Brian Eno

Brian Eno is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer, and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators ofambient music.Eno was a student ofRoy Ascotton hisGroundcourseatIpswichCivic College. Then he studied atColchester Instituteart schoolin Essex, England, taking inspiration fromminimalistpainting. He joined the bandRoxy Musicas synthesiser player in the early 1970s. Roxy Music's success in theglam rockscene came quickly, but Eno soon tired of touring and of conflicts with lead singerBryan Ferry.Eno's solo music has explored moreexperimental musicalstyles and ambient music. It has also been extremely influential, pioneering ambient andgenerative music, innovating production techniques, and emphasising "theory over practice".Eno pursues multimedia ventures in parallel to his music career, includingart installations, a newspaper column inThe Observer, a regular column on society and innovation inProspectmagazine, and "Oblique Strategies" (written withPeter Schmidt), a deck of cards in which cryptic remarks or random insights are intended to resolve dilemmas.