William Basinski

Summary

William Basinski is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Houston^[2]. He was born on June 25, 1958^[3]. He worked as a composer^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (506 views/month, #7,002 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• William Basinski was born in Houston^[2].
• William Basinski was born on June 25, 1958^[3].
• William Basinski held citizenship in United States^[6].
• William Basinski worked as a composer^[4].
• William Basinski was educated at University of North Texas College of Music^[7].
• William Basinski is recorded as male^[8].
• William Basinski's instance of is recorded as human^[9].
• William Basinski's sexual orientation is recorded as gay^[10].
• William Basinski's genre is ambient music^[11].
• William Basinski's record label is recorded as Raster-Noton^[12].
• William Basinski's Commons category is recorded as William Basinski^[13].
• William Basinski's family name is recorded as Basinski^[14].
• William Basinski's given name is recorded as William^[15].
• William Basinski's official website is recorded as http://www.mmlxii.com^[16].
• William Basinski's work location is recorded as New York City^[17].
• William Basinski's work location is recorded as Los Angeles^[18].
• William Basinski's instrument is recorded as synthesizer^[19].
• William Basinski's instrument is recorded as tape loop^[20].
• William Basinski's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• William Basinski's start of work period is recorded as 1978^[22].
• William Basinski's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11980'}^[23].
• William Basinski's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11121'}^[24].
• William Basinski's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13889'}^[25].
• William Basinski's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14705'}^[26].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[27]

• Country: US^[28]

• Began / founded: 1958-06-25^[29]

• Genre(s): ambient, drone, hauntology, minimalism, tape music^[30]

• Community tags: ambient, drone, hauntology, minimalism, tape music^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3b731282-d7f4-41a5-af0a-d0c1c3319802^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

William Basinski was born in Houston^[2]. He was born on June 25, 1958^[3].

Education

William Basinski was educated at University of North Texas College of Music^[7].

Career and Affiliations

William Basinski worked as a composer^[4].

Why It Matters

William Basinski ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (506 views/month, #7,002 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

FAQs

Where was William Basinski born?

William Basinski was born in Houston^[2].

What did William Basinski do for work?

William Basinski worked as composer^[4].

Where did William Basinski go to school?

William Basinski was educated at University of North Texas College of Music^[7].