Philip Galanter

Philip Galanter was the guitarist for Silent Language and an eclectic member of the Chicago punk scene. He worked with a number of artists and bands throughout the 80s before moving to New York City in 1990.

Bio

 * Attended Eastern Illinois University 1971 - 1976
 * composed and recorded electronic music
 * Hung out at Southern Illinois University and Governors State University 1977 - 1979
 * composed and recorded electronic music
 * Was in various aborted Chicago punk bands 1979 - 1982
 * Jill & Judy, Martin...are you out there?
 * Silent Language guitar player 1982 - 1984
 * Monads experimental electronic music with Jack Kontney 1984 - 1987
 * NGA JIWA irregularly 1984 - 1987
 * Misc One Off events / projects 1985 - 1990. Examples include:
 * Women in Love demo producer
 * short 2-man performance for unknown charity at Exit w/ Steve Albini
 * Guitar for Geri Soriano "Women in the Arts" event at Club 950 Lucky Number
 * misc soundtrack work
 * MIDI software programming for Hybrid Arts
 * split from The Veil before they went public
 * random in-studio music at WZRD
 * Moved to New York City to pursue visual & generative art - 1990
 * curated exhibits, published theory & criticism, created and exhibited various artworks
 * earned an MFA at the School of Visual Arts (terminal degree in studio art)
 * Moved to College Station, Texas to join the faculty in Texas A&M's Department of Visualization - 2008
 * currently a tenured associate professor creating visual and audio art, and publishing research