William Winant

William Winant (born 1953) is an American percussionist.

In addition to his work in contemporary classical music—notably performing Lou Harrison's compositions—Winant has worked in a variety of genres, including noise rock, free improvisation and jazz. Notable collaborators include Glenn Spearman, Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth, Mr. Bungle (with whom he toured in support of their albums Disco Volante and California), Secret Chiefs 3, Mondo Cane and Oingo Boingo. A member of the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio, he has also frequently collaborated with John Zorn.

Winant received his undergraduate degree from York University, then attended the California Institute of the Arts for a couple years, ultimately dropping out to go tour with Oingo Boingo. He currently is a faculty member at Mills College in Oakland, California. He also gives percussion lessons and teaches the percussion ensemble at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Films

Discography

Productions under the direction of Winant

As equal member of groups and projects

With Chris Brown

With John Cage, Joan LaBarbara

With Alvin Curran

With Danny Elfman

With Fred Frith

With Lou Harrison

With Jon Hassell

With Joan Jeanrenaud

With Alvin Lucier

With Thurston Moore and Tom Surgal

With Mr. Bungle

With Mike Patton

With Secret Chiefs 3

With David Tanenbaum

With James Tenney

With John Zorn

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