Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow; September 10, 1908 – February 8, 1994) [1] was an American composer, band leader, pianist, record producer, and inventor of electronic instruments. Known best in his time as a composer of production music, Scott is today regarded as an early pioneer of electronica.

"Raymond Scott is one of the greatest music technology innovators of the 20th century." Composer, inventor, visionary, pianist, engineer, electronic music pioneer, control freak. A new series of five 20-track digital compilations presents remastered recordings — many never previously released — of Raymond Scott's Works for Orchestra.

Forms CBS band, the Instrumentalists, who perform Harry’s original compositions on radio. To shield identity as conductor’s younger brother, picks name “Raymond Scott” out of Manhattan phone book. Composes “ Christmas Night in Harlem ” (lyrics by Mitchell Parish), his first hit. 1935 – Marries Pearl Zimney (daughter Carolyn; son Stanley).

Raymond Scott (born Harry Warnow; September 10, 1908 - February 8, 1994) is an American composer, band leader, pianist, record producer, and inventor of electronic instruments.

Oct 19, 2018 · These are among the dichotomies in the musical legacy of composer, bandleader, pianist, engineer and inventor Raymond Scott. Born in Brooklyn on Sept. 10, 1908, Scott (birth name: Harry Warnow) led a multidimensional career that reached both the heights of fame and the deepest corners of obscurity.

Raymond Scott (1908 - 1994) was an American composer, pianist, electronic music pioneer, and electronic instrument inventor. His career spanned most of the 20th century and he...

Each chemist contributed six audio montages with new titles, and they collaborated on Scott’s signature tune “Powerhouse.” The project, RAYMOND SCOTT REWIRED, was produced by Scott historian/archivist Irwin Chusid, and was released on March 20, 2014 on the Basta label.

Jul 21, 2021 · Scott called his music “descriptive jazz”—his name for a novel chamber music style that drew on the propulsive drive of swing, with all the riffs and syncopation of that dance style, but with less improvisation and proclaiming a taste for extravagant, quasi-industrial sounds.

Mar 12, 2025 · Raymond Ojeddo Scott III “Scottie”, of Chesapeake, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family. Born on January 18, 1950, in Portsmouth, Virginia, Scottie was the beloved son of Raymond Ojeddo Jr. and Jessie Poe Scott. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Scottie lived a ...

Raymond Scott. Soundtrack: RocknRolla. Scott, prolific composer, inventor, and performer, is most famous for something he didn't do - his songs were used by Carl W. Stalling as the basis for many of his soundtracks for classic Warner Brother cartoons.