Adam Wiltzie
Adam Wiltzie | |
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Birth name | Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie |
Born |
New York City, New York, USA | 17 September 1969
Genres | Neo-Classical, Drone |
Occupation(s) | Musician, Composer, Sound Engineer |
Instruments | Piano, Guitar |
Labels | Erased Tapes, Kranky |
Associated acts | Stars of the Lid, A Winged Victory For The Sullen, The Dead Texan, Aix Em Klemm, Sleepingdog |
Website |
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Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie (born September 17, 1969, New York City) is a composer and sound engineer. Although he may be best known for founding the seminal ambient classical projects Stars of the Lid, The Dead Texan, Aix Em Klemm, Sleepingdog and A Winged Victory for the Sullen, he also has recorded, played, and worked as a live sound engineer for artists such as The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Labradford, Bedhead, The Bad Livers, Windsor for the Derby, Iron & Wine, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Hauschka and Sparklehorse. He has also composed and licensed music for Hollywood films such as Transformers: Dark of the Moon , Like Crazy , Submission, The Island President , and the trailer for Godzilla 2014 . 'Also for television shows such as House M.D, Nip/Tuck and Eastbound & Down. Most Recently collaborated with Jóhann Jóhannsson on the Golden Globe winning Theory of Everything (2014 film) Soundtrack.
Discography
Solo
- Salero (Erased Tapes, 2016)
Stars of the Lid (with Brian McBride)
Sleepingdog (with Chantal Acda)
- Naked in a Clean Bed (Muze, 2006)
- Polar Life (Gizeh, 2008)
- With Our Heads in the Clouds and Our Hearts in the Fields (Gizeh, 2011)
Aix Em Klemm (with Robert Donne)
- Aix Em Klemm (Kranky, 2000)
The Dead Texan (with Christina Vantzou)
- The Dead Texan (Kranky, 2004)
A Winged Victory for the Sullen (with Dustin O'Halloran)
- A Winged Victory for the Sullen (Erased Tapes, 2011)
- Atomos VII [EP] (Kranky, 2014)
- Atomos (Erased Tapes, 2014)
- Iris (Erased Tapes, 2016)
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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2009 | The Passage | Alexander Douglas | Documentary |
2010 | Want to See Something ? | Tomas Jonsgården | Short |
Submission | Stefan Jarl | Documentary | |
2013 | Godheten | Stefan Jarl (2) | Documentary |
2015 | Salero | Mike Plunkett | Documentary |
2016 | Iris | Jalil Lespert | |
2017 | The Yellow Birds | Alexandre Moors | |
References
- Martinelli, Roberto (2004). "Stars of the Lid". Maelstrom magazine. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
- "Aix Em Klemm (interview)" (in French). brdf.net: musiques mutines et mutantes. March 2001. Retrieved 2006-12-08.