"Alice F. Shields (1943)
Johann Merrich (on Electronic Girls — Stories from the eclectric days)
"Brilliant mezzo-soprano, Alice begins to mix her voice recording with loops, feedback, oscillators and filter generated electronic music. In 1965 she studies singing with Helen Merritt; in 1968 she realizes Study for Voice and Tape, synchronizing vocal recordings with synthetic sounds on tape created with a Buchla. The blending of electronic music and opera air will be the leitmotif of Alice Shields' research activity..." Click here to read the entire article.
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