Friday, November 7, 2025

In 1979, Casey Kasem congratulated Wendy Carlos on her transition

Wow, I googled this and found the clip. (It first aired in 1979) Kasem handled this with such compassion and common sense. youtu.be/VoOebNNCMjI?...

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— Heidi Kitrosser (@heidikitrosser.bsky.social) September 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM

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A Clippings Scrapbook: The Life, Times, and Records of Wendy Carlos: Synth pioneer Wendy Carlos has given us eighteen albums, a massive website of personal writings and archival recordings, and a generation of trans synthesizer enthusiasts in her wake. For Halloween, we’re taking a look at her writings, her work, and the queer musicians she’s influenced. by Piper Bly, Assigned Media, Nov 4, 2025

"To say that she’s an innovator in electronic music would be a significant understatement. She not only wrote the scores for films such as A Clockwork Orange and TRON, but played a role in developing the first commercially available Robert Moog synthesizer. Moreover, she did all this as a trans woman in the 1960s and 70s." — Quinn, "Dead Battery: Notes on Wendy Carlos, Han Kang, and a car that wouldn’t start," Medium, April 14, 2026

Her website: wendycarlos.com

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