Wendy Carlos: A Biography

About the book

Amanda Sewell's biography of Wendy Carlos, the composer whose Switched-On Bach (1968) put the Moog synthesizer in front of a mass audience. It follows her from early electronic studio work through the scores for A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and Tron, and how she guarded her privacy, including about being transgender, while becoming one of the most influential figures in electronic music.