La Monte Young

...in plays like that. Back in New York, he encountered the work of the filmmaker and performer Jack Smith and the composer La Monte Young, who, along with several other artists, were producing movies and music and theatre that not only...

In this article: Richard Foreman, Willem Dafoe, New York, Yale School of Drama, Brown University, and The Wind

...New York City that I should seek out." Ono would befriend classical avant-garde composer John Cage, minimalist composer La Monte Young and gallery owner and impresario George Maciunas. She became an integral member of the Lower East Side...

In this article: Yoko Ono, John Lennon, Sean Lennon, John Cage, Gakushuin University, Sarah Lawrence College, Tokyo, London, Plastic Ono Band, and Mojo

Lou Reed's 1975 album Metal Machine Music lists (misspelling included) "Drone cognizance and harmonic possibilities vis a vis Lamont Young's Dream Music" among its "Specifications". "If you were going across the prairie in a Conestoga...

In this article: John Cage, Marian Zazeela, University of California, Los Angeles, New York, Terry Riley, Henry Flynt, China, and Theatre of Eternal Music

...feedback titled Metal Machine Music which listed (misspelling included) "Drone cognizance and harmonic possibilities vis a vis Lamont Young's Dream Music" among its "Specifications". Several songs by The Beatles, the most popular and...

In this article: John Cale, Tony Conrad, Theatre of Eternal Music, Marian Zazeela, Velvet Underground, Dream Syndicate, Phill Niblock, Lou Reed, and Karlheinz Stockhausen

...of pop music," says Neill, a student of the electro-acoustic innovations of Robert Moog and minimalist aesthetic of LaMonte Young. Neill specifically plays the mutantrumpet, a self-designed instrument that he's been slowly...

In this article: Ben Neill, Thirsty Ear, Miles Davis, New York, Automotive, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Volkswagen, Riddim Warfare, and LaMonte Young

...originally involved dozens of composers, although only a handful — including Terry Riley, Steve Reich, Philip Glass and La Monte Young &mdash; emerged to become well-known in the U.S. </p><p>“Minimalism can be very repetitious...

In this article: Tom Johnson, U.S., Village Voice, Kansas City Art Institute, Mikel Rouse, Sarah Cahill, and Kyle Gann

...effect that he influenced musicians outside jazz. "Notably including the key figures of early American minimalism: the composers La Monte Young, Terry Riley and Steve Reich," says Williams. "They in turn influenced the work of the Velvet...

In this article: Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, Richard Williams, John Coltrane, Cold Sweat, Heroin, Wynton Kelly, Roxy Music, and Bill Evans

...while projecting an enveloping doom-laden vibe. Basically, they're closer in spirit to Folke Rabe, Phill Niblock, and La Monte Young than they are to your favorite hair-farming descendants of Black Sabbath. By the last half hour, I had...

In this article: Pelican, Sunn O))), Greg Anderson, Stephen O'Malley, Australasia, Testosterone, Folke Rabe, Lair of the Minotaur, and Phill Niblock

...reactions. With "Winterbranch" (1964), Mr. Cunningham created a succes de scandale; with its aggressively loud and abrasive score by La Monte Young and glaring lighting by Rauschenberg, it provoked an audience uproar. Even after Mr....

In this article: Merce Cunningham, Robert Rauschenberg, John Cage, Martha Graham, George Balanchine, The Seasons, Arthritis, School of American Ballet, and Bennington College

...Church St., 212-925-8270, http://www.melafoundation.org). You can lose yourself in this "sound and light environment" by composer La Monte Young and visual artist Marian Zazeela between 2 p.m. and midnight on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

In this article: Manhattan, Marian Zazeela, Hudson River, Beacon, N.Y, Midtown Manhattan, Lower East Side, and Greenwich Village