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Steve Buchanan

Alto sax and guitar player, and the inventor of the 2nd Line Tranz Danz Floor - a digital interface instrument on which he creates music by dancing. Born in Philadelphia, United States. Based in Geneva, Switzerland. Steve Buchanan has made a name for himself professionally in two fields: music and dance. He has been a multi-disciplinary artist since the 1970’s. He presented his first multi-disciplinary work on a grant from Ile Ife Museum in Philadelphia in 1977, “Cybernetic Primal Therapy” (6 musicians, 8 drummers, 6 dancers, 23 radios, 2 play back loops). He has also been a player of ‘NOISE MUSIC’ since the 1970s. Stage and/or studio with (short list): Tatsuya Yoshida, Butch Morris, Ron Anderson, Fred Frith, Heike Fiedler, Sun Ra, Robert Musso, Mark Dresser, Hans Koch, Martin Schutz, David Moss, Jon Rose, Antoine Chessex, Mark Sanders, Joszef Trefeli, Nicole Johanntgen, Coco Zhao, Paed Conca, Simon Berz, Guy Bettini, Louis Schild, Gilles Aubry, Ania Losinger, Mike Cooper, Frank Crijns, Stephen Haynes, Ray Anderson, Ellen Chrystie, William Parker, Tom Bruno, Min Tanaka, Derek Bailey, Nicholas Field, ZU, Elliott Levin, 1024 Architecture, Patricia Parker, Paul Garrin, Bit-Tuner, Ti Qao Li, Deng Boyu…