The Radiophonic Workshop
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The Department of Media Presents 'In Concert and Conversation - The Radiophonic Workshop'
On Friday 11th April Chichester University's Department of Media celebrates the Radiophonic Workshop with a day of interviews, lectures, talks and panels, culminating in a rare opportunity to see the Workshop perform live.
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The Radiophonic Workshop
Founded in 1958 by Desmond Briscoe and Daphne Oram, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop was home to a maverick group of experimental composers, sound engineers and musical innovators. In a series of small studios within the labyrinthine corridors of the BBC Maida Vale complex, the Workshop explored new ways of using - and abusing - sound. Drawing on the principles of musique concréte, found sounds, early electronics, oscillators, handmade synths and tape loops the Workshop created the other-worldly soundtrack to some of BBC television and radio’s most iconic programs: The Body in Question, Horizon, Quatermass, Newsround, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Chronicle and Delia Darbyshire’s iconic Doctor Who Theme - still the high water mark for British electronic music nearly 50 years after it was recorded. The influence of the Radiophonic Workshop on popular music has been profound. From The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd through to many of today's most successful electronic artists and DJs (who have ensured the RWS albums are amongst the world’s most sampled recorded works) - the Workshop’s legacy continues to grow as new generations of musicians discover their rich catalogue of recorded works.
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