Cody Carpenter

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John Cody Carpenter (born May 7, 1984) is an American musician and composer. He is the son of film director John Carpenter and actress Adrienne Barbeau. Carpenter is mostly known for his work with his father as well as his various solo projects.

Early life[]

Carpenter was born on May 7, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. He began taking piano lessons at a very young age, and was always surrounded by instruments at both his mother's and father's house, who had separated shortly after his birth.[1][2]

Carpenter started writing music at age 13, but admits he "didn't write anything of quality until I was into my mid-20s".[3] He has been referred to by his middle name 'Cody' since birth to avoid confusion with his father.

Career[]

With John Carpenter[]

Carpenter's first major musical contributions were to Vampires (1998) and Ghosts of Mars (2001), where he is credited as playing keyboards.[4]

In 2005 and 2006, Carpenter composed and performed the soundtrack to both Cigarette Burns and Pro-Life, John Carpenter's two episodes in Showtime's Masters of Horror anthology television series.

2015 saw the release of Lost Themes, the first musical collaboration of Carpenter, his father, and Daniel Davies.[5] The trio would continue to work together with 2016's Lost Themes II, after which they would embark on a European and North American tour performing popular themes from John Carpenter's films and material from both Lost Themes albums.[3] In 2017, the trio would re-record a number of John Carpenter's best-known movie themes in for Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998.

In 2018, both Carpenters and Davies composed the score for Halloween (2018), and announced Lost Themes III for release in 2021.[6]

Solo work[]

Differing from his composing work and his collaborations with his father, Carpenter's solo work falls more in the genres of progressive rock and jazz fusion, with Carpenter listing such artists as Genesis, ELP, Vince DiCola, and T-Square as major influences.[7] Cody would release a number of solo albums exclusively on Bandcamp from 2014 to 2018.[8]

In 2018, Carpenter released his first non-Bandcamp exclusive progressive rock album on Blue Canoe Records titled Cody Carpenter's Interdependence.[9] This would be his first album in a series of Blue Canoe Records releases featuring recurring guest musicians such as Jimmy Haslip, Virgil Donati, Scott Seiver, and Jimmy Branly.[9]

He would follow up with 2019's Force of Nature and 2020's Control, both featuring many of the same guest musicians as well as PJ D'Atri, John Konesky, and Junior Braguinha.[7]

As Ludrium and other contributions[]

Carpenter also has composed music under the moniker Ludrium.[3] His work as Ludrium leans more towards the broader genres of synthwave and synth-pop, although still retaining some of the progressive stylings of his solo works.

In 2018, Carpenter released his first album as Ludrium titled Reflections on Lakeshore Records. He would follow up this album with 2019's Stargazer, released independently.[10]

That same year, Carpenter would work with English composer Mark Day on Shadow Spirits Vol 1. 影なる霊魂, a chiptune soundtrack album to a videogame that does not exist.[11]

Carpenter would perform backup keyboards for composer Vince DiCola in multiple live music performances in 2019 and 2018, playing music from DiCola's movie and videogame soundtracks.[12] Carpenter has listed DiCola as one of his primary musical influences.[13]

Carpenter has also contributed musically to many other artists' work in many different genres.

Discography[]

TV, film, and videogame[]

  • Vampires (1998) – (As contributor/musician)
  • Ghosts of Mars (2001) – (As contributor/musician)
  • Cigarette Burns (2005)
  • Pro-Life (2006)
  • Condemned (2016) – (As contributor/musician)
  • Tap Track Heroes (2016)
  • Halloween (2018)
  • Astro Aqua Kitty (2021) – (As contributor/musician)
  • Halloween Kills (2021)

Solo albums and primary collaborations[]

  • Cody Carpenter's Interdependence (2018)
  • Reflections (2018) – (As ‘Ludrium')
  • Neon Sludge 2014-2018 (2018)
  • Mind Over Matter 2014-2018 Vol. 1 (2018)
  • Mind Over Matter 2014-2018 Vol. 2 (2018)
  • Shadow Spirits Vol 1. 影なる霊魂 (2018) – (With Mark Day)
  • Force of Nature (2019)
  • Stargazer (2019)
  • The Last Flight SHMUP Tribute Song (2019) – (With Brandon Klopp)
  • Control (2020)
  • Piano Improvisations: The Major Arcana (2020)
  • The Legend of Ludrium (2020)
  • Memories and Dreams (2021)

Other artist collaborations[]

  • Simulakrum Lab
  • Confrontational
  • Ultraboss
  • PJ D'Atri
  • Dance With The Dead
  • Beckett
  • Powernerd
  • Scythe Saga
  • Oceanside85
  • Penix

References[]

  1. ^ "Interview: Electronic Musician Cody Carpenter". ComingSoon.net. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. ^ Dietrich, Deena 'DeenasDays' (2018-02-20). "There are Worst Things I Could Do by Adrienne Barbeau". DEENA'S DAYS. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "A New Kind of 'Carpenteresque' • Vehlinggo". Vehlinggo. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  4. ^ "Cody Carpenter at All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  5. ^ "Lost Themes". The Official John Carpenter. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  6. ^ Shaffer, Claire (2020-10-27). "John Carpenter Announces 'Lost Themes III: Alive After Death' Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "CODY CARPENTER - INTERVIEW". BLUE CANOE RECORDS. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  8. ^ "Cody Carpenter". Cody Carpenter. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cody Carpenter is in 'Control'". Limelight Magazine. 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  10. ^ "Stargazer (as Ludrium) - a Studio release by CODY CARPENTER (LUDRIUM) artist / band". www.proggnosis.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  11. ^ "Review: Cody Carpenter and Mark Day – Shadow Spirits Vol. 1". www.echoesanddust.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  12. ^ "San Diego Comic-Con 2019 – Concert 'Vince DiCola & Friends'". SoundTrackFest. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  13. ^ "Cody Carpenter Interview". Scored to Death. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2020-11-03.

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