Paul Dresher

Paul Joseph Dresher Born January 8 1951 In Los Angeles Is An American Composer. Dresher Received His B.A. In Music From The University Of California Berkeley And His M.A. In Composition From The University Of California San Diego Where He Studied With Robert Erickson Roger Reynolds Pauline Oliveros And Bernard Rands. He Also Studied Ghanaian Drumming With C. K. And Kobla Ladzekpo Hindustani Classical Music With Nikhil Banerjee As Well As Balinese And Javanese Music. Dresher's Music Has Been Variously Described As Minimalist And Postminimalist. Dresher Himself Poking Fun At The Latter Term Which He Perceives As Fairly Meaningless Has Referred To Himself As A "pre-Maximalist " Hence The Name Of His Record Label MinMax. Dresher Served On The Board Of Directors For The American Music Center From 1994 Through 2000. Recordings Of Dresher's Works Are Available On The Lovely Music New World CRI Music And Arts O.O. Discs BMG/Catalyst MinMax Starkland And New Albion Labels. read less