Robert Rich

USA, 1980–now

American ambient composer known for all-night 'sleep concerts', microtonal tunings and hand-built flutes. Somnium (2001) runs for seven hours and is intended to be heard while asleep.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Robert Rich and 0 artists Robert Rich influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Robert Rich?

• Terry Riley — Riley's all-night concerts were the documented model for Rich's sleep concerts — minimalism stretched to the scale of dreaming.
• Tangerine Dream — The Berlin School's analogue sequencing is the other documented root of Rich's early synth work.