Editing Elliott Sharp (section)

== Biography ==
Sharp was classically trained in piano from an early age, taking up clarinet and guitar as a teen. He attended [[Cornell University]] from 1969 to 1971, studying anthropology, music, and electronics. He completed his B.A. degree at [[Bard College]] in 1973, where he studied composition with [[Benjamin Boretz]] and [[Elie Yarden]]; jazz composition, improvisation, and [[ethnomusicology]] with trombonist [[Roswell Rudd]]; and physics and electronics with [[Burton Brody]]. In 1977 he received an M.A. from the [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|University at Buffalo]], where he studied composition with [[Morton Feldman]] and [[Lejaren Hiller]], and ethnomusicology with [[Charles Keil]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://music.wustl.edu/events/elliott-sharp-solo |title=Elliott Sharp at WashU |date=30 October 2023 |access-date=2024-01-02 |archive-date=2024-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102203629/https://music.wustl.edu/events/elliott-sharp-solo |url-status=live }}</ref>

From the late 1970s, Sharp established himself internationally. His compositions have been performed by the [[JACK Quartet]], [[Kronos Quartet]], [[Ensemble Musikfabrik]], the [[hr-Sinfonieorchester]], the [[Ensemble Modern]], Continuum, the Orchestra of the [[SEM Ensemble]], the [[FLUX Quartet]], Zeitkratzer, the Soldier String Quartet, and Grammy-winning violinist [[Hilary Hahn]]. His work has been featured at festivals worldwide, including [[Other Minds (organization)|Other Minds]] in San Francisco 2021, the 2018 [[RuhrTriennale]], Huddersfield 2018, MaerzMuzik Berlin 2014, Tomorrow Festival Shenzhen 2012, New Music Stockholm festival 2008, [[Donaueschingen Festival]] 2007, [[Hessischer Rundfunk]] Klangbiennale 2007, [[Venice Biennale]] 2003 & 2006, and [[Darmstädter Ferienkurse]] fur Neue Musik 2003. 

He has collaborated regularly with many people, including [[Christian Marclay]], [[Nels Cline]], [[Bobby Previte]], [[Z'EV]], [[Joey Baron]], [[David Torn]], {{interlanguage link|Eric Mingus|de}}, [[Zeena Parkins]], [[Vernon Reid]], and [[Frances-Marie Uitti]], as well as qawaali singer [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], blues legend [[Hubert Sumlin]], actor/writer [[Eric Bogosian]], jazz greats [[Jack DeJohnette]] and [[Sonny Sharrock]], pop singer [[Debbie Harry]], and [[Bachir Attar]], leader of the [[Master Musicians of Jajouka]]. He was curator of the monumental sound-art exhibition ‘’Volume: Bed of Sound’’ for [[MoMA PS1]], which featured the works of 54 artists including [[Vito Acconci]], [[Tod Dockstader]], [[John Duncan (artist)|John Duncan]], [[Walter Murch]], [[Muhal Richard Abrams]], [[Laurie Anderson]], [[Chris & Cosey]], [[Survival Research Laboratories]], [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]], [[Sonic Youth]], and [[Butch Morris]].<ref>[http://www.henryart.org/exhibitions/past/55/2001 VOLUME: Bed of Sound] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707211311/http://www.henryart.org/exhibitions/past/55/2001 |date=July 7, 2010 }} Henry Art Gallery</ref> 

He produces records for a wide variety of artists, and has curated several ''State of the Union'' CDs, compilations of one-minute tracks by experimental musicians. He releases music under his own label, [https://zoar-records.bandcamp.com/ zOaR music], as well as [[Punk rock|punk]] label [[SST Records|SST]] and [[downtown music]] labels such as [[Knitting Factory]] records and John Zorn’s [[Tzadik (record label)|Tzadik]] label. Sharp describes himself as a lifelong "science [[geek]]",<ref>Kruth, J. [http://www.furious.com/perfect/elliottsharp.html Interview with Elliott Sharp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041020000829/http://www.furious.com/perfect/elliottsharp.html |date=2004-10-20 }} ''Perfect Sound Forever'', November 2001</ref> having modified and created musical instruments since his teen years, and frequently borrowing terms from science and technology for his compositions.

[[File:Elliott Sharp 2.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Elliott Sharp live at Jazz Festival in [[Saalfelden]], 2009]]
Sharp received the 2015 Berlin Prize in Musical Composition, spending six months as a Fellow-in-Residence at the [[American Academy in Berlin]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.americanacademy.de/fellows-distinguished-visitors/alumni/fellows/?p_search=&p_semester=125&p_area=&p_fellowship= |title=Spring 2015 Fellows, The American Academy in Berlin |access-date=2024-01-02 |archive-date=2024-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102182126/https://www.americanacademy.de/fellows-distinguished-visitors/alumni/fellows/?p_search=&p_semester=125&p_area=&p_fellowship= |url-status=live }}</ref> He was awarded a 2014 [[Guggenheim Fellowship]], was a 2009 Master Artist-in-Residence at the [[Atlantic Center for the Arts]], a [[New York Foundation for the Arts]] Fellow in music in 2010 and 2019, and received a 2003 [[Foundation for Contemporary Arts]] Grants to Artists Award.<ref>[https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/recipients/elliott-sharp/ Elliott Sharp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102195528/https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/recipients/elliott-sharp/ |date=2024-01-02 }} Foundation for Contemporary Arts</ref> He has composed scores for feature films and documentaries,<ref>The Internet Movie Database (IMDB): [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1656667/ Elliott Sharp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017211203/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1656667/ |date=2017-10-17 }}</ref> created music and sound-design for The Sundance Channel, MTV and Bravo networks; and has presented numerous sound installations in art galleries and museums. ''Guitar Player'' magazine’s 30th anniversary issue included Sharp among their list of “The Dirty Thirty – Pioneers and Trailblazers”.

In March 2011, Sharp's 60th birthday was celebrated with a weekend of all-star concert events entitled "E#@60", hosted by Brooklyn's [[ISSUE Project Room]].<ref>[http://brooklynrail.org/2011/04/music/an-auspicious-beginning-for-elliott-sharps-seventh-decade An Auspicious Beginning for Elliott Sharps Seventh Decade] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422213309/http://brooklynrail.org/2011/04/music/an-auspicious-beginning-for-elliott-sharps-seventh-decade |date=2011-04-22 }} [[The Brooklyn Rail]], April 2011</ref> In March 2021, his 70th birthday was celebrated with a series of concert events entitled “E#@70”, presented by Brooklyn’s  [[Roulette Intermedium|Roulette]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://roulette.org/event/elliott-sharp-at-70/ | title=E#@70 - Concert Nr. 1 - SysOrk: New Works | access-date=2021-03-07 | archive-date=2021-03-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304173741/https://roulette.org/event/elliott-sharp-at-70/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

Sharp lives in lower Manhattan with media artist [[Janene Higgins]] and their two children.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/2009/01/08/Composer-Elliott-Sharp-s-scientific-approach-is-more-than-a-theory/stories/200901080233 | title=Composer Elliott Sharp's scientific approach is more than a theory | access-date=2023-12-05 | archive-date=2024-05-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503044941/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/2009/01/08/Composer-Elliott-Sharp-s-scientific-approach-is-more-than-a-theory/stories/200901080233 | url-status=live }}</ref>