Carl Stone was hailed by the Village Voice as "one of the best composers working in the country today." He was born in Los Angeles and now lives in San Francisco. He studied composition at the California Institute of the Arts with Morton Subotnick and James Tenney. His works have been performed in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, South America and the Near East. His most recent tour in Japan included concert, radio and television appearances. Numerous choreographers, including Ping Chong, Blondell Cummings, Bill T. Jones & Hae Kyung Lee, have used his music. Other collaborations include those with Yuji Takahashi, Setsuko Yamada, Dazue Sawai, Aki Takahashi, Rudy Perez, Sterlarc, Yoshihide Otomo, Z'ev, and Bruce & Norman Yonemoto. Recordings of Carl Stone's music appear on many labels, including New Albion, CBS Sony, Toshiba-EMI, EAM Discs, the New Tone label and others. Stone has received many prestigious awards, commissions and grants for his work.