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Kurt Henry (born April 9, 1959-died June 14, 2021) was an American visual artist, composer, and master of several instruments. Kurt was also an expert craftsman, synthesizing this skill set into the creation of unique sound equipment. Kurt was also one of the originators of "turntablism". A pioneer in the Boston punk rock music scene, Kurt partnered with Christian Marclay, using gramophone records and turntables as musical instruments to create sound collages. Early life and education Kurt Henry was born on April 9, 1957 in Massachusetts. He attended the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston in the mid-1970s, graduating with a Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts. Work Kurt's influences included Brian Eno, early Genesis, John Cage, Harry Parch, Les Paul, and Roxy Music. An early member of the Boston punk rock scene, Kurt provided guitar and drum support to bands such as Phobia, Tall Paul, the Danelectros, as well as the late 1970s performance duo, The Bachelors, Even, partnering with Swiss-born Christian Marclay. To provide percussion elements to the Bachelors’ music, Kurt reworked various colored vinyl disc recordings into latticed or stained glass style works of art. The regular skipping rhythms they emitted were the foundation of the Bachelors, Even percussion section. Kurt was also a founding member of the Brewbaker Brothers as well as the Typhoons, the latter of which enjoyed significant success in Taiwan, appearing on several variety show broadcasts and composing popular music such as //insert name here//later covered by Chinese band, Ridiculous Jackson. Personal Life Shanghai province – English teacher Taiwan – Typhoons Death

Citation: Marclay, C., &amp; Criqui, J.-P. (2014). On&amp;by Christian Marclay. MIT Press.