Editor’s Note: The biggest challenge in producing the New Dreamers has been defining the type of music that is played on the program. Producer Peter Nothnagle says, “To define is to set a boundary, and the music of the New Dreamers cries out against the boundaries set by traditional music composition.” Thus, rather than defining the music in this article, Peter describes the sources and some of the processes which he and other “new dreamers” use to create their music.
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klcc program guide 1995
It’s not unusual for a child to sneak a radio to bed for joyful purpose of drifting into dreamland with his favorite music under his pillow. For most kids the radio would be tuned to a pop station, programming the hits of the day for his generation. But for a young Chris Owen, the radio was tuned to a public radio station called KLCC, and the music that stirred his soul came not from guitars and pop lyrics, but from synthesizers. The name of the show was New Dreamers. Continue reading