Maryanne Amacher

Maryanne Amacher
Amacher in 2006
Background information
Born(1938-02-25)February 25, 1938
Kane, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 22, 2009(2009-10-22) (aged 71)
Rhinebeck, New York, U.S.
GenresElectronic music, experimental music noise music
Occupation(s)Composer, installation artist
InstrumentPiano
Websitewww.maryanneamacher.org

Maryanne Amacher (February 25, 1938 October 22, 2009) was an American composer and installation artist. She is known for working extensively with a family of psychoacoustic phenomena called auditory distortion products (also known as distortion product otoacoustic emissions and combination tones), in which the ears themselves produce audible sound.