1944 - 2015
Jack Body Composer
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Details
| Birthday |
30th November, 1943
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| Birthplace |
New Zealand
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| Died |
10th May, 2015
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| Place of Death |
Wellington, New Zealand
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| Occupation Text |
Composer, photographer, artist, ethnomusicologist
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| Occupation |
Composer
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| Record Label |
Atoll Records
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| Official Websites |
http://www.jackbody.com/
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John Stanley Body ONZM (7 October 1944 – 10 May 2015) was a New Zealand composer, ethnomusicologist, photographer, teacher, and arts producer. As a composer, his work comprises concert music, music theatre, electronic music, music for film and dance, and audio-visual gallery installations. A deep and long-standing interest in the music of non-Western cultures – particularly South-East Asian – influenced much of his composing work, particularly his technique of transcribing field recordings. As an organiser of musical events and projects, Body had a significant impact on the promotion of Asian music in New Zealand, as well as the promotion of New Zealand music within the country and abroad. In 2015 he was named a New Zealand Arts Icon, the highest award given by the New Zealand Arts Foundation and the first composer to be so honoured.
