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'''Kraig Grady''' is a US-Australian composer and sound artist. He has composed and performed with an ensemble of microtonal instruments of his own design and also worked as a shadow puppeteer, tuning theorist, filmmaker, world music radio DJ and concert promoter. His works feature his own ensembles of acoustic instruments, including metallophones, ~~marimbas~~, hammered dulcimers and reed organs tuned to [[just intonation]] scales. His compositions include accompaniments for silent films and shadow plays. An important influence in the development of Grady's music was [[Harry Partch]], like Grady, a musician from the Southwest, and a composer of theatrical works in Just Intonation for self-built instruments.

'''Kraig Grady''' is a US-Australian composer and sound artist. He has composed and performed with an ensemble of microtonal instruments of his own design and also worked as a shadow puppeteer, tuning theorist, filmmaker, world music radio DJ and concert promoter. His works feature his own ensembles of acoustic instruments, including metallophones, [[marimba]]s, hammered dulcimers and reed organs tuned to [[just intonation]] scales. His compositions include accompaniments for silent films and shadow plays. An important influence in the development of Grady's music was [[Harry Partch]], like Grady, a musician from the Southwest, and a composer of theatrical works in Just Intonation for self-built instruments. Grady and his wife [[Terumi Narushima]] are the editors of the current incarnation of ''[[Xenharmonikon]]''.

Born in Montebello, California in 1952, Grady began composing while still in his teens. After studies with Nicolas Slonimsky, Dean Drummond, Dorrance Stalvey and Byong-Kon Kim, he produced his earliest compositions. Since meeting tuning theorist [[Erv Wilson]] in 1975, he has composed and performed in alternative tunings based on Wilson’s theories, first in 31-tone equal temperament, and eventually in the just intonation resources of Wilson's [[combination product sets]] and [[meta-slendro]]. In the early 1980s Grady and filmmaker Keith Barefoot created a number of performances combining live music with silent film. In his 1989 opera ''War and Pieces'', he used film to project stage settings as well as illustrate the inner thoughts of the live performers.

Born in Montebello, California in 1952, Grady began composing while still in his teens. After studies with [[Nicolas Slonimsky]], [[Dean Drummond]], [[Dorrance Stalvey]] and [[Byong-Kon Kim]], he produced his earliest compositions. Since meeting tuning theorist [[Erv Wilson]] in 1975, he has composed and performed in alternative tunings based on Wilson’s theories, first in [[31-tone equal temperament]], and eventually in the just intonation resources of Wilson's [[combination product sets]] and [[meta-slendro]]. In the early 1980s Grady and filmmaker Keith Barefoot created a number of performances combining live music with silent film. In his 1989 opera ''War and Pieces'', he used film to project stage settings as well as illustrate the inner thoughts of the live performers.

Since 1993 Grady’s work has been connected to the activities of "The North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island", a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization promoting the culture of this fictional island, which Grady characterizes as a "metaphorical geographical locale". He has produced numerous solo and ensemble works and ten shadow plays representing the "traditional" repertoire of Anaphoria: ''Ten Black Eye I-II, Black Eye Meru, Her Stirring Stone, Their Ventures Beyond The Horizons, The Stolen Stars, Frenzy At The Royal Threshold, The Quiet Erow, The Pilgrimage of Mirrors'', and ''The Follies of Dr. Placebo''.

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-'''Kraig Grady''' is a US-Australian composer and sound artist. He has composed and performed with an ensemble of microtonal instruments of his own design and also worked as a shadow puppeteer, tuning theorist, filmmaker, world music radio DJ and concert promoter. His works feature his own ensembles of acoustic instruments, including metallophones, marimbas, hammered dulcimers and reed organs tuned to [[just intonation]] scales. His compositions include accompaniments for silent films and shadow plays. An important influence in the development of Grady's music was [[Harry Partch]], like Grady, a musician from the Southwest, and a composer of theatrical works in Just Intonation for self-built instruments.
+'''Kraig Grady''' is a US-Australian composer and sound artist. He has composed and performed with an ensemble of microtonal instruments of his own design and also worked as a shadow puppeteer, tuning theorist, filmmaker, world music radio DJ and concert promoter. His works feature his own ensembles of acoustic instruments, including metallophones, [[marimba]]s, hammered dulcimers and reed organs tuned to [[just intonation]] scales. His compositions include accompaniments for silent films and shadow plays. An important influence in the development of Grady's music was [[Harry Partch]], like Grady, a musician from the Southwest, and a composer of theatrical works in Just Intonation for self-built instruments. Grady and his wife [[Terumi Narushima]] are the editors of the current incarnation of ''[[Xenharmonikon]]''.
-Born in Montebello, California in 1952, Grady began composing while still in his teens. After studies with Nicolas Slonimsky, Dean Drummond, Dorrance Stalvey and Byong-Kon Kim, he produced his earliest compositions. Since meeting tuning theorist [[Erv Wilson]] in 1975, he has composed and performed in alternative tunings based on Wilson’s theories, first in 31-tone equal temperament, and eventually in the just intonation resources of Wilson's [[combination product sets]] and [[meta-slendro]]. In the early 1980s Grady and filmmaker Keith Barefoot created a number of performances combining live music with silent film. In his 1989 opera ''War and Pieces'', he used film to project stage settings as well as illustrate the inner thoughts of the live performers.
+Born in Montebello, California in 1952, Grady began composing while still in his teens. After studies with [[Nicolas Slonimsky]], [[Dean Drummond]], [[Dorrance Stalvey]] and [[Byong-Kon Kim]], he produced his earliest compositions. Since meeting tuning theorist [[Erv Wilson]] in 1975, he has composed and performed in alternative tunings based on Wilson’s theories, first in [[31-tone equal temperament]], and eventually in the just intonation resources of Wilson's [[combination product sets]] and [[meta-slendro]]. In the early 1980s Grady and filmmaker Keith Barefoot created a number of performances combining live music with silent film. In his 1989 opera ''War and Pieces'', he used film to project stage settings as well as illustrate the inner thoughts of the live performers.
 Since 1993 Grady’s work has been connected to the activities of "The North American Embassy of Anaphoria Island", a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization promoting the culture of this fictional island, which Grady characterizes as a "metaphorical geographical locale". He has produced numerous solo and ensemble works and ten shadow plays representing the "traditional" repertoire of Anaphoria: ''Ten Black Eye I-II, Black Eye Meru, Her Stirring Stone, Their Ventures Beyond The Horizons, The Stolen Stars, Frenzy At The Royal Threshold, The Quiet Erow, The Pilgrimage of Mirrors'', and ''The Follies of Dr. Placebo''.