David Byrne
Composer, Blogger, and Musician
An '80s Art Flashback...of what they all looked like once upon a time. Here, for example, are David Byrne, Laurie Simmons and Robert Wilson when they were still young, before their reputations had been fully secured. You might think of this work as an early class... In this article: David Byrne, Aperture, Irving Penn, Nan Goldin, Cindy Sherman, and Richard Avedon |
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Frank London
...the Klezmer Conservatory Band. He served as conductor and music director for David Byrne and Robert Wilson's The Knee Plays, and has collaborated with the Palestinian American violinist Simon Shaheen. London has composed numerous works...
In this article: Frank London, North Sea Jazz Festival, New England Conservatory, Yvonne Rainer, John Sayles, Simon Shaheen, and Klezmer Conservatory Band
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www.washingtonpost.com | January 25, 2007
Absolutely Avant-Garde
...Olympics. The film, whose numerous interview subjects range from composer David Byrne to the late Susan Sontag, provides a largely admiring portrait of an avant-garde director known for his design-driven visual style. It offers some...
In this article: Robert Wilson, Suicide, Autism, and Philip Glass
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Wikipedia | January 12, 2008
Portal:Houston/Music, Arts & Culture/December 2007
...one of the inaugural performances being a modern dance program, Tango Argentino, in the Brown Theater and Robert Wilson and David Byrne 's The Knee Plays , presented by the Society for the Performing Arts in the Cullen Theater. A significant...
In this article: The Knee Plays, Robert Wilson, and Wortham Theater Center
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The Stranger - Line Out | February 18, 2009
Tonight in Music: David Byrne
...this week's music section. An excerpt: Besides fronting one of the greatest rock bands ever, Talking Heads (their first four albums are classics), Byrne has led a sporadically brilliant solo career. He's composed music for choreographer...
In this article: The Forest, New York City, Young Adam, Twyla Tharp, Talking Heads, Brian Eno, Robert Wilson, Stop Making Sense, and True Stories
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Wikipedia | June 05, 2009
Music for The Knee Plays
...was released in November 2007 under the title "The Knee Plays" The Knee Plays is the title of David Byrne's remastered and expanded edition of his Music for "The Knee Plays". It's the first time the album is released on CD, and it includes...
In this article: The Knee Plays, DVD, The Civil WarS, and Robert Wilson
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'Last' homage to Suzushi Hanayagi
...in a sense, signature Wilson theater. She worked with other international artists in her later career, including Julie Taymor, Katsuhiro Yamaguchi, Heiner Muller, Hans Peter Kuhn and David Byrne. "Suzushi was one of the bravest people in...
In this article: Robert Wilson, New York, Alzheimer's disease, Madame Butterfly, Merce Cunningham, Anna Halprin, and Trisha Brown
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Pitchfork | September 21, 2007
David Byrne Unearths The Knee Plays for CD Release Pitchfork
...because of financial and logistical obstacles. However, Byrne adapted parts of his score with Wilson for use in a different piece that had a limited run in the U.S. and Europe in 1985. Nonesuch will release The Knee Plays on October 30,...
In this article: The Knee Plays, Robert Wilson, This Must Be the Place, Once in a Lifetime, DVD, The Civil WarS, and Prince Paul
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Pitchfork | December 05, 2007
The Knee Plays Pitchfork
...non-narratives can, at least. Nonesuch's current release of Knee Plays-- for the first time on CD-- adds eight previously unreleased tracks and a dense recollection of the pair's mind-meld by Byrne himself. In many ways, a collaboration...
In this article: Robert Wilson, The Knee Plays, Stop Making Sense, The CIVIL warS, Civil War, Einstein on the Beach, Twyla Tharp, and Philip Glass
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www.washingtonpost.com | January 25, 2007
'Absolute Wilson': A Mixed Bag
The film, whose numerous interview subjects include the composer David Byrne and the late Susan Sontag, provides a largely admiring portrait of an avant-garde director known principally for his design-driven visual style. It offers...
In this article: Robert Wilson, Harvey Lichtenstein, Suicide, Autism, The Civil WarS, and Philip Glass
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David Byrne (born May 14, 1952, in Dumbarton, Scotland) is a Scottish-American musician and artist. He is perhaps best known as a founding member and principal songwriter of the new wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1974 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo projects on record, and worked in a variety of media, including film, photography, opera, and internet-based projects. His achievements have been recognized by Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe awards.
- Birth Date:
- May 14, 1952
- Occupation:
- Musician, Artist, Singer, Actor, Director, Producer
- Instrument Played:
- Fender Mustang
- Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Flute, Clavinet, Slide Guitar, Autoharp, Harmonium, Buildings
- Years Active:
- 1974 to Present
- Associated With:
- X-Press 2
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