La Monte Young
Born: 1935-10-14
Biography
La Monte Thornton Young is an American avant-garde composer, musician, and artist recognized as one of the first American minimalist composers. His works are cited as examples of post-war experimental and contemporary music, and were tied to New York's downtown music and Fluxus art scenes.
Known For
The Velvet Underground
Flux-Concert
Birth of a Nation
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
Re: Maciunas and Fluxus
The World According to John Coltrane
The Misfits - 30 Years of Fluxus
The Well-Tuned Piano in the Magenta Lights
Dirt
In Between The Notes: A Portrait of Pandit Pran Nath
Top Movie Credits
Flux-Concert
Self
Birth of a Nation
Self