Carl Stone

Carl Stone is an American composer known for his work in live electronic music. Born on February 10, 1953, he began composing electro-acoustic music in 1972. Stone studied composition at California Institute of the Arts under renowned mentors Morton Subotnick and James Tenney. As a prominent figure in the genre, his work spans ambient, electroacoustic, electronic, and minimalism styles, often incorporating plunderphonics techniques. With an active career spanning over seven decades, since 1953, Carl Stone has made significant contributions to the music world. He is also a retired faculty member at Chukyo University's Department of Information Media in Tokyo, Japan, where he resides most of the year.