Martin Bisi

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Martin Bisi

Background information
Origin Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genre(s) Alternative rock
Punk rock
psychedelic
Years active 1981–present
Label(s) New Alliance/SST
Black Freighter Records
Website Official website


Martin Bisi is an American producer and songwriter. He is known for recording seminal records by Sonic Youth, John Zorn, Material, Bill Laswell, Swans, Herbie Hancock's Grammy-winning Rockit, and Angels of Light. In 1979, Martin Bisi started BC Studio with Bill Laswell and Brian Eno at The Old American Can Factory in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn, where he recorded many of the No Wave, punk bands, and hip-hop of the early 1980s including Lydia Lunch, Foetus and Afrika Bambaata. In recent years Bisi recorded The Dresden Dolls' criticaly aclaimed debut album, as well as mixed the surprise break-out CD by Serena Maneesh of Norway. His recordings of up-and-commers Barbez, Beat Circus and Boston's Black Fortress Of Opium will be released in '07. He also performs with his band under his own name. His own album Sirens Of The Apocalypse as well as new videos will be released in '07.

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