Daphne Oram

United Kingdom, 1949–2003

English composer (1925-2003), co-founder of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and inventor of Oramics, a system for drawing waveforms directly onto film to generate sound.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Daphne Oram and 1 artist Daphne Oram influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Daphne Oram?

• Pierre Schaeffer — Oram encountered Schaeffer's musique concrète in Paris and championed the technique at the BBC — the documented seed of the Radiophonic Workshop.

Which artists did Daphne Oram influence?

• Delia Derbyshire — Derbyshire worked in the Radiophonic Workshop Oram founded, inheriting its tape techniques and its licence to exist.