David Cain

There are at least 2 known artists with the name David Cain: 1. A British composer and technician for the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. 2. An American Rock/Americana singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, CA & Hartford, CT 1. David Cain (UK) (born 1941) was a composer and technician for the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. He was educated at Imperial College London, where he earned a degree in mathematics. In 1963, he joined the BBC as a studio manager, specialising in radio drama. He transferred to the Radiophonic Workshop in 1967 where he composed various jingles and signature tunes as well as the complete incidental music for the BBC's radio productions of The War of the Worlds in 1967, and The Hobbit in 1968. He also produced the Workshop's 1973 adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. He remained with the Radiophonic Workshop until 1973. His 30-second composition "Crossbeat" was used as the original theme for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's morning radio current affairs program AM, which premiered in 1967. 2. David Cain (USA) is a young songwriter. His first 2 albums, "Listening Now" (2004) and "The Neighborhood Band" (2007) were created and co-produced with the help of Alan Veniscofsky (RANE, Tides Records). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.