Other Minds (organization)
Other Minds is an American nonprofit organization based in San Francisco. It was founded In 1992 by Charles Amirkhanian and Jim Newman. According to their mission statement, the organization is dedicated to the "encouragement and propagation of contemporary music."
Other Minds (organization)
Executive Director Charles Amirkhanian in his office with ASCAP award in background
Original vinyl release of Nancarrow's Player Piano Studies autographed by the composer. From the collection of Charles Amirkhanian.
World Premiere recordings of music by Marc Blitzstein.
Charles Benjamin Amirkhanian is an American composer. He is a percussionist, sound poet, and radio producer of Armenian origin. He is mostly known for his electroacoustic and text-sound music. Performance artist Laurie Anderson praises his work: "The art of audio collage has been reinvented here... A brilliant sense of imaginary space."
Charles Amirkhanian