Born: September 10, 1908 in Brooklyn, NY. Died: February 8, 1994 in North Hills, CA. American composer, bandleader and inventor. Raymond Scott was among the unheralded pioneers of contemporary experimental music. Of all of Scott's accomplishments of 1949, however, none was more important than the Electronium, one of the first synthesizers ever created. An "instantaneous composing machine," the Electronium generated original music via random sequences of tones, rhythms, and timbres; Scott himself denied it was a prototype synthesizer — it had no keyboard — but as one of the first machines to create music by means of artificial intelligence, its importance in pointing the way towards the electronic compositions of the future is undeniable. His other inventions included the "Karloff," an early sampler capable of recreating sounds ranging from sizzling steaks to jungle drums; the Clavinox, a keyboard Theremin complete with an electronic sub-assembly designed by a then 23-year-old Robert Moog; and the Videola, which fused together a keyboard and a TV screen to aid in composing music for films and other moving images. By the middle of the 1960s, Scott began turning increasingly away from recording and performing to focus on writing and inventing; a 1969 musical celebrating the centennial of Kentucky Bourbon was his last orchestral work, with his remaining years spent solely on electronic composition. Among his latter-day innovations was an early programmable polyphonic sequencer, which along with the Electronium later caught the attention of Motown chief Berry Gordy Jr., who in 1971 tapped Scott to head the label's electronic music research and development team. After retiring six years later, he continued writing — his last known piece, 1986's "Beautiful Little Butterfly," was created on MIDI technology.
2022
Honey Pie Records (2)
LP, Album, Comp
2019
2017
2014
Basta
CD, Album
2012
Basta
CD, Album
2011
Not On Label
DVD-V, NTSC
2010
Sinetone AMR
9xFile, MP3, Comp, 320
2009
Presspop Music
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2008
Basta
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2005
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Basta
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2000
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1996
Basta
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1994
1992
1991
Stash Records Inc.
CD, Album, Mono
1989
Keyboard Magazine
Flexi, 6", S/Sided
1985
Hindsight Records (2)
Cass, Comp
1983
Joyce
LP, Comp
1983
Ajaz Records
LP, Comp
1982
Ajaz Records
LP, Comp
1982
Ajaz Records
LP, Comp
1981
Joyce
LP, Comp
1973
Motown
Acetate, 10", S/Sided
1970
Not On Label
LP
1964
1964
1964
1963
Dot Records
7", Single
1963
Universal Recording Corp.
7", Single, Blu
1961
Society National Bank
Flexi, 7", S/Sided
1960
Top Rank (2), Discophon
7", EP
1960
1959
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1957
The Jingle Workshop
LP, Album, Promo
1955
RCA Victor
7", S/Sided, Promo
1954
1952
Columbia
7", EP, Mono
1949
Armed Forces Radio Service
Vinyl, 16", Transcription
1939
Columbia
Shellac, 10"
Ajaz Records
LP, Comp
Ajaz Records
LP, Comp
Armed Forces Radio Service, Armed Forces Radio Service
Vinyl, 16", Transcription
Armed Forces Radio Service, Armed Forces Radio Service
Vinyl, 16", Transcription
Not On Label
Cass, Promo
2005
Empire Musicwerks
CD, Comp
1958
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1958
1958
1958
2024
Not On Label (Lisa Doop Self-released)
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2023
Not On Label (Lisa Doop Self-released)
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2023
Real Gone Music, Second Disc Records
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2023
2023
2022
Frémeaux & Associés
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2022
2021
Koko Mojo Records
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2021
MVD Audio
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2021
Metropole Orkest
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2021
2020
Real Gone Music
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2020
2019
2019
2018
19'40"
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2018
Universal Music On Demand
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2018
2018
2017
Calle Mayor
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2017
Teal Creek Music
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2017
2016
Casa Del Jazz
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2016
Dim Din Records
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2016
Steinway & Sons
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2016
2015
Free Music Archive, Sound And Music
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2015
Not Now Music
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2015
Lickety Split Music
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2015
Vocalion
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2015
2014
Not On Label
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2014
Meyer Media LLC
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2014
2013
Li'l Daisy, Daisyworld Discs
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2013
Digital Victrola
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2013
Digital Victrola
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2013
2012
Trim Tab Tapes
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2011
Guild, Guild Light Music
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2011
Not On Label (Big Band Du Conservatoire De Colombes Self-released)
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2011
Vivid Sound
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2010
Les Inrockuptibles
CD, Comp
2010
Chinstrap Music
16xFile, MP3, Album, 320
2010
Thee Instagon Foundation
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