Brian Eno

Brian Eno

Eno in 2015
Born
Brian Peter Eno

(1948-05-15) 15 May 1948 (age 75)
Other names
  • Eno
  • Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno
Occupations
Years active1970–present
Children3
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
DiscographyBrian Eno discography
Labels
Formerly of
Websitebrian-eno.net

Brian Peter George Eno[1] RDI (/ˈn/; born 15 May 1948), also known as Eno, is an English musician, composer, record producer and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering contributions to ambient music and electronica, and for producing, recording, and writing works in rock and pop music.[2] A self-described "non-musician", Eno has helped introduce unconventional concepts and approaches to contemporary music.[2][3] He has been described as one of popular music's most influential and innovative figures.[2][4] In 2019, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Roxy Music.[5]

Born in Suffolk, Eno studied painting and experimental music at the art school of Ipswich Civic College in the mid-1960s, and then at Winchester School of Art. He joined the glam rock group Roxy Music as its synthesiser player in 1971 and recorded two albums with them before departing in 1973. He then released a number of solo pop albums, beginning with Here Come the Warm Jets (1974), and explored minimal music with the influential recordings Discreet Music (1975) and Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1978), coining the term "ambient music".

Alongside his solo work, Eno collaborated frequently with other musicians in the 1970s, including Robert Fripp (as part of the duo Fripp & Eno), Harmonia, Cluster, Harold Budd, David Bowie, and David Byrne. He also established himself as a sought-after producer, working on albums by John Cale, Jon Hassell, Laraaji, Talking Heads, Ultravox, and Devo, as well as the no wave compilation No New York (1978). In subsequent decades, Eno continued to record solo albums and produce for other artists, most prominently U2, Coldplay and Peter Gabriel, and including Daniel Lanois, Laurie Anderson, Grace Jones, Slowdive, Karl Hyde, James, Kevin Shields, and Damon Albarn.

Dating back to his time as a student, Eno has also worked in other media, including sound installations, film and writing. In the mid-1970s, he co-developed Oblique Strategies, a deck of cards featuring aphorisms intended to spur creative thinking. From the 1970s onwards, his installations have included the sails of the Sydney Opera House in 2009[6] and the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank in 2016. An advocate of a range of humanitarian causes, Eno writes on a variety of subjects and is a founding member of the Long Now Foundation.[7]

  1. ^ "Brian Eno | Biography, Albums, Collaborations, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Jason Ankeny. "Brian Eno | Biography & History". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Brian Eno Biography". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. ^ Steadman, Ian (28 September 2012). "Brian Eno on music that thinks for itself (Wired UK)". Wired UK. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Roxy Music". Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  6. ^ "ABC news". 19 March 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Projects - The Long Now". Longnow.org. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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