Brian Eno
English musician, producer and artist who coined "ambient music"; produced U2.
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- Brian Eno is an English musician, record producer and visual artist.
- He was in Roxy Music from 1971 to 1973, then made solo albums including Another Green World (1975) and coined "ambient music" with records like Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1979).
- He worked on David Bowie's Berlin trilogy, produced Talking Heads, U2 (The Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby, with Daniel Lanois) and Coldplay, and composed the Windows 95 startup sound.
- He was a founding member of the Long Now Foundation in 1996.
Key facts
- Born
- 15 May 1948, Melton, Suffolk1
- Roxy Music
- Member from 1971 to 1973; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 20191
- Solo
- Here Come the Warm Jets and Taking Tiger Mountain (1974); Another Green World (1975); Ambient 1: Music for Airports (1979)1
- Producer
- David Bowie's Low, Heroes and Lodger; Talking Heads' More Songs About Buildings and Food, Fear of Music and Remain in Light; U2's The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby (with Daniel Lanois); Coldplay's Viva la Vida (2008)1
- Art
- Generative installation 77 Million Paintings, first shown in 20061
- Long Now Foundation
- Founding member, 19961
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