Michael Garrison (musician)
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Michael Garrison was a synthesist from Oregon
, USA.
While studying music at the University of Idaho, he started to form the basis for his first release on his own label, Windspell Records, later known as Garrisongs Music. The original work was titled In The Regions Of Sunreturn and Beyond and was created under the impression of the Voyager
missions. Later he signed with BMG in 1980, the title was changed to In The Regions Of Sunreturn.
He was influenced by the European innovators of electronic music, like Klaus Schulze
, Tangerine Dream
, and Jean Michel Jarre
.
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, USA.
While studying music at the University of Idaho, he started to form the basis for his first release on his own label, Windspell Records, later known as Garrisongs Music. The original work was titled In The Regions Of Sunreturn and Beyond and was created under the impression of the Voyager
Voyager program
The Voyager program is a U.S program that launched two unmanned space missions, scientific probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. They were launched in 1977 to take advantage of a favorable planetary alignment of the late 1970s...
missions. Later he signed with BMG in 1980, the title was changed to In The Regions Of Sunreturn.
He was influenced by the European innovators of electronic music, like Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze is a German electronic music composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the electronic bands Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across five decades.-1970s:In...
, Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream
Tangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...
, and Jean Michel Jarre
Jean Michel Jarre
Jean Michel André Jarre is a French composer, performer and music producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and New Age genres, and known as an organiser of outdoor spectacles of his music featuring lights, laser displays, and fireworks.Jarre was raised in Lyon by his mother and...
.
Albums
- In the Regions of Sunreturn (1979)
- Prisms (1981)
- Eclipse (1982)
- Point of Impact (1983)
- Images (1986)
- Aurora Dawn (1988)
- An Earth-Star Trilogy (1989)
- The Rhythm of Life (1991)
- Live: Volume 1 (1995)
- Live: Volume 2 (1995)
- Brave New Worlds (1998)
Best Of Compilations
- A Positive Reflecting Glow (1992)
- Tranquility Cove (1992)
Tribute Album
- To the Sky and Beyond the Stars: A Tribute to Michael Garrison (2005)
Links / References
- Michael Garrison at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- Mark S. Tucker, Perfect Sound Forever: Michael Garrison, April 2007. Retrieved on July 3, 2008.