Dorit Chrysler, born as Dorit Kreisler, is a renowned Austrian born

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

, thereminist and sound artist. She has written music for films, TV and video art featured in museum collections such as the Guggenheim and MoMA. Dorit co-founded the New York Theremin Society and developed a curriculum for Learning How To Play The Theremin when establishing the first international school of theremin "KidCoolThereminSchool". She has performed with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and is featured on the soundtrack of the HBO documentary Going Clear. Dorit has written the soundtrack for "M - A City Hunts a Murderer" by David Schalko and is the founder of "Dame Electric Festival." She has curated Theremin100, a compilation featuring 50 international Theremin Artists to commemorate the Centennial of the Theremin in 2020. Her works have been commissioned for MoMA, Steirische Herbst, the Venice Biennale etc. Promoting the use of theremin in contemporary music styles, she has collaborated with Trentemøller,

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, Cluster, Philippe Quesne, Carsten Nicolai, Elliott Sharp, Jesper Just and many more. She has performed at Lincoln Center, Palais Tokyo, the Louisiana Museum, Coachella, Roskilde Festival, Konzerthaus in Vienna and

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Biography

Chrysler was born in

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and spent her youth in Austria. She sang with the children's choir of the Opera Graz as a child, and studied Musicology at the

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. Chrysler moved to New York, where she worked as a musician, founding the band Halcion. She has collaborated with artists including

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, Anders Trentemoeller, ADULT., Max Romero, Cluster, Chicks on Speed, and Baby Dee. She has performed and recorded as a solo artist since 2000. During this time she discovered the theremin. She has since performed worldwide, including Brazil, Australia, Japan, China and Russia. In 2005, Chrysler and Suzanne Fiol co-founded the New York Theremin Society. Chrysler's musical style consists of electronic pop music, cinematic and experimental compositions. Wall Street Journal hailed her a "Futuristic

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'' magazine described her as the love child of

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and

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as the nanny and

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as the wayward Girl Scout leader." Her music has been used in TV, movies and video art, including "Riget" by

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and "A Vicious Undertow" by

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. She is the producer and curator of the 10 piece Theremin Orchestra at

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in Los Angeles, CA. Recipient of permanent residency at Pioneer Works, Center for Art & Innovation and a grant of the Knightsbridge Foundation.

Discography

* ''Schlager on Parade'' - Plastiktray (2000) * ''Best of Dorit Chrysler'' - Plag Dich Nicht (2004) * ''Tiny Thrills'' - Plag Dich Nicht (2005) * Dorit Chrysler / Mico / Monotekktoni / Iris - ''4 Women No Cry, Vol. 2'' - Monika Enterprise (2006) * ''Sea of Negligence'' - Prurience Factory (2011) * ''Avalanche'' - In My Room (2012) * ''Chinatown Evil / Sci-Fi'' - Bubutz Records (2012) * ''A Happy Place'' - Self released (2019) * ''Theremin 100'' - NY Theremin Society (2020)

References

External links

Designer Theremin
a video of Chrysler performing, ''New York Times'' Video, October 23, 2013. {{DEFAULTSORT:Chrysler, Dorit 1966 births Living people Austrian electronic musicians Musicians from Graz Theremin players Women in electronic music