Overview
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Birthday
Oct 06, 1948 (77 years old)
Death date
May 13, 2018
Glenn Branca
Known For
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
the connections and energy flow between the various artists populating...
Branca Ensemble: Symphony Nos. 8 & 10 – Live at The Kitchen
Concert film documenting a 1995 performance of Glenn Branca's 8th...
Silver Rockets/Kool Things: 20 Years of Sonic Youth
This portrait of the New York band Sonic Youth marking...
Biography
Glenn Branca (born October 6, 1948 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American avant-garde composer and guitarist known for his use of volume,alternative guitar tunings, repetition, droning, and the harmonic series. In 2008 he was awarded an unrestricted grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts.