Glenn Branca October 6, 1948 – May 13, 2018

Glenn Branca October 6, 1948 – May 13, 2018 was an American avant-garde composer and guitarist known for his use of volume, alternative guitar tunings, repetition, droning, and the harmonic series. Branca received a 2009 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award.
Branca also started the label Neutral Records, which released early work from Sonic Youth