Garton, born in 1957, grew up in Columbus, Ind. His father, Robert (http://www.in.gov/S41/bio.html), has served more than 30 years as a Republican in the Indiana state Senate, including a long term as Senate Pro Tem. Garton majored in pharmacy as a Purdue University student, but spent much of his time on music. Billing himself as "Mr. Science," Garton provided sound effects and keyboards for the band Dow Jones and the Industrials (http://www.viodia.com/page/punkbands0.html) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He also produced many acts, and with Richard K. Thomas founded Zounds Studios, which continues to produce music and sound for theater.
Garton is director of the Computer Music Center, Columbia University, formerly the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center.
Garton, born in 1957, grew up in Columbus, Ind. His father, Robert, has served more than 30 years as a Republican in the Indiana state Senate, including a long term as Senate Pro Tem.
BradGarton's Approximate Rhythms and Martin Butler's Night Machines, both contemplate the sense of the machine in human contexts.
BradGarton's Approximate Rhythms grew from his fascination with drum machines, those amazing little boxes that have managed to collapse a drum set into a small collection of silicon chips.
BradGarton, Paul Lansky and Andy Milburn then transformed the voice to reflect the emotional and physical characteristics of each year.
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