Glenn Branca

Glenn Branca
Branca performing at Hallwalls (circa 1980)
Born	(1948-10-06)October 6, 1948 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 13, 2018(2018-05-13) (aged 69) New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Composer, musician, luthier, playwright

Glenn Branca (October 6, 1948 – May 13, 2018) was an American avant-garde composer, guitarist, and luthier. Known for his use of volume, alternative guitar tunings, repetition, droning, and the harmonic series, he was a driving force behind the genres of no wave, totalism and noise rock.^[1] Branca received a 2009 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.