Gershon Kingsley
Electronic music, Composer
1922 –
Who is Gershon Kingsley?
Gershon Kingsley a contemporary German American composer, is a pioneer of electronic music and the Moog synthesizer and founder of the First Moog Quartet, as a partner in the electronic music duo Perrey and Kingsley, and writer of rock-inspired compositions for Jewish religious ceremonies.
Kingsley conducted and arranged many Broadway musicals, and composes for film and for television shows and commercials. Kingsley also composes classical chamber works and his most recent opera, Raoul, was premiered in Bremen in 2008. His compositions are eclectic and vary between avant-garde and pop styles. Kingsley is most famous for his influential electronic instrumental composition "Popcorn". His work garnered recognition with a Tony Award nomination for Best Conductor and Musical Director, two Clio Awards for his work in advertising, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Bob Moog Foundation.
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- Born
- Oct 28, 1922
Bochum - Also known as
- Kingsley, Gershon
- Götz Gustav Ksinski
- Nationality
- Germany
- United States of America
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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