Derek Baron

Derek Baron is an American composer, writer and teacher based in New York, previously active in Chicago. His work mixes chamber writing, found sound, field recordings and collage, and he has released solo and ensemble music on labels such as Recital, Penultimate Press, Regional Bears and OtoRoku. He runs the label Reading Group, which issues new and archival audio. Baron leads the amateur chamber ensemble Cop Tears and forms the music and writing duo Permanent Six Flags with Emily Martin. His LP Crooked Dances sets Erik Satie piano pieces against the sounds of a shared New York flat.