"The first step in inventing anything new is to forget what you know already"
– William S. Burroughs
Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) was a novelist, playwright, painter, poet, short story writer, designer and war artist. His best known works include the Gormenghast trilogy and his illustrations to The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Alice in Wonderland and The Hunting of the Snark.
Esther Venrooy is a composer and sound artist working in the field of electronic music. Her work ranges from purely electronic composed music to improvised combinations of electronica with traditional instrumentation such as piano, flute and satsuma-biwa.
Val Denham is visual artist from Yorkshire, England. Always refreshing and unconventional, Val is best know for his record covers for Marc Almond, Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV.
Owen Finlay Maclaren, a former test pilot, was responsible for the design of the Supermarine Spitfire undercarriage for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Drawing inspiration from his familiarity with lightweight, collapsible structures, Owen went on to design the baby buggy, the first generation of comfortable and portable transport for toddlers.
Louis and Bebe Barron are credited with writing the first electronic music for magnetic tape, and composing the soundtrack to Forbidden Planet. Today Forbidden Planet is recognized as the first entirely electronic score for a film, however the word 'music' had to be removed from the film's credits so as not to upset the musicians union, which Louis and Bebe did not belong to. As a result the score could not be considered for an Oscar.
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