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Gene Bowen

b. 1950

American musician

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About Gene Bowen

Born 1950. Gene Bowen is an American composer.

Gene Bowen, also known as Eugene Bowen (born 1950), is a composer, guitarist, pedal steel guitarist, sound designer and vocalist. He has collaborated with and appears on recordings by a number of new music composers, including Harold Budd and Daniel Lentz.

Bowen was working with Harold Budd, James Tenney, Daniel Lentz, Wolfgang Stoerchle and John Baldessari while studying at California Institute of the Arts in the 1970s, where he plays guitar, keyboards, synthesizers and sings. He has contributed to Harold Budd's recordings in one of the landmark albums of the ambient style, Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror (EG, 1980 with Brian Eno), The Serpent (In Quicksilver) (Cantil, 1981), Abandoned Cities (Cantil, 1984), etc. Recently he collaborated with John Densmore – the drummer of The Doors – at Hen House Studios.

Recordings

Solo albums Bourgeois Magnetic (Cantil/Amorfon) (produced by Harold Budd and Gene Bowen) Vermilion Sea (Caroline/Gyroscope)

Collaborations Compilation (Cold Blue CB0008) ("Wonder's Edge" with Harold Budd) Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror (Virgin) (with Harold Budd and Brian Eno) Abandoned Cities (Opal Records 9 26025–2) (with Harold Budd) Hen House Studios Anthology #1 Hen House Studios) (with John Densmore)

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Also known as
Eugene Bowen, Eugene Everett Bowen

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gene Bowen?

American musician

When was Gene Bowen born?

Gene Bowen was born on 30 July 1950 in Biloxi.

What is Gene Bowen's occupation?

Gene Bowen is a composer.

What nationality is Gene Bowen?

Gene Bowen is American.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: Gene Bowen

Β· Wikidata: Q5531094

Β· DBpedia: Gene Bowen

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