Mort Garson
Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music
Canada • 1924-07-20 – 2008-01-04
Biography
Morton Sanford Garson (20 July 1924 – 4 January 2008) was a Canadian composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music. He is best known for his albums in the 1960s and 1970s, such as Mother Earth's Plantasia (1976). He also co-wrote several hit songs, including "Our Day Will Come", a hit for Ruby & the Romantics. According to Allmusic, Mort Garson boasts one of the most distinctive and outright bizarre resumés in popular music, spanning from easy listening to occult-influenced space-age electronic pop.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Mezzanine
1998
Mother Earth's Plantasia
1976
Now & Then
1973
Lioness: Hidden Treasures
2011
S.R.O.
1966
Cabin In The Sky
2025
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
1967
Heartbreaker
1982
...To Be Continued
1970
The Greatest Hits
1976
Black Mass
1971
Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'
2016
Repeat When Necessary
1979
The Zodiac—Cosmic Sounds
1967
The Spirit Of '67
1966
Guantanamera
1966
The Unexplained (Electronic Musical Impressions Of The Occult)
1975
Down To Earth
1974
Didn't You Hear?
1970
Along Comes Cal
1967
10 Golden Years
1966
The Sonny Side Of Chér
1966
Out Of The Shadows
1962
Chet Atkins And His Guitar
1961
Credited work
4,330 releases · 841 albums · active 1950–2026
- Performance · 5,797
- Other credits · 343
- Production · 49
Studios: Christchurch Studios · Olympic Studios · Massive Attack Studios · Middle Ear Studio