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)

External Links

• Philip Galanter's website
• Philip Galanter's generative art web resource