Scott Unrein
Scott Unrein (born November 13, 1976) is an American composer and is producer/host (since March 2006) of the blog and podcast[1] NonPop. His pieces, often for small groups and unusual instrument combinations are slow and quiet, using modular cells of process-driven music. He uses a modified western graphic notation to create ambiguous and complex counterpoint between instruments and instrument groups. Often included under the category of postminimalist and ambient West Coast-based composers, composer and music critic Kyle Gann compared his music favorably[2] to composer Harold Budd.
Biography
Unrein was born in Portland, Oregon, United States. He was raised in Salem, Oregon, and attended South Salem High School graduating in 1995.
He attended University of Puget Sound where he studied music and theatre. He then attended University of Oregon graduating with a master's in composition. While attending school there he worked freelance and at various companies doing graphic design, motion graphics, and web development. In 2004, Unrein moved to Kansas City, MO where he attended school at the University of Missouri and pursued a doctorate in composition. While there, he taught music at University of Missouri and Kansas City Kansas Community College and started his NonPop project.
Discography
- The Putney Cascade on The Putney Project, Vol. 1, (2012) - Irritable Hedgehog Music
References
External links
- Official website
- NonPop blog
- Composer/Alum David McIntire Releases New CD on His Record Label, "Irritable Hedgehog"
- 28th Annual New Music & Art Festival, featured composer
- Associate Artist in Residence @ The Atlantic Center for the Arts
- Stocking Stuffers from Planet Eugene
- 21st Century Music -- September 2000, Volume 7, Number 9 "Leading the Oregon Cheer for New Music. 26."
