A pioneer in the use of computers in performance since the late 1970s, Neil Rolnick’s music has been performed around the world and appears on 22 commercial recordings. Born in Dallas in 1947, he earned a bachelor's degree in literature from Harvard and a PhD in music composition in 1980 from UC Berkeley. He went on to develop the first integrated electronic arts graduate and undergraduate programs in the US, at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and, and has lived in New York City since 2002. On the podcast, we talk about his use of sampling from the 1970s to today, his involvement in the first-ever live computer-music performance at IRCAM in 1978, and his recent release of music for piano and electronics on Other Minds Records, Lockdown Fantasies.

Music: A Robert Johnson Sampler by Neil Rolnick, performed by Neil Rolnick (Centaur Records); WakeUp by Neil Rolnick and Felice and Boudreaux Bryant, performed by Neil Rolnick (Innova Recordings); O Brother! by Neil Rolnick, performed by Neil Rolnick (Innova Recordings); Journey’s End by Neil Rolnick, performed by Kathleen Supové (Other Minds Records); Lockdown Fantasies by Neil Rolnick, performed by Geoffrey Burleson (Other Minds Records)

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The Other Minds Podcast is hosted and edited by Joseph Bohigian. Outro music is “Kings: Atahualpa” by Brian Baumbusch (Other Minds Records).