Doris Norton

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Doris Norton
OriginItaly
Genreselectronic, progressive rock
Years active1969-present
LabelsDurium, Polydor, Dig-It, Black Widow, Wea

Doris Norton is an Italian pioneer of electronic and computer music.[1][2] Norton was the first musical endorser for Apple computers. Her first album, Under Ground, had an Apple logo on the front.[1][3] Later, Norton released two albums with IBM Computer Music, Automatic Feeling and The Double Side of Science.[1][4] She was also involved with the Italian progressive rock band Jacula.[4] She is married to fellow Jacula member Antonio Bartoccetti.

Discography[edit]

  • Under Ground (1980)
  • Parapsycho (1981)
  • Raptus (1981)
  • Nortoncomputerforpeace (1983)
  • Personal Computer (1984)
  • Artificial Intelligence (1985)
  • Automatic Feeling (1986)
  • The Double Side Of The Science (1990)
  • Technoshock One (1992)
  • Technoshock Two (1992)
  • Technoshock Three (1993)
  • Next Objective One (1993)
  • Next Objective Two (1994)
  • Next Objective Three (1995)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Marco Giorgi. "Norton, Doris". Gino Castaldo (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore, 1990.
  2. ^ "Doris Norton: 'Machine Language'". Acousmata. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ^ Heintz, Lara (9 April 2012). "Doris Norton Made Electronic Music for Steve Jobs". Motherboard. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Cody. "6 Women That Laid the Foundation for Electronic Music". EDM. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

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