Name
Fred Frith
Known For
Sound
Birthday
1949-02-17 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Heathfield, Sussex, England, UK
Biography
English musician, composer and professor, who is known for his avant-garde works involving electric guitars, film soundtracks and using improvisations in his music. He first gained prominence as a member of progressive rock band Henry Cow, in the 1970s, and collaborated with various musicians and bands throughout his career. Since the 1980s, he has composed music for film, theatre and dance. In addition, he was Professor of Composition in the Music Department at Mills College in Oakland, California until his retirement in 2018.
Known For
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An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through...
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Filmmaker Peter Mettler embarks on a mission that takes him around the world. He is determ...
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An avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith....
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On a trip to Paris Sally meets Pablo, a tango dancer. He starts teaching her to dance then...
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15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two ...
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Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from ...
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Thomas Riedelsheimer’s landmark Rivers and Tides inventively documented artist Andy Gold...
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When Bill Babbitt realizes his brother Manny has committed a crime he agonizes over his de...
- 2007 Attwenger Adventure
- Soon John Zorn's Naked City: Montreux Jazz Festival 1990 as Themself
- 2002 A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn as Self
- 2004 Touch the Sound as Himself
- 1990 Step Across the Border as Self
