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Rick Wright is Californian composer/musician. He uses retro and modern synths mixed in with traditional instruments for his ambient electronic music compositions. He is influenced by composers ranging from Josquin des Prez to Xenakis.
His music is often descried as cinematic, mellow, dark. The use of lush pads and analog patches show his electronic music influenced. Rick’s use of counterpoint and 4 part harmonization techniques are a nod to his classical music roots.
He first musical influence was his mother. When he was a toddler he would sit on the floor by the piano as his mother played. He was fascinated by the music emanating from the piano. He started piano lessons at the age of 5 and learned to play various instruments growing up. Rick holds a MFA in music composition from CSU, Chico.