Glenn Branca (October 6, 1948 – May 13, 2018) was an American avant-garde composer and guitarist 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.
instruments played
Guitar
prepared
Associated Acts
Theoretical Girls, The Static, Rhys Chatham, Sonic Youth
Genres
Modern classical, avant-garde, no wave, experimental, noise, minimalism, totalism
Website
Years Active
1967 2018
Name
Glenn Branca
Nationality
United States of America