Scott Johnson
Scott Richard Johnson, born on May 12, 1952, in Madison, Wisconsin, was a
composer who graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a degree in
visual arts. After moving to New York City in 1975, he immersed himself in the
downtown art scene and collaborating with Laurie Anderson and Rhys Chatham as a
guitarist. The use of speech melody in instrumental scores was notably first
introduced by his composition John Somebody (1982) for electric guitar and
recorded speech. Composers like Florent Ghys and Steve Reich later adopted this
technique. Johnson released albums such ...
