">Doug Haire</A>, veteran sound artist, producer, and host of <A HREF="http://www.kexp.org/">KEXP</A>'s 
<A HREF="http://www.kexp.org/programming/progpage.asp?showID=12&1413=38256-1&96=38256-1&20=38256-1&256=38256-2">Sonarchy</A> program.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hamlin/">Peter Hamlin</A>, my primary composition professor at St. Olaf.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.johnhelgen.com/">John Helgen</A>, Minneapolis-based composer and pianist.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.omniinteractiveaudio.com/">Alistair Hirst</A>, longtime EA audio guru, now independent interactive music wiz.<BR>
<A HREF="http://faith.inetnebr.com/ghana.htm">Rev. Claude and Rhoda Houge</A>, missionaries to Kenya, East Africa.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.honestfolk.com">Nate Houge</A>, folk star.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.chinesenewear.com/ear/artists/lijianhong.html">Li Jianhong</A> (李剑鸿), <A HREF="http://www.2pi-records.com/2pifestival/post.htm">2pi</A> founder and noise guitarist.<BR>
<A HREF="http://staff.washington.edu/hlove/">Harry Love</A>, composer and computer server maven.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.allowe.com">Al Lowe</A>, designer of the Leisure Suit Larry games.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.troymcfarland.com/">Troy McFarland</A>, motion capture/video artist.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.baldnass.com">Daniel Nass</A>, composer and fellow St. Olaf alum.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.goplaymusic.com/">Geoff Ogle</A>, accomplished Seattle composer and jazz man.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.jorkin.com/">Jeff Orkin</A>, cutting edge AI architect of <I>F.E.A.R.</I>, <I>NOLF 2</I>, and <I>KQ:MOE</I>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/danpinkston/">Dan Pinkston</A>, composer, guitar man, and former fellow Utensil.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.dennisrea.com/">Dennis Rea</A>, guitarist, composer, writer, and musical ambassador to China.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.chinesenewear.com/ear/artists/zhoupei.html">Ronez</A>, noise artist and my <A HREF="http://www.2pi-records.com/2pifestival/post.htm">2pi</A> roommate (an ideal combo?).<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.jeffsamuel.com/">Jeff Samuel</A>, international microhouse sensation.<BR>
<A HREF="http://home.earthlink.net/~korbys/">Korby Sears</A>, composer and source of inspiration to us all.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.markseibert.com">Mark Seibert</A>, composer, producer, and game designer who contributed to 36 games at <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sierra Entertainment from 1987 to 2001.<BR>
<a href="http://www.chinesenewear.com/ear/artists/wangchangcun.html">Wang Changcun</a> (王长存), Chinese sound artist.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.musicdesignnetwork.com">Guy Whitmore</A>, the interactive music mastermind behind Monolith's <I>No One Lives Forever</I>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.47rpg.com/">Erick Wujcik</A>, veteran game designer and game design studio manager at Ubisoft Shanghai.<BR>


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<B>Rock bands:</B><BR><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.99men.com/">99 Men</A>, heaping dollops of rock.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.dudleymanlove.com/">Dudley Manlove Quartet</A>, Seattle's musical ambassadors of boozy, feel-good revelry.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.goneoutgone.com/">Gone Out Gone</A>, quality rock music from Minnesota.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.subpoenaedlemur.com/">Subpoenaed Lemur</A>, unignorable songs that confuse and amuse.<BR>
<a href="http://noishanghai.org/Torturing%20Nurse/index.htm">Torturing Nurse</a>, Shanghai's purveyors of fine noise.<BR>


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<B>Mildly related artists and influences:</B><BR><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.earbox.com">John Adams</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.laurieanderson.com/">Laurie Anderson</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.bjork.com/unity/">Bjork</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.earle-brown.org/">Earle Brown</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.elviscostello.com/">Elvis Costello</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.gainsbarre.com/">Serge Gainsbourg</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.kronosquartet.org">Kronos Quartet</A>, whose album <I>Early Music</I> inspired the score for
<A HREF="arcanum.html"><I>Arcanum</I></A>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.music.princeton.edu/~paul/">Paul Lansky</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.media.mit.edu/~tod/">Tod Machover</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.aimeemann.com/">Aimee Mann</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.corporeal.com/">Harry Partch</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.npgmusicclub.com/">Prince</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.stevereich.com">Steve Reich</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.earstudio.com/">Ben Rubin</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.mortonsubotnick.com/">Morton Subotnick</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.tmbg.com">They Might Be Giants</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.zonymash.com">Zony Mash</A>, my favorite Seattle band, led by
<A HREF="http://www.waynehorvitz.com/">Wayne Horvitz</A>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.tzadik.com/">John Zorn</A><BR>

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<B>Chinese music and art (an embarrassingly incomplete but slowly growing list):</B><BR><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.chinesenewear.com/gno/">GNO</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.sugarjar.cn/english.htm">Sugar Jar</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.post-concrete.com/">Post-Concrete Records</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.noiseasia.com/dick/">Dickson Dee</A> (aka 李劲松 or Li Jin Song)<BR>
<a href="http://www.noishanghai.org/">Noishanghai</a><BR>
<a href="http://noishanghai.org/shasha/">Sasha Records</a><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.zendaiart.com/">Zendai Museum of Modern Art</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.yuyintang.com/">Yu Yin Tang</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.whitenoiserecords.org/">White Noise Records</A><BR>


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<B>Game companies:</B><BR><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.arena.net/">ArenaNet</A>, developers of <I>Guild Wars</I>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/">Gearbox Software</A>, developers of <I>Half-Life: Opposing Force</I> and <I>Brothers in Arms</I>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.massive.se/">Massive Entertainment</A>, developers of <I>Ground Control</I>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/games/default.aspx">Microsoft Game Studios</A>, developers of <I>Mythica</I>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.sierra.com">Sierra Entertainment</A>, storied and historical computer game pioneer.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.troikagames.com/">Troika Games</A>, developers of <I>Arcanum</I>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.ubi.com/US/">Ubisoft</A>, international multimedia powerhouse (also available in 
<A HREF="http://www.ubi.com/FR/">French</A>).<BR>


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<B>Other interesting sites:</B><BR><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.andante.com">Andante</A>, a great resource for classical music.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.media.mit.edu/hyperins/meteor/">Meteorite Museum</A>;
compare and contrast with Seattle's own 
<A HREF="http://www.emplive.com/">Experience Music Project</A>.<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.walkerart.org">Walker Art Center</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.knittingfactory.com/">Knitting Factory</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/">The New York Times</A><BR>
<A HREF="http://www.petosa.com/">Petosa Accordions</A><BR>

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<B>If you don't find any of these sites interesting, see if this helps:</B><BR><BR>

<A HREF="http://www.potatoland.org/shredder/">Shredder 1.0</A>

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