14 Facts About Robin Crutchfield

Robin Lee Crutchfield was born on September 8,1952 and is an American artist.

Robin Crutchfield is best known as one of the founding musicians of the former New York No Wave scene.

Robin Crutchfield has performed at such hallowed musical grounds as Tier 3, CBGB's, Max's Kansas City and Artists Space; as well as had his work on display at prestigious venues like MoMA and The Whitney Museum of American Art.

Robin Crutchfield was a performance artist in the SoHo and Tribeca art scene before becoming an original member of the seminal No Wave band DNA alongside Arto Lindsay and Ikue Mori.

Robin Crutchfield played keyboards in the first version of the band, getting to work with musical luminary Brian Eno on the seminal No New York album.

Early on Robin Crutchfield worked with Nina Canal of Ut, and Nancy Arlen of Mars.

Towards the end of the band's existence Robin Crutchfield, now working solo, explored a style somewhat reminiscent of European medieval and baroque music.

In 1978 Robin Crutchfield dabbled in acting, taking a small part in cult New York film director Amos Poe's The Foreigner.

Robin Crutchfield resumed Dark Day as a solo act in the late 1990s, returning to a familiar electronic sound but with a noticeable natural progression.

In early 2002, after a twenty-year hiatus, Robin Crutchfield resumed both painting and writing.

Robin Crutchfield's work centered around fairy tales and his music changed to reflect this.

Robin Crutchfield is featured in Simon Reynolds post-punk opus Rip It Up and Start Again.

In late 2009 Robin Crutchfield decided to enter the publishing world with a short book entitled Eleven Faerie Tales.

Robin Crutchfield's renewed interest in Tarot led him to create his own tarot deck, The Open Face Tarot, for which he created the artwork.