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Tony Conrad

Jul 03, 1940 - Apr 09, 2016 (75 years old) in Concord, New Hampshire, USA

Anthony Schmalz "Tony" Conrad was an American avant-garde video artist, experimental filmmaker, musician, composer, sound artist, teacher, and writer. Active in a variety of media since the early 1960s, he was a pioneer of both structural film and drone music. He performed and collaborated with a wide range of artists over the course of his career, most prominently La Monte Young's 1960s New York experimental music group Theatre of Eternal Music.

Known For

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The Velvet Underground
Self (voice)
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Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
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365 Day Project
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The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye
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The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda
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Normal Love
Mummy
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Home Movies 1971-81
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Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
Himself (archive footage)
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Birth of a Nation
Self
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Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self

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