Charles O'Meara (March 13, 1953 – October 20, 2018)[1] better known as C.W. Vrtacek, was an American multi-instrumentalist and composer.[2] He was a founding member of Forever Einstein and group member with Biota.
Vrtacek took up guitar at the age of 11, and played in the band Dancing Lessons before starting Forever Einstein with Dancing Lessons drummer John Roulat.[3]
Vrtacek claimed to be influenced by anything from rock, folk, jazz, blues, ska, punk, avant garde, classical, to Irish music. He also cited unorthodox things such as church hymns, cartoon music, and the sounds made by pinball machines as being inspirational.[2] His solo music drew equally from the dissonances of Stockhausen and Varese as well as the melodies of French impressionists such as Erik Satie and Maurice Ravel, and also used tape loops.
In 2013, Vrtacek, along with Nick Didkovsky of Doctor Nerve, conceived and released the "$100 Guitar Project", a recorded project based upon the "journey" of a guitar purchased from a secondhand music shop for $100 that passed through the hands of over 65 players, each of whom recorded a piece with it and then signed it, in turn passing it along to the next player to do the same. The two-CD set, released on Bridge Records, features performances by such noted guitarists and musicians as Alex Skolnick, Fred Frith, Nels Cline, and many others.[4]
vrtacek, charles, meara, march, 1953, october, 2018, better, known, american, multi, instrumentalist, composer, founding, member, forever, einstein, group, member, with, biota, birth, namecharles, mearaborn, 1953, march, 1953old, saybrook, connecticut, usdiedo. Charles O Meara March 13 1953 October 20 2018 1 better known as C W Vrtacek was an American multi instrumentalist and composer 2 He was a founding member of Forever Einstein and group member with Biota C W VrtacekBirth nameCharles O MearaBorn 1953 03 13 March 13 1953Old Saybrook Connecticut USDiedOctober 20 2018 2018 10 20 aged 65 Madison Connecticut USGenresElectronicOccupation s Musician composerYears active1980 2018 Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditVrtacek took up guitar at the age of 11 and played in the band Dancing Lessons before starting Forever Einstein with Dancing Lessons drummer John Roulat 3 Vrtacek claimed to be influenced by anything from rock folk jazz blues ska punk avant garde classical to Irish music He also cited unorthodox things such as church hymns cartoon music and the sounds made by pinball machines as being inspirational 2 His solo music drew equally from the dissonances of Stockhausen and Varese as well as the melodies of French impressionists such as Erik Satie and Maurice Ravel and also used tape loops In 2013 Vrtacek along with Nick Didkovsky of Doctor Nerve conceived and released the 100 Guitar Project a recorded project based upon the journey of a guitar purchased from a secondhand music shop for 100 that passed through the hands of over 65 players each of whom recorded a piece with it and then signed it in turn passing it along to the next player to do the same The two CD set released on Bridge Records features performances by such noted guitarists and musicians as Alex Skolnick Fred Frith Nels Cline and many others 4 Discography EditSoloYear Name Ref1981 Victory Through Grace1982 Days and Days1986 Learning to Be Silent 5 1988 When Heaven Comes to Town 6 1992 Days of Grace 7 1996 Silent Heaven 8 1999 Fifteen Mnemonic Devices 9 2008 By ChanceForever EinsteinYear Name Ref1990 Artificial Horizon 10 1992 Opportunity Crosses the Bridge 11 1998 One Thing After Another 12 2000 Down With Gravity 13 2005 Racket Science 14 with BiotaYear Name Ref1995 Object Holder 15 2001 Invisible Map 16 2007 Half a True Day 17 2012 Cape Flyaway2014 Funnel to a Thread2018 Fragment for BalanceCollaborationYear Name Artist Ref1984 Monkey on a Hard Roll w Dancing Lessons1999 Preacher in Naked Chase Guilty w Chris Cutler amp Thomas Dimuzio2013 The 100 Guitar Project w various solo artistsReferences Edit Madison Funeral Home https www guilfordfuneralhome com obituaries Charles Chuck OMeara obId 3393202 obituaryInfo a b Charles O Meara aka Vrtacek forevereinstein com Retrieved August 9 2012 Hill Gary C W Vrtacek Biography Allmusic Retrieved October 25 2018 Kozinn Allan 2013 A Generic Guitar Inspires a Distinctive Project The New York Times April 2 2013 Retrieved August 16 2014 Couture Francois Learning to be Silent Overview Allmusic Retrieved August 7 2012 Couture Francois When Heaven Comes to Town Overview Allmusic Retrieved August 7 2012 Bush John Days of Grace Overview Allmusic Retrieved August 7 2012 Couture Francois Silent Heaven Overview Allmusic Retrieved August 7 2012 Fifteen Mnemonic Devices Overview Allmusic Retrieved August 7 2012 Couture Francois Artificial Horizon Overview Allmusic Retrieved August 7 2012 Opportunity Crosses the Bridge Overview Allmusic Retrieved August 7 2012 Tilland William One Thing After Another Overview Allmusic Retrieved August 7 2012 Couture Francois Down with Gravity Overview Allmusic Retrieved August 7 2012 Tilland William Racket Science Overview Allmusic Retrieved August 7 2012 Bush John Object Holder Overview Allmusic Retrieved August 7 2012 Couture Francois Invisible Map Overview Allmusic Retrieved August 7 2012 Couture Francois Half a True Day Overview Allmusic Retrieved August 7 2012 External links EditC W Vrtacek at Cuneiform Records Forever Einstein This article about a United States guitarist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title C W Vrtacek amp oldid 1113170715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
