Brian Eno
Personal Info
Known for
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-05-15 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, UK
Brian Eno
Biography
Brian Eno is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer, and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.
Eno was a student of Roy Ascott on his Groundcourse at Ipswich Civic College. Then he studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex, England, taking inspiration from minimalist painting. He joined the band Roxy Music as synthesiser player in the early 1970s. Roxy Music's success in the glam rock scene came quickly, but Eno soon tired of touring and of conflicts with lead singer Bryan Ferry. Eno's solo music has explored more experimental musical styles and ambient music. It has also been extremely influential, pioneering ambient and generative music, innovating production techniques, and emphasising "theory over practice".
Eno pursues multimedia ventures in parallel to his music career, including art installations, a newspaper column in The Observer, a regular column on society and innovation in Prospect magazine, and "Oblique Strategies" (written with Peter Schmidt), a deck of cards in which cryptic remarks or random insights are intended to resolve dilemmas.
Known For
Acting
(2024)
DEVO
as Self (archive footage)
(2024)
Eno
as Self
(2024)
Daedalus
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
(2023)
(2022)
CAN and Me
as Self
(2022)
Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
Moonage Daydream
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
We Are As Gods
as Self
(2019)
2025: The Long Hot Winter
as Radio presenter
(2018)
(2014)
(2014)
We Are Many
as Self
(2013)
David Bowie: Five Years
as Self
(2011)
Ride, Rise, Roar
as Self
(2011)
U2: From the Sky Down
as Self
(2011)
(2011)
(2010)
(2010)
(2009)
(2008)
(2007)
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
as Self
(2004)
Roxy Music: Inside 1972-1974
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
(2002)
1 Giant Leap
as Self
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
Roxy Music Musikladen 1973
as Self - keyboards
(2000)
(1999)
(1995)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
(1995)
(1995)
(1993)
One Eno
as Self
(1993)
Words for the Dying
as Himself
(1989)
(1986)
(1984)
Oblique Strategist Too
as Himself
(1978)
Roxette
as Self (archive footage)
(1973)
Eno
as Self
Crew
(2023)
(2022)
We Are As Gods
Original Music Composer
(2022)
Ithaka
Music
(2022)
Wood and Water
Music
(2021)
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Original Music Composer
(2019)
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
Original Music Composer
(2018)
Rams
Music
(2018)
By This River
Music
(2017)
Hi Stranger
Music
(2017)
(2016)
Late Anthropocene
Music
(2015)
(2015)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Original Music Composer
(2014)
We Are Many
Musician
(2013)
The Lost World
Music
(2012)
Laylou
Music
(2009)
The Lovely Bones
Original Music Composer
(2009)
Linear
Original Music Composer
(2006)
(2006)
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
Original Music Composer
(2005)
The Jacket
Original Music Composer
(2005)
14 Video Paintings
Director, Music
(2004)
Clean
Original Music Composer
(2003)
Fear X
Original Music Composer
(2001)
Shadowman
Music
(2001)
(2001)
2001 and Beyond
Music
(2000)
(2000)
Buddy Boy
Original Music Composer
(1999)
Simon, the Magician
Original Music Composer
(1999)
Music for Airports
Music
(1995)
The Pillow Book
Original Music Composer
(1994)
Glitterbug
Music
(1989)
For All Mankind
Music
(1989)
(1987)
Dolphins
Music
(1987)
Opera
Original Music Composer
(1986)
(1986)
(1984)
Thursday Afternoon
Director, Music
(1984)
Soldiers in Hiding
Music
(1984)
Dune
Original Music Composer
(1984)
How the Frog’s Eye Sees
Music Consultant
(1984)
Frevel
Original Music Composer
(1983)
(1983)
The Four Corners: A National Sacrifice Area?
Additional Music
(1982)
Kold ensomhet
Music
(1982)
(1982)
Remembrance
Music
(1981)
Mistaken Memories of Mediaeval Manhattan
Director, Music
(1981)
Mea Culpa
Music
(1981)
America Is Waiting
Music
(1981)
(1980)
(1978)
Jubilee
Original Music Composer
(1978)
Brutal Ardour
Music
(1978)
(1977)
Alternative 3
Original Music Composer
(1977)
The Machine-Men
Music
(1976)
Resistance
Music
(1976)
Sebastiane
Original Music Composer
(1976)
The Devil's Men
Original Music Composer
(1970)
Berlin Horse
Music