Simo Lazarov Bulgarian Electronic and Computer Music Electronic Studio - Radio Sofia Electronic and computer music was originated in Bulgaria in the 1970 and was probably one of Europe¹s last electronic musics. The Electronic music studio was founded at Sofia Radio in 1974 and the first professional studio synthesizer "Synthi 100", one of the best for the time, was purchased. Initially, this music failed to win over the confidence of conventional composers, but but its gradual professionalisation helped it assert itself. The Electronic Music Studio was headed by Simo Lasarov. In the years that followed he became the focal point of various musicians who were also keenly interested in producting their works with these new possibilities. Bulgarian electronic music has gradually penetrated the work of many composers. This has done on a small scale as a sort of coloring of conventional sound. Later on whole electronic compositions were created in Radio Sofia¹s Electronic Music Studio. Georgy Minchev, one of the Bulgarian¹s most celebrated composers of the middle generation, while composing his "Piano and Orchestra Concerto" used five different programmes of "acoustic mirror", which are sounded gradually in all culminations of the work. The work was awarded the "Lorenzo il Magnifico" prize in 1990. A group of young composers has been formed around Simo Lazarov who are trained and compose new electronic music at a time. Some of them have been prized at international competitions and helped assert Bulgarian electronic music in the world. One of composers who have received international acclaim is Tsvetan Dobrev. He started his career as a pianist and later on graduated the music Academy with composition and piano. He has composed many chamber, vocal, electronic and theatre music pieces and soundtracks as well as music for children. His works have been performed in Italy, France ,Gremany, Japan, Russia and Czechoslovakia. One of his first electronic pieces was awarded First prize at the International Electroacoustic and Digital Music Contest "Russolo-Pretella" in Italy /1982/. This piece is called "Metamorphoses" and consist 8 parts. It has been inspired by a canvas by artist Hristo Simeonov, painted under the influence of dadaism and abstractionism. Along with the composers who work systematically with electronic music, bands of musicans have been formed trying to compose an original type of electronic music. This is a pecular synthesis of pop music, orintal folklore and serious music. Bulgarian electronic music is also represented by composers, who compose mainly conventional music but on many occasions and with good success at that, use electronic music, if not fully at least partially. These are already mentioned Rumen Balyozov, Vladimir Djambazov, Afrodita Katmeare, Yassen Vodenicharov, Adryan Pervazov, etc. An electronic music festival has been regularly held in the town of Ghose Delchev since 1989. It was founded by Simo Lazarov to present the music composed throughout the year i question. The 5th Computer forum in Sofia was with international partipication from Europa. The 6th International Computer Music Forum took place in the town of Sandanski. Electronic has from 1980 been played on Bulgarian Radio. Simo Lazarov has been preparing weekly four hours features and concerts of electronic and computer music on two of Sofia radio channels. During last two years 8 CDs with electronic and computer music have been recorded in Radio Sofia Electronic Music Studio. An increasing number or young people have shown interest in creating electronic and computer music production. Several works by Bulgarian composers took part in international electronic and computer music competitions: "Ars Electronica" - Linz, ICMC in San Jose, Tokyo and Aarhus-Denmark, ISEA¹94 in Helsinki, Bourge, "Russolo-Pratella" foundation in Varese, etc. Though Bulgarian electronic music was late to emerage, we, its creators and propagators hope our people¹s inborn musicality will help them have a more familiar view of that music, so that it may find not only new composers but also a larger listening audience.