Artists:Kurt Riemann

Composer Kurt Riemann creates his own work at Surreal Studios in Anchorage. His albums include Nightworks, The Wizard of Oz, Gaia, and Alaska. Riemann has produced well over one hundred albums for other artists, writes dozens of jingles every year, and scores original soundtracks for Alaskan documentaries. These include most videos for Alaskan Public Television and the last four NBC Iditarod specials. He is currently finishing his fifth CD based on his recent work, Iditarod.

Kurt Riemann has been creating a unique style of electronic music most of his life. From age nine when he got his hands on a small reel to reel and began manipulating electronic sounds, he has been refining his skills as a composer and interpreter of the world of sound and music. In his studio, he has a virtuosic control over sound that provides a liberating channel for the exciting sounds and textures that are unique to his style.

Alaska is the most recently available title. With Alaska he explores the possibilities of using his home state as an inspiration to his composition. Unique sound combinations engage the listener through such pieces as Aurora and the whale inspired Sounding. Alaska is his most expressively detailed w that original spark that has driven all of his other releases, the totally unique sound of Kurt Riemann. read more.