Editing Elliott Sharp (section)

{{short description|American composer and musician}}

{{Infobox musical artist
| name=Elliott Sharp
| image                 = Elliott Sharp.jpg
| birth_name=
| birth_date                = {{birth date and age|1951|3|1}}
| birth_place               = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S.
| instrument          = Guitar, [[tenor saxophone]], [[bass clarinet]]
| genre               = [[Contemporary classical music|Contemporary classical]], [[Experimental music|experimental]], [[free improvisation]], [[jazz]], [[avant-garde music|avant-garde]]
| occupation          = Composer, musician, producer
| years_active        = 1980s–present
| label               = [[SST Records|SST]], [[Tzadik Records|Tzadik]], [[Clean Feed Records|Clean Feed]], Intuition, [[Homestead Records|Homestead]], [[Atavistic Records|Atavistic]], Intakt, [[Extreme Records|Extreme]], [[Knitting Factory Records|Knitting Factory]], zOaR
| associated_acts     = Terraplane, Carbon, Orchestra Carbon
| website             = {{url|elliottsharp.com}}
}}

'''Elliott Sharp''' (born March 1, 1951) is an American [[contemporary classical music|contemporary classical]] composer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, author, and visual artist.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/sharp |title=Classical Composers Database |date=October 2003 |access-date=2009-07-05 |archive-date=2013-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114031624/http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/sharp |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.guitarmoderne.com/book-reviews/book-review-irrational-music-by-elliot-sharp |title=Guitar Moderne Review of IrRational Music |date=29 January 2019 |access-date=2023-09-22 |archive-date=2023-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921112059/https://www.guitarmoderne.com/book-reviews/book-review-irrational-music-by-elliot-sharp |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.artoxin.de/en/exhibition/elliott-sharp |title="Sound In Light - Light In Sound: Graphic Scores by Elliott Sharp" |access-date=2023-09-22 |archive-date=2023-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928110635/https://www.artoxin.de/en/exhibition/elliott-sharp |url-status=live }}</ref>

A central figure in the [[Avant-garde music|avant-garde]] and [[experimental music]] scene in New York City since the late 1970s,<ref>[http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_arts_letter/2009/10/atlantic-center-has-new-batch-of-artists-in-residence.html Atlantic Center has new batch of artists in residence] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020090842/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_arts_letter/2009/10/atlantic-center-has-new-batch-of-artists-in-residence.html |date=October 20, 2012 }} ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' October 2009</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bombmagazine.org/articles/elliott-sharp/ |title=BOMB, Interview by Mike McGonigal |access-date=2024-01-02 |archive-date=2023-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203232322/https://bombmagazine.org/articles/elliott-sharp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Sharp has released over eighty-five [[Sound recording and reproduction|recordings]] ranging from [[Contemporary classical music|contemporary classical]], [[avant-garde]], [[free improvisation]], [[jazz]], experimental, and [[orchestra]]l music to [[Noise music|noise]], [[no wave]], and [[electronic music]]. He pioneered the use of personal computers in live performance with his ''Virtual Stance'' project of the 1980s.<ref>Maris, E. [http://search2.downtownmusicgallery.com/lookup.cgi?item=2007_04_26_17_20_17 Elliott Sharp/Tectonics:Solo Beijing] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723215151/http://search2.downtownmusicgallery.com/lookup.cgi?item=2007_04_26_17_20_17 |date=July 23, 2011 }} ''Downtown Music Gallery Newsletter'', April 26, 2007</ref> He has used [[algorithm]]s and [[fibonacci numbers]] in experimental composition  since the 1970s, and has cited literature as an inspiration for his music and often favors improvisation.<ref name="ambrose">Ambrose, P. [http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/interviews/elliott_sharps_instrumental_vision.php Elliott Sharp's Instrumental Vision] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827151329/http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/interviews/elliott_sharps_instrumental_vision.php |date=2009-08-27 }} [[The Morning News (online magazine)|The Morning News]], October 4, 2005</ref><ref name="Tessalation Row">Tessalation Row,[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r17850|pure_url=yes}} Elliott Sharp with the Soldier String Quartet] [[Allmusic|All Music Guide]]</ref> He is an inveterate performer, playing mainly guitar, saxophone and [[bass clarinet]]. Sharp has led many [[Musical ensemble|ensembles]] over the years, including the [[blues]]-oriented Terraplane, Orchestra Carbon, and SysOrk, a group dedicated to the realization of algorithmic and graphic scores.<ref>Cleveland, B. [http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/elliott-sharp/apr-07/26808 Elliott Sharp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120143836/http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/elliott-sharp/apr-07/26808 |date=2008-01-20 }} ''[[Guitar Player]]'' magazine, April 2007</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://roulette.org/event/elliott-sharps-sysork-2/ |title=Elliott Sharp's SysOrk |access-date=2023-09-22 |archive-date=2023-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201125205/https://roulette.org/event/elliott-sharps-sysork-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>