Biography
Pauline Oliveros (born May 30, 1932 in Houston, Texas) is an American composer and accordionist who is a central figure in the development of experimental and post-war electronic art music.
She was a founding member of the San Francisco Tape Music Center in the 1960s, and served as its director. She has taught music at Mills College, the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Oliveros has written books, formulated new music theories and investigated new ways to focus attention on music including her concepts of "Deep Listening" and "sonic awareness".
Filmography
all 17
Movies 17
self 2
Self (archive footage)
Sisters with Transistors (2021)
Movie
Composer
Fogo (2012)
Movie
Composer
The Juche Idea (2008)
Movie
Original Music Composer
On the Other Ocean (2007)
Movie
Composer
University, Inc. (1999)
Movie
Composer
Paulina (1997)
Movie
Composer
Bent Time (1983)
Movie
Music
Contacts (1970)
Movie
Music
Clown (1969)
Movie
Actress
Flood Tide
Movie
Information
Known ForSound
GenderFemale
Birthday1932-05-30
Deathday2016-11-24 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceHouston, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship
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