Wendy Carlos

The Profile

Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos) is an American composer and electronic musician, a pioneer in the use of Moog synthesizers, best known for Switched-On Bach (1968) and film work including A Clockwork Orange and Tron.

Pioneer of synthesizer music; early adopter of the Moog synthesizer; arranged and recorded Bach on synths (Switched-On Bach, 1968). Publicly adopted the name Wendy in the early 1970s after a gender transition.

Wendy Carlos is an American composer and pioneering synthesizer musician best known for Switched-On Bach (1968). The provided review frames Switched-On Bach as a landmark that made electronic sound popular by translating Bach to Moog synthesis. The review also notes Carlos's name change to Wendy in the early 1970s.