Brian Eno Biography

Brian Eno biography

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NAME: Brian Eno
OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Music Producer, Singer
BIRTH DATE: May 15, 1948 (Age: 65)
PLACE OF BIRTH: Woodbridge, United Kingdom
Full Name: Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno
ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus

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Brian Eno is a producer, composer, and singer who helped define and reinvent the sound of some of the most popular bands of the 1980s and 1990s.

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Profile

Brian Eno began experimenting with electronic music in the late 1960s. As a producer and musician, he helped define/revamp the sound of some blockbuster musical acts of the 1980s and 1990s, including U2, David Bowie, and the Talking Heads. Eno created the genre of ambient music, using it to define his sound as a solo artist and later to producer records for such bands as Coldplay.