John White

John White (1936-2024) was an English composer, born in Berlin and raised in London. He studied at the Royal College of Music, took part in Cornelius Cardew's Scratch Orchestra, and from his early Machines onward worked with the process-based approach known as systems music. He wrote some 180 piano sonatas and ran the music department of Drama Centre London for four decades. Recordings include Machine Music (with Gavin Bryars) and Electric Music.