Laurie Spiegel information

Laurie Spiegel
Laurie Spiegel
Born	September 20, 1945 (age 78); Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Electronic, Algorithmic composition, Computer music
Occupation(s)	Composer
Instrument(s)	Synthesizer, Music Mouse, guitar, lute
Years active	1973–present
Website	retiary.org/ls/

Laurie Spiegel (born September 20, 1945)^[1] is an American composer. She has worked at Bell Laboratories, in computer graphics, and is known primarily for her electronic-music compositions and her algorithmic composition software Music Mouse. She also plays the guitar and lute.^[2]

Spiegel is seen by some as a pioneer of the New York new-music scene. She withdrew from this scene in the early 1980s, believing that its focus had shifted from artistic process to product. While she continues to support herself through software development, Spiegel aims to use technology in music as a means of furthering her art rather than as an end in itself. In her words, "I automate whatever can be automated to be freer to focus on those aspects of music that can't be automated. The challenge is to figure out which is which."^[3]

Spiegel's realization of Johannes Kepler's Harmonices Mundi was chosen for the opening track on the "Sounds of Earth" section of the golden record placed on board the Voyager spacecraft in 1977.^[4] Another work, titled "Sediment", was included in the 2012 film The Hunger Games.^[5]

She has been inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.^[6]

^ Cite error: The named reference harvard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Amirkhanian, Charles. "Women in Electronic Music - 1977". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
^ Hinkle-Turner 2006, p. 241.
^ Gagné 2011, p. 255.
^ Dayal, Geeta (2012-03-29). "Rare '70s Electronic Music Is Hidden in The Hunger Games". Wired. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
^ National Women's Hall of Fame, Laurie Spiegel

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[Amirkhanian-2] Amirkhanian, Charles. "Women in Electronic Music - 1977". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-12-10.

[FOOTNOTEHinkle-Turner2006241-3] Hinkle-Turner 2006, p. 241.

[FOOTNOTEGagné2011255-4] Gagné 2011, p. 255.

[5] Dayal, Geeta (2012-03-29). "Rare '70s Electronic Music Is Hidden in The Hunger Games". Wired. Retrieved 29 March 2012.

[6] National Women's Hall of Fame, Laurie Spiegel

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Laurie Spiegel
Born	(1945-09-20) September 20, 1945 (age 78) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Electronic, Algorithmic composition, Computer music
Occupation(s)	Composer
Instrument(s)	Synthesizer, Music Mouse, guitar, lute
Years active	1973–present

Website	retiary.org/ls/