1. Christian Fennesz was born on 25 December 1962 and is an Austrian producer and guitarist active in electronic music since the 1990s, often credited mononymously as Fennesz.
11 Facts About Fennesz
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Fennesz's work utilizes guitar and laptop computers to blend melody with treated samples and glitch production.
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Fennesz first received widespread recognition for his 2001 album Endless Summer, released on the Austrian label Mego.
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Fennesz has collaborated with a number of artists, including Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jim O'Rourke, Ulver, David Sylvian, and King Midas Sound.
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Fennesz was born and raised in Austria and studied music formally in art school.
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Fennesz started playing guitar around the age of 8 or 9.
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Fennesz initially performed as a member of the Austrian experimental rock band Maische before signing to electronic music label Mego as a solo artist.
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In 1997, Fennesz released his debut full-length album Hotel Paral.
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Fennesz followed with the 1998 single Plays, which contained near-unrecognizable covers of the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black" and the Beach Boys' "Don't Talk ".
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Fennesz collaborated with figures such as David Sylvian, Keith Rowe, eRikm, Ryuichi Sakamoto in the following years, and released the albums Venice and Black Sea to further critical praise.
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In 2009 Fennesz teamed up with Mark Linkous to create In the Fishtank 15.