Steve Reich
Birthday
1936/10/03 (88 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Stephen Michael Reich, Steve Reich Ensemble
Biography
Steve Reich was born on October 3, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA as Stephen Michael Reich. Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3, 1936) is an American composer who, along with La Monte Young, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass, pioneered minimal music in the mid to late 1960s. Reich's style of composition influenced many composers and groups. His innovations include using tape loops to create phasing patterns (for example, his early compositions It's Gonna Rain and Come Out), and the use of ...Read more
Acting
(1963) Plastic Haircut
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New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971
as Self
(1987) Steve Reich: A New Musical Language
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Thirty Second Spots: TV Commercials for Artists (1982-83)
as Steve Reich
(2012) BAM150
as Self
(2010) Michael Nyman in Progress
as Self
(2009) In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde
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(1995) Steve Reich - City Life
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(2011) Steve Reich: Phase to Face
as Self
(2006) Reich at the Roxy
as Himself