Brian Eno

Biography

Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer, and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music. Eno was a student of Roy Ascott on his Groundcourse at Ipswich Civic College. Then he studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex, England, taking inspiration from minimalist painting.   He joined the band Roxy Music as synthesiser player in the early 1970s. Roxy Music's success in the glam rock scene came quickly, but Eno soon tired of touring and of conflicts with lead singer Bryan Ferry. Eno's solo music has explored more experimental musical styles and ambient music. It has also been extremely influential, pioneering ambient and generative music, innovating production techniques, and emphasising "theory over practice". Eno pursues multimedia ventures in parallel to his music career, including art installations, a newspaper column in The Observer, a regular column on society and innovation in Prospect magazine, and "Oblique Strategies" (written with Peter Schmidt), a deck of cards in which cryptic remarks or random insights are intended to resolve dilemmas.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Father Ted (1995) — Father Brian Eno
2. The Colbert Report (2005)
3. Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams (2018) — Self
4. David Bowie: Five Years (2013) — Self
5. Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2007) — Self
6. U2: From the Sky Down (2011) — Self
7. DEVO (2024) — Self (archive footage)
8. We Are Many (2014) — Self
9. Question Time (1979) — Self - Panellist
10. Soundbreaking (2016) — Self
11. Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree (1999) — Self
12. Slowdive: Souvlaki (2015) — Himself (Archival Footage)
13. Click (2000) — Self
14. Omnibus (1967) — Self
15. The British Guide to Showing Off (2011)
16. Classic Albums (1997) — Self
17. Ride, Rise, Roar (2011) — Self
18. 1 Giant Leap (2002) — Self
19. Brian Eno: Imaginary Landscapes (1989)
20. Eno (1973) — Self
21. What Difference Does It Make? (2014) — Self
22. Together for Palestine (2025) — Self
23. Timeshift (2002) — self
24. Brian Eno 1971–1977: The Man Who Fell To Earth (2011)
25. Brian Eno & Roger Eno: Live at the Acropolis, Athens (2023) — Self
26. Roxy Music: More Than This - The Story of Roxy Music (2009) — Self
27. We Are As Gods (2022) — Self
28. The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July (1986)
29. Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven (2000) — Self
30. CAN and Me (2022) — Self
31. Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry at the BBC (2022) — Self (archive footage)
32. Daedalus (2024) — Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
33. Words for the Dying (1993) — Himself
34. U2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle (2010) — Self
35. David Bowie - Sound and Vision (2003) — Self
36. Roxy Music - The Thrill of It All: A Visual History 1972-1982 (2008) — self
37. Eno (2024) — Self
38. Resistance (1976) — Self
39. Brian Eno: Another Green World (2010) — Self
40. Roxette (1978) — Self (archive footage)

Directed

1. Thursday Afternoon (1984) — Director
2. Mistaken Memories of Mediaeval Manhattan (1981) — Director
3. 14 Video Paintings (2005) — Director
4. Zucchero: Luciano Pavarotti & Friends - Together for the Children of Bosnia — Director