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Transfigured New York

Interviews with Experimental Artists and Musicians, 1980-1990
  • Brooke Wentz
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2023
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Transfigured New York presents conversations with iconic, genre-bending artists who shaped the sounds of experimental movements like no wave, avant-jazz, and electronic music.

Author / Editor information

Brooke Wentz is a Billboard Music Award–winning music producer, music supervisor, and former radio host who founded Seven Seas Music and the Rights Workshop. She is a leading expert on music copyrights and former ESPN music director. Her books include Hey! That’s My Music: Music Supervision, Licensing, and Content Acquisition (2007) and Music Rights Unveiled: A Filmmaker’s Guide to Music Rights and Licensing (2017).

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Howard Mandel, author of Miles Ornette Cecil: Jazz Beyond Jazz and Future Jazz:
The avant-garde artists Brooke Wentz so adeptly interviewed in the 1980s reveal how music of that decade defied genre limitations and categorization, introduced fresh perspectives and explored sounds as no one had before, truly transfiguring not only New York, but creative culture worldwide. There are rich stories here, informing how we listen today.

Chris Watson, founding member of Cabaret Voltaire:
Since her WKCR radio show in the eighties, Brooke Wentz has been an inspiring explorer of global music and has also remained a devoted and curious fan, always looking for new sounds in diverse countries and cultures. Her excitement vibrates on every page of this engrossing read. Enjoy Brooke’s journey!


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PART I. THE FOUNDING THEORISTS: INFLUENTIAL FIGURES OF CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT AND MUSIC COMPOSITION

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PART II. THE MATERIALS SCIENTISTS: PIONEERS OF TAPE AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC

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PART III. THE COMPOSERS: NOTABLE CONTRIBUTORS OF CONTEMPORARY MUSICAL REPERTOIRE

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PART IV. THE ICONOCLASTS: ECCENTRIC THOUGHT-PROVOKING PERFORMERS

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PART V. THE VOCALISTS: EXPERIMENTERS WITH VOICE AND WORDS

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PART VI. THE DISSENTERS: MODERN JAZZ INNOVATORS

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PART VII. THE POPULAR AVANT-GARDE: POP IDIOM CROSSOVERS

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PART VIII. THE GLOBAL NOMADS: INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTARS OF WESTERN THOUGHT

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PART IX. THE PERFORMANCE ARTISTS: ART MEETS MOVEMENT

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November 8, 2023
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