Janis Mattox

Janis Mattox (born March 18, 1949) is an American composer and pianist. An early creator of computer music, she is a 2006 Guggenheim Fellow. Biography Janis Mattox was born on March 18, 1949 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She performed a hymn on Naut Humon’s album Swarm of Doves, which Paul Verna of Billboard called one of the album’s highlights. In 2002, she created the hour-long electronic piece Solombra, inspired by poet Cecília Meireles. She is also a Silicon Valley Fellow. Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner said that some of Mattox’s pieces “reflect her interest in combining live performers with computer-generated and processed sounds in an all-encompassing aural and visual experience”. She has also performed as a pianist, particularly for the Good Sound Band. She is based in Woodside, California. References