Brian Peter George Eno (born 15 May 1948) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, visual artist, sound designer, author, and political activist. He is known for his contributions to ambient music and electronica, as well as for his work in rock and pop music as a producer, composer, and collaborator. Eno has described himself as a "non-musician", reflecting his emphasis on conceptual and experimental approaches to music-making. He has been regarded as an influential figure in popular music. In 2019, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the band "Roxy Music".
Eno was born in Suffolk and studied painting and experimental music at Ipswich Civic College in the mid-1960s before continuing his education at Winchester School of Art. In 1971, he joined the glam rock group "Roxy Music" as a synthesiser player, contributing to two albums before leaving the band in 1973. He subsequently began a solo career with the release of the rock-oriented album "Here Come the Warm Jets" (1974). He later explored minimalist and ambient approaches on recordings such as "Discreet Music" (1975) and "Ambient 1: Music for Airports" (1978), the latter of which introduced the term "ambient music".
During the 1970s, Eno collaborated with a range of artists, including Robert Wyatt, Robert Fripp, Harmonia, Cluster, Harold Budd, David Bowie, John Cale, and David Byrne. He also became an established record producer, working on projects by Jon Hassell, Laraaji, "Talking Heads", Ultravox, and Devo, as well as producing the compilation album "No New York" (1978).
