R.I.P. Walter Sear, American Synth Pioneer and All-Around Musical Virtuoso
4/30/2010 By Stephen Carlick
American musical guru Walter Sear reportedly passed away Thursday (April 29) at the age of 79. The man was, at varying times in his storied life, a tuba player/designer, inventor, composer, recording engineer, analog equipment guru and synthesizer pioneer.
Sear will perhaps be best remembered for owning and operating the Sear Sound recording studio, which he opened in New York in 1964. Sear was known for working primarily with analog equipment, with which he recorded the likes of David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Wynton Marsalis, Sonic Youth, Muse, the Killers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ryan Adams, Steely Dan and Wilco, who featured Sear prominently in their The Wilco Book.
In his younger years, Sear was a classical tuba player for both the Philadelphia Orchestra and then the Radio City Music Hall pit band. In the early
R.I.P. Walter Sear, American Synth Pioneer and All-Around Musical Virtuoso
4/30/2010 By Stephen Carlick
American musical guru Walter Sear reportedly passed away Thursday (April 29) at the age of 79. The man was, at varying times in his storied life, a tuba player/designer, inventor, composer, recording engineer, analog equipment guru and synthesizer pioneer.
Sear will perhaps be best remembered for owning and operating the Sear Sound recording studio, which he opened in New York in 1964. Sear was known for working primarily with analog equipment, with which he recorded the likes of David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Wynton Marsalis, Sonic Youth, Muse, the Killers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ryan Adams, Steely Dan and Wilco, who featured Sear prominently in their The Wilco Book.
In his younger years, Sear was a classical tuba player for both the Philadelphia Orchestra and then the Radio City Music Hall pit band. In the early