What is Glenn Branca?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Glenn Branca | image = Glenn Branca.jpg | image_size = 255 | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = Glenn Branca performing at Hallwalls in the 1980s | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1948|10|6}} | birth_place = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S. | origin = | death_date = {{death date and age|2018|5|13|1948|10|6}} | death_place = | genre = [[20th-century classical music|Modern classical]], [[Avant-garde music|avant-garde]], [[no wave]], [[Experimental music|experimental]], [[Noise music|noise]], [[Minimal music|minimalism]], [[totalism]] | occupation = Composer, musician, [[luthier]] | instrument = Guitar, [[prepared guitar]] | years_active = 1967–2018 | label = [[99 Records|99]], [[Neutral Records|Neutral]] | associated_acts = [[Theoretical Girls]], The Static | website = {{Official|http://www.glennbranca.com/}} }} '''Glenn Branca''' (October 6, 1948 – May 13, 2018) was an American [[avant-garde]] composer and guitarist. He was known for his use of volume, [[scordatura|alternative guitar tunings]], [[minimal music|repetition]], [[drone (music)|droning]], and the [[harmonic series (music)|harmonic series]]. Branca received a 2009 [[Foundation for Contemporary Arts]] Grants to Artists Award. Early members of his group included [[Thurston Moore]] and [[Lee Ranaldo]] of [[Sonic Youth]], [[Page Hamilton]] of [[Helmet (band)|Helmet]], [[Phil Kline]] of [[The Del-Byzanteens]], and several members of [[Swans (band)|Swans]] including [[Michael Gira]], [[Dan Braun]], and [[Algis Kizys]].<ref>Masters, pp. 114–118</ref> On May 13, 2018, Branca died from [[throat cancer]] at the age o