Laurie Mayer (composer)
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Laurie Mayer is a composer
and songwriter
who has spent much of her career working in collaboration with William Orbit
. She is credited with vocals and writing of several songs on the 1990 album Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass
by Orbit's Bassomatic
and the 2009 album My Oracle Lives Uptown
. Her most recent work is the album Black Lining. It was co produced with Rico Conning
and has three tracks that were mixed
by William Orbit. She is also a visual artist and filmmaker.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
who has spent much of her career working in collaboration with William Orbit
William Orbit
William Orbit is an English musician, composer and record producer, perhaps best known to most for his work on Madonna's album Ray of Light. He has also co-produced several unreleased Madonna songs originally recorded for other albums...
. She is credited with vocals and writing of several songs on the 1990 album Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Bass is a 1990 album by Bassomatic. The title and title track are derived from the Pink Floyd song "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun".-Track listing:# In the Realm of the Senses...
by Orbit's Bassomatic
BassOmatic
In cryptography, BassOmatic was the symmetric-key cipher designed by Phil Zimmermann as part of his email encryption software, PGP . Comments in the source code indicate that he had been designing the cipher since as early as 1988, but it was not publicly released until 1991...
and the 2009 album My Oracle Lives Uptown
My Oracle Lives Uptown
My Oracle Lives Uptown is the tenth album by British electronic musician and record producer, William Orbit. It has been released digitally on 4th May 2009 on Kobalt Digital, as a 12-track limited edition. It was released as a physical CD on 8th June 2009 with 16 tracks...
. Her most recent work is the album Black Lining. It was co produced with Rico Conning
Rico Conning
Rico Conning is a producer, songwriter, sound designer, and guitarist. In his early career he was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter with London based band the Lines. During the 80s he worked often at North London's Guerilla Studios, producing and mixing such artists as Depeche Mode, Renegade...
and has three tracks that were mixed
Audio mixing (recorded music)
In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
by William Orbit. She is also a visual artist and filmmaker.
External links
- Official website
- Official Myspace page
- http://youtube.com/watch?v=o_CHRV_yObcVideo to Don't Look Now by Torch SongTorch SongTorch Song was a British synthpop and dance band of the early 1980s consisting of William Orbit, Laurie Mayer and Grant Gilbert. In 1985, Grant left to pursue other projects and long-time friend Rico Conning officially joined the group. After the release of 'Exhibit A' in 1987, Torch Song as a...
featuring Laurie Mayer]