- Born in Woodbridge, England May 15, 1948
- as a child he grew enamored of the "Martian music"
- introduced to work of contemporary composers John Tilbury, Cornelius Cardew, & minimalists John Cage, LaMonte Young, & Terry Riley. Instructed in the principles of conceptual painting and sound sculpture, Eno began experimenting with tape recorders, which he dubbed his first musical instrument, finding great inspiration in Steve Reich's tape orchestration "It's Gonna Rain."
- 1974 - developed a "tape delay system" (lead to sampling of electronicia and hip hop), hospitalized by a lung collapse, got out, went to San Francisco, got into a car accident --> led to creation of ambient music--> realized music had same properties as light and color
- 1977 - return to pop but continued ambient experimentation and created, Music for Films
- 2000 - started to focus on vocals
- 2012 - returned to ambient
- collaberated with many other musicians into same ideas as Eno
- Key Ideas - experimental rock, ambient, minimalism, elecronic, art rock, glam rock, art pop
- Song writer, producer, musician, artist
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/brian-eno-mn0000617196/biography
Example of Ambient; Music for Films:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEzkhI5gWx4
Example of Pop Art:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPhxZBRD8ug
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