Stephen Horelick

Emmy-nominated composer, producer, and pioneering synthesist Steve Horelick has spent over four decades redefining how audiences experience music. Best known for the iconic Reading Rainbow theme, Steve has also been a leading force in electronic performance since the 1970s, pushing the limits of modular synthesis with the Buchla and expanding how live improvisation and storytelling intertwine. As co-founder of the Electronic Art Ensemble, he helped introduce bold new forms of live electronic performance and interactive sound long before such approaches entered the mainstream-and today continues to innovate with immersive concerts built around the Buchla Music Easel, 200e Skylab system, the ZenDrum, and hybrid modular rigs. Whether composing, performing, or educating, Steve remains driven by a relentless curiosity for what music can be and how technology can transform it.