Comments | helasgythia: Death of a mentor, teacher and friend

helasgythia

Death of a mentor, teacher and friend

Oct 22, 2009 16:28

This morning, a woman who was very important to me passed. Her name was Maryanne Amacher. To some of you, this name will mean nothing. To others, it may mean a great deal.

She was an amazing musician, artist and composer. Her impact on my life, and my thinking about space, sound and music, and the use of it - well, she showed me how to build the ( Read more... )

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helasgythia October 22 2009, 20:57:40 UTC

thank you. She was.

abby_gydja October 23 2009, 00:33:08 UTC

Oh, wow, i hadn't heard about this, Lyn. (Thought it'd be mentioned on one of the mailing lists i'm on). Count me amongst those for whom her name means a great deal.

anonymous October 23 2009, 12:31:06 UTC

I remember once a co-worker brought me a copy of Sound Characters to listen to at work. We went into the conference room and turned it on the CD player and through crappy little speakers my perception of music was radically altered. From there on in she was a major reference point and major inspiration in my own feeble attempts to make experimental electronic music.

I never got the chance to meet her, and quite frankly I'm envious that you were in the presence of such greatness on a regular basis. But more than that, I'm sad for your loss...as well as the rest of the music world. Here's hoping history and time will put in her rightful place: amongst the vanguard of the 20th century.

Death of a mentor, teacher and friend anonymous October 23 2009, 18:00:42 UTC

I was lucky in commissioning her, what probably is her masterwork: TEO! with which she won the Golden Nica in Arts Electronica in 2005. For this commission Maryanne was invited by Andrew Caleya Chettny, curator of my Oasis Sonoro project at the esplanade of the Palace of Fine arts in Mexico City 2004-2007. TEO! Was released last year by Tzadik, and as you know, documented work looses lots of the magic she created in each space filling it up with fantastic frequencies emitted and received buy the listeners ears. Never the less the record is totally worth experiencing, and let me tell you, I am certain, you have never listened to anything like that before.
To have met her changed my life forever. I will miss her always, as well as I will be always grateful for everything she taught. She will always live in her few recorded works and on the mind of all of us that where lucky and brave enough to have experienced her work personally. Long live Maryanne!

francisca@noiselab.com

Re: Death of a mentor, teacher and friend helasgythia October 25 2009, 02:31:50 UTC

amazing. Thank you so much for sharing!