inthemix | News | Electronic music pioneer passes away in Adelaide

Regarded by many as the ‘father of electronic music’, Tristram Cary passed away in Adelaide recently, leaving behind an invaluable legacy over modern music. Cary was the man responsible for producing the music for cult sci-fi television series Dr Who, and also helped in designing synthesizers championed by 70s progressive-rock titans like Pink Floyd and The Who.

Cary was the founder of London’s Royal College of Music electronic music studio, which he set up in 1967. He migrated to Australia 1974, helping to establish the Elder Conservatorium of Music at the University of Adelaide. Stephen Whittington, head of music technology studies at the conservatorium, said Cary’s role in modern electronic music was remarkable. “Without him, we wouldn’t have techno, hip-hop or any kind of music which is sustained by technology,” Whittington told Ninemsn.

Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1991 for his services to Australian music, Tristram Cary passed away at the age of 82.