Brian Eno Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno aka. Brian Eno was born in Woodbridge on the 5 th May 1948. Brian Eno has been involved in many areas of the music industry. He’s been a ….. Producer Musical composer Music theorist Singer/ solo artist But best known as the father ( big daddy) of ambient Music

Producer

Musical composer

Music theorist

Singer/ solo artist

But best known as the father ( big daddy) of ambient Music

Eno’s Youth Eno grew up in Sussex in the small town of Woodbridge. His early education was under Catholic influence, but at 16 he decided to leave to study at Ipswich Art School After 2 years then switched to go to the prestigious Winchester Art School

Eno grew up in Sussex in the small town of Woodbridge.

His early education was under Catholic influence, but at 16 he decided to leave to study at Ipswich Art School

After 2 years then switched to go to the prestigious Winchester Art School

Early work When going to the Winchester Art School he formed his own bands…. Merchant Taylors Simultaneous Cabinet An avant-garde music troupe Maxwell Demon Glam Rock band

When going to the Winchester Art School he formed his own bands….

Brian Eno and Tom Philips The two met at Ipswich School of Art Phillips taught art but was very influential in Eno’s introduction to music Phillips and Eno became very close as Phillips took him to experimental music concerts in london

The two met at Ipswich School of Art

Phillips taught art but was very influential in Eno’s introduction to music

Phillips and Eno became very close as Phillips took him to experimental music concerts in london

Piano Tennis ….. The two of them experimented with sound tennis in which they would take second hand pianos, strip them naked and then line up against a wall and begin to play hand ball against them….

Piano Tennis …..

Roxy Music In 1971 Eno joined a new and upcoming glam rock band called Roxy Music. Eno used electronics as an integral instrumental element of rock and roll. “ The technician became a kind of magician, charming audiences with an appearing sexy hermaphrodite on stage, a walking art object delineated in exquisitely applied mascara and adorned in gorgeous peacock blooms” Brian Eno Biography

In 1971 Eno joined a new and upcoming glam rock band called Roxy Music.

Going solo… Eno left Roxy Music in 1973 after ‘musical differences’ with band member Brian Ferry. From here he braved it solo which proved to be a good career move…

Random Fact! During Eno’s time in one of his bands Maxwell Demon, he owned 31 tape recorders … Random.

During Eno’s time in one of his bands Maxwell Demon, he owned 31 tape recorders …

Random.

Eno has had a big impact on everything from punk to techno to new age, and has transformed the ways in which music is composed, performed and understood.

Eno has had a big impact on everything from punk to techno to new age, and has

transformed the ways in which music is

composed, performed and understood.