John Drinkwater (musician, technologist)

John Drinkwater (born 1957 in Suffolk) American music writer. Working for the BBC, he wrote the theme tune and incidental music for the award-winning children's drama series Dodgem.[1] He was musical director for The Bootleg Beatles from 19931995. He made a major contribution to the Facing the Radio project (awarded the Radio Academy BT Award in 1995) and to Settling the Score.[2] His technological research includes musicDNA, an ontology and interface for mapping and navigating the musical universe,[3] and the related iPhone app, musicGPS.[4]

Notes

  1. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280248/fullcredits#cast
  2. Settling the Score: A Journey through the Music of the 20th Century, 1999, Faber & Faber
  3. www.musicdna.info
  4. http://www.musicdna.info/musicGPS.aspx


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