Ben Neill

Ben Neill (b. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1957) is a trumpeter and composer who has studied with La Monte Young. Neill spent six years as the curator for The Kitchen in New York. He has collaborated with David Wojnarowicz and Nicolas Collins, and perfomed on albums by David Behrman, John Cale, Rhys Chatham, and the S.E.M. Ensemble. He is currently the leader of The Theatre of Eternal Music Brass Ensemble.

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Neill invented the mutantrumpet, which is a trumpet equipped with extra bells and valves, and electrical modifications that allow him to control computer variables with the valves. The first mutantrumpet had three bells, six valves, a trombone slide and an analog processing system. At the Steim Studios in Amsterdam he then developed a MIDI-capable mutantrumpet, which contained more switches, knobs, and pressure-sensitive pads so as to allow greater control over the sound and visuals of his sound installations. Robert Moog designed its electronic processing system and David Behrman designed a computer program to facilitate live performance.

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:See also: illbient

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