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Wendy Carlos

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Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos, November 14, 1939) American composer and electronic musician. Carlos was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Wendy Carlos was one of the first famous performers of electronic music using synthesisers. Her first recordings were released under her birth name - being a transsexual woman, she changed her name to Wendy Carlos.

She underwent sexual reassignment surgery in 1972. The last release to be credited to her old name was "Sonic Seasonings" (1972). The first as Wendy was the TRON soundtrack (1982), which was released on CD in 2002.

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