Günter Müller

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Günter Müller
Born	1954 (1954)
Nationality	Swiss
Field	Composer, Improviser, Visual artist

Günter Müller is a German sound artist that originally performed as a percussionist and drummer active primarily in free improvisation. He was born in Munich, West Germany in 1954 on October 20 but has lived in Switzerland since 1966.

Background

Originally a drummer in various jazz enembles, Müller grew interested in free improvisation and began utilizing various extended techniques. He used contact microphones to amplify his drum set, and has incorporated various electronic effects, sometimes using an iPod or minidisk recorder to loop or otherwise process his performances. Increasingly since about 2000 Müller has emphasized electronics, sometimes entirely forgoing percussion. Critic Brian Olewnick describes him as "one of the most fascinating collaborators in contemporary improvised music [...] tending to create subtly modulated sounds of an almost palliative nature; often with an elastically liquid rhythmic sense."

Müller was a founding member of the groups Nachtluft, poire z and Taste Tribes, and has collaborated with Gastr Del Sol, Christian Marclay, Keith Rowe, Voice Crack, Alfred Harth and others. He founded the record label for4ears.

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Name	Müller, Günter
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Short description	Swiss musician
Date of birth	October 20, 1954
Place of birth	München, Germany
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