John Baker

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There are 2 artists with this same name: 1. A British composer who worked in Jazz and Electronic music. 2. An American composer and sound designer best known for the ToeJam & Earl games. 1. John Baker (1937-1997) was a musician and composer who worked in jazz and electronic music. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Music where he studied piano and composition. In 1960 he joined the BBC as a sound mixer, before transferring, in 1963, to the BBC Radiophonic Workshop where he remained until 1974. He was the most prolific of the early Workshop composers, where he specialised in reverse tape effects. A jazz pianist, he brought a sense of rhythm to the Workshop which some of the other more mathematical composers lacked. His work included many signature tunes for BBC television and radio. He was also particularly interested in combining recorded electronic music with live musicians. 2. John Baker is composer and sound designer for video games. He was born on March 8, 1961 in Wilton, Connecticut, USA. He is best known for composing the scores to the ToeJam & Earl games for the Sega Genesis/Megadrive. He currently works at Zynga as a sound designer and composer. He is also the keyboardist in The Dwaine Spurlin Band. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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The John Baker Tapes Volume 1

The John Baker Tapes

BBC Radiophonic Music

The Vendetta Tapes - Incidental Music From The 1960s BBC TV Series And Other Radiophonics

ToeJam & Earl

Bleep: A Guide To Electronic Music

Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Beyond the Gloom

ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron

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Rephlex Presents Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop

The John Baker Tapes Volume 1: BBC Radiophonics 1963-1974

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Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop [Disc 1]

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