Scott Unrein


Scott Unrein is an American composer and performer of electronic and acoustic music.

History

Early life and education

Unrein was born in Portland, Oregon, United States. He was raised in Salem, Oregon, and attended South Salem High School graduating in 1995.
He attended University of Puget Sound where he studied music and theatre. He then attended University of Oregon graduating with a master's in composition. In 2004, Unrein moved to Kansas City, MO where he attended school at the University of Missouri and pursued a doctorate in composition. While there, he taught music at University of Missouri and Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Career

His pieces, often for small groups and unusual instrument combinations are slow and quiet, using modular cells of process-driven music. He uses a modified western graphic notation to create ambiguous and complex counterpoint between instruments and instrument groups. Often included under the category of postminimalist and ambient West Coast-based composers, composer and music critic Kyle Gann compared his music favorably to composer Harold Budd.
From 2006 to 2011, he produced and hosted a podcast, NonPop, a radio-like program covering new music and new releases of studio albums.
He has released several albums of music and has announced upcoming projects for film and television.

Discography

Solo

Television