Elaine Walker (composer)

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Elaine Walker is a

ZIA, an all electronic band, and performing with D.D.T. She has performed with Number Sine.[1] She describes: "I compose microtonal music strictly by ear and leave it to others to analyze, so you won't find ratios or mathematics here."[2]

Life

Raised in southern New Mexico "by two loving mathematicians, Elaine grew to love the desert in all of its glory and wide openness".[3] Her father was Dr. Elbert A. Walker.

Walker has a Music Synthesis Production degree from Berklee College of Music (1991) and a master's degree in Music Technology from New York University (2001).[1] In her Masters Thesis she developed a new kind of music compositional theory called "Chaos Melody Theory based on recursive chaos mathematics". She was a musical director for

GoGoRiki. Each summer she is Education and Public Outreach Coordinator for the NASA-Haughton-Mars Project
. Her Martians video was recorded there in 2003 (commissioned by NASA) to promote the prospect of humans living on Mars.

Work

Solo work

Walker had already released her debut

Blue Cartoon
in 1989, before moving to work as ZIA.

Walker returned to solo work and self-released two studio albums, 2006's

Trapezoid.[4]

Composition

She has composed using various equal temperaments, including the

16, 17, 19 equal temperament and 20
.

Elaine Walker's solo music includes many space or alien themed titles, including "Red Dreams", "Martian Nation", "Humans and Martian Machines", "The Tenth Planet", and Frontier Creatures.[6] She composed the theme to Yuri's Night.

ZIA

ZIA
Born1969
OriginNew York City, New York, United States
Genres
Years active1989–present
Labels
Past members
  • Rob Trainer
  • Elaine Walker
Websitewww.ziaspace.com

In 1991, she formed the band ZIA, named after the

Zia sun symbol featured in the Flag of New Mexico.[3] In the early years ZIA has also performed with Emergency Broadcast Network, A Flock of Seagulls, and Marilyn Manson
in the Boston area.

ZIA were an American

Trapezoid (2019)[7][8]

In 1989 Walker recorded her first song, titled "Waiting for the Winds (Woza Moya)", as ZIA and in 1989 released it on the Zulu Hits various artists compilation by

Shem in 1996, and the composition "Space-Time" was released on the label's Echo compilation.[10][11] The album showcased her atonal composition technique with electronic music.[12]

Discography

  • Blue Cartoon
     (1989)
  • Mars (2000)

As ZIA

Studio albums

  • Zia v1.2
     (1992, Blue Cartoon)
  • Zia v1.5
     (1994, Blue Cartoon)
  • Big Bang!
     (2000, Zia/Chaos Control)
  • Martians
     (2006)
  • Drum 'n' Space
     (2011)
  • Trapezoid
     (2019)
  • No Terrestrial Road (2020)

Extended plays

Compilation appearances

  • Zulu Hits (1989, Celluloid)
  • Echo (1996, Fifth Colvmn)
  • Boston Elektro 101 (1996, Sinless)
  • Mind/Body Compilation Volume 3 (1996, Atomic Novelties/DIY)
  • Musical Sampler 1998 (1998, Deus ex Musica)
  • Movement 1998 (1998, Deus ex Musica)
  • Shades of Grey (1998, Grinding Into Emptiness)
  • She: A Female Trip-Hop Experience (2001, Sonic Images Electronica)[13]
  • Bloc Party - Tapes (2013, !K7)[14]

See also

Sources

  1. ^ a b "Homepage", ZIASpace.com.
  2. ISBN 9780199339624
    .
  3. ^ a b Elaine Walker", Discogs.com
  4. ^ Gourley, Bob (1993). "ZIA". Chaos Control. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "Concerts". Bohlen-Pierce-Conference.org. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  6. ISBN 9780743466738
    .
  7. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Zia". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  8. ^ A. Barton, Jacob (December 13, 2017). "A discussion With Elaine Walker". UnTwelve. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  9. ^ "Zia: Shem > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  10. ^ Marburger, Lex (February 1, 1997). "Various artists: Echo". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  11. ^ Christian, Chris (April 1996). "Zia: Shem". Sonic Boom. 4 (3). Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  12. ^ Worley, Jon (March 18, 1996). "Zia: Shem EP". Aiding & Abetting (103). Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  13. ^ "Various Artists: She: A Female Trip-Hop Experience > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  14. ^ "Bloc Party/Kele: Bloc Party Tapes > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 5, 2020.

External links

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