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Cody Carpenter

Cody Carpenter is a third generation musician. His father, John Carpenter, is a director and composer and his mother, Adrienne Barbeau, is a star of film, television and the Broadway stage. His grandfather, Howard Carpenter, was a founding member of the Nashville Strings.

Cody was introduced to his first musical instrument around the age of three and has been playing and composing original music since. In addition to contributing music for two of his father's films, Vampires (1998) and Ghosts of Mars (2001), Carpenter composed and performed the full-length score for "Cigarette Burns" and "Pro-Life" in Showtime's Masters of Horror (2005) movie series.

Cody co-wrote, co-produced, and performed on the acclaimed Lost Themes (2015) and Lost Themes II (2016) with his father and Daniel Davies. In 2016 and 2017 Cody toured North America and Europe with his father and a 6 piece band, performing material from both Lost Themes albums and his father's films. In 2018, Cody (along with John Carpenter and Daniel Davies) helped to compose the music for the latest Halloween movie, starring Jamie Lee Curtis.

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Cody Carpenter Releases Force Of Nature on Blue Canoe Records

Cody Carpenter Releases Force Of Nature on Blue Canoe Records

Source: Karen Frieske

Cody Carpenter is at it again with his sophomore release Force Of Nature on Blue Canoe Records. This stunning instrumental prog-rock, fusion effort is the follow-up to the outstanding Interdependence (2018). This prolific songwriter and keyboardist has teamed up with some old friends and new to bring the listener into the prog glory days of Yes and Emerson Lake & Palmer. Cody Carpenter is the son of Adrienne Barbeau, a star of film, television and the Broadway stage, and legendary ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Balance Of Extremes

Blue Canoe Records
2022

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Memories and Dreams

Blue Canoe Records
2021

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Control

Blue Canoe Records
2020

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Force Of Nature

Blue Canoe Records
2019

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Cody Carpenter's...

Blue Canoe Records
2018

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Dancer

From: Balance Of Extremes
By Cody Carpenter

Attract Mode

From: Memories and Dreams
By Cody Carpenter

Control

From: Control
By Cody Carpenter

Transcendence

From: Force Of Nature
By Cody Carpenter

Nebulous is The Power

From: Cody Carpenter's Interdependence
By Cody Carpenter

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