Roger Eno

Roger Paul Eugene Eno (born 29 April 1959) is an English ambient music composer. He is the younger brother of Brian Eno.

Early life and education Roger Paul Eugene Eno began euphonium lessons when he was 12 years old, and entered Colchester Institute to study music when he was 16. Upon graduating, and after a period of busking in London (where he briefly shared a house with artists Mark Wallinger and Andy Dog), Eno returned to Colchester to run a music therapy course at a local hospital for people with learning difficulties.

Career In 1983, he had his first recording experience when he recorded the album Apollo with his brother Brian Eno and Canadian producer and musician Daniel Lanois at Lanois' Grant Avenue Studios in Hamilton, Ontario. His first solo album, Voices, was released in 1985.

Although mainly regarded as a pianist, Eno is a multi-instrumentalist and singer, as demonstrated on his later solo albums and collaborations. He has worked with several key artists apart from his brother including Bill Nelson, No-Man, Lol Hammond, Mads Arp, Peter Hammill, Gaudi, Tim Bowness and Michael Brook, the most successful of which was probably his co-written album The Familiar, with Kate St John.

Eno performs live on occasions and writes soundtracks. Much of his music has been used in films, including For All Mankind, Nine and a Half Weeks, Warm Summer Rain and The Jacket, while tracks have been used in advertisements, including for Nissan and for Japan Railways.

Eno has recorded solo albums for, and established an online shop via, the UK-based internet label Burning Shed. In 2007, he contributed to the Mid/Air LP by Dive Index, a collaborative music project of composer/producer Will Thomas.

In 2013 Eno released the album, Endless City / Concrete Garden, under the name Roger Eno / Plumbline, and a collection of Eno's work from 1988 to 1998, Little Things Left Behind.

In 2015, Eno featured playing piano on two tracks ("A Boat Lies Waiting" and "Beauty") on David Gilmour's solo album, Rattle That Lock.

On 10 November 2017, Eno released a solo album, This Floating World, on Recital Records.

On 23 June 2019, he performed at the Dark Mofo in Hobart, Tasmania.

Roger performed for the first time with his brother Brian at the Acropolis on 4 August 2021.

Discography Apollo (with Brian Eno & Daniel Lanois) (Virgin) – 1983 Voices (EG/Virgin) – 1985 Between Tides (All Saints Records) – 1988 Music for Films III (Opal/Warner Bros. Records) – 1988 Islands (with Laraaji) (Voiceprint Records, La Cooka Ratcha) – 1989 In a Room (with Harmonia Ensemble) – 1993 The Familiar (with Kate St John) (All Saints Records) – 1993 Automatic (as part of Channel Light Vessel) (All Saints Records) – 1994 Harmonia meets Zappa (with Harmonia Ensemble) (Materiali Sonori) – 1994 Lost In Translation (All Saints Records) – 1995 The Night Garden (Voiceprint Records, La Cooka Ratcha) – 1995 Swimming (All Saints Records) – 1996 Excellent Spirits (as part of Channel Light Vessel) (All Saints Records) – 1996 The Music of Neglected English Composers (Voiceprint Records, Resurgence) – 1997 The Flatlands (All Saints Records) – 1998 Damage (with Lol Hammond) (All Saints Records) – 1999 The Appointed Hour (with Peter Hammill) (FIE! Records) – 1999 Classical Music for Those with No Memory (with Garosi, Puliti, Odori) – 2000 The Long Walk (Voiceprint Records, La Cooka Ratcha) – 2000 Getting Warmer (Burning Shed Records) – 2002 18 Keyboard Studies By Hans Friedrich Micheelsen (Opal Records) – 2002 Fragile (Music) (Burning Shed Records) – 2005 At Lincoln Cathedral: Roger Eno (Live) – 2005 Transparencies (with Plumbline) – 2006 Anatomy (Burning Shed Records) – 2008 Flood (Burning Shed Records) – 2008 Ted Sheldrake (Backwater Records) - 2012 Endless City / Concrete Garden (with Plumbline) – 2013 Rattle That Lock (David Gilmour) – Columbia/SME Records – 2015 This Floating World (Recital Records) – 2017 Dust of Stars (Painted World Music) – 2018 Mixing Colours (with Brian Eno) – (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Classics) – 2020 The Turning Year – (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Classics) – 2022 The Skies, they shift like chords... – (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal Classics) – 2023 Without Wind, Without Air - (Deutsche Grammophon) - 2025