Glenn Branca
Glenn Branca | |
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 Glenn Branca performing at Hallwalls in the 1980s | |
| Background information | |
| Born | October 6, 1948 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 13, 2018 (aged 69) |
| Genres | Modern classical, avant-garde, no wave, experimental, noise, minimalism, totalism |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, luthier |
| Instruments | Guitar, prepared guitar |
| Years active | 1967–2018 |
| Labels | 99, Neutral |
| Website | Official website |
Glenn Branca (October 6, 1948 – May 13, 2018) was an American avant-garde composer and guitarist. He was known for his use of volume, alternative guitar tunings, repetition, droning, and the harmonic series. Branca received a 2009 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.
Early members of his group included Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Page Hamilton of Helmet, Phil Kline of The Del-Byzanteens, and several members of Swans including Michael Gira, Dan Braun, and Algis Kizys.[1]
On May 13, 2018, Branca died from throat cancer at the age of 69.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Masters, pp. 114–118
- ↑ "Reg Bloor". www.facebook.com.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website
- EST Interview Archived 2018-05-10 at the Wayback Machine by and (c) Brian Duguid.
- Theoretical Girls by Paris Transatlantic magazine
- Glenn Branca interview
- Glenn Branca: "Acoustic Phenomena" (3:59) published on the Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine @ Ubuweb
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