Raymond Scott

I enjoyed this reading a lot. Once again, just like others like Glass, Xenakis, and Reich, I am so impressed by what Scott was able to accomplish so long ago. It almost feel that he was able to predict the future; especially in terms of technology and music. I really liked how the author used correspondence Scott kept with friends. It gives a nice insight to the things he was experiencing and his relationship with Bob Moog. I Googled his Circle Machine invention and found this website where someone else recreated it. Watch the video, it's pretty cool stuff. Also, I was a little disappointed to see that Scott was such a perfectionist and disliked improvisation; however, I see him more of a pioneer and inventor rather than a musician. I believe we owe Mr. Scott a lot of the electronic equipment we have today. After more than 60 years we still reference him for patents on new equipment, that's impressive.