Boris Blank (born 15 January 1952) is a Swiss artist and musician. He forms the musical duo Yello with Dieter Meier.[1][2]
Boris Blank | |
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 Blank at TEDx Hamburg in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 15 January 1952 Bern, Switzerland |
| Genres | Electronic |
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| Years active | 1979–present |
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| Website | www.borisblank.com |
Career
editBoris Leibovitch Blank[3] was born on 15 January 1952 in Bern, Switzerland. He is the musical part of Yello. He composes the songs and is responsible for the characteristic sound, having the reputation of a perfectionist.[4] Blank considers himself as a constructor of music, starting composing with manipulation of self-recorded samples and finishing the tracks with the participation of invited professional musicians.
Prior to his musical career, Blank worked as a truck driver.[1] As a child he was very interested in music, but had no formal training. He never learned to read musical notation but always was interested in producing new sounds and samples.[citation needed] Blank began experimenting with tape loops and echo effects as a teenager. He recorded water sounds from a bucket of water and played sounds on a homemade bamboo flute.[citation needed] It was in this period he met Carlos Perón. Later, they formed Yello, with Dieter Meier as a conceptualist, vocalist and lyricist.
He also composes and produces solo music, under the name Avant Garden, for licensing to the film and TV production industry. This music is handled by Extreme Music.[citation needed]
Personal life
editBlank is married to Italian-Swiss restaurateur Patrizia Fontana. They have a daughter, Olivia.[5]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album | Peak positions | |||
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| AUT [6] |
FR [7] |
GER | SWI [8] | ||
| 2024 | Resonance | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | Convergence (credited to Malia / Boris Blank) |
39 | 107 | 24 | 12 |
| 2014 | Electrified | - | - | - | - |
References
edit- ^ a b Entertainment Weekly, "Essential Yello" Reviewed by Marisa Fox. 30 April 1993.
- ^ "News Züritipp". Tagesanzeiger.ch. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Boris Blank - Universal Music France". www.universalmusic.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "The Yello Site". Theyellosite.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Ravioli mit musik". emotion.de. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Boris Blank discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Boris Blank discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Boris Blank discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
External links
edit- Official site
- Boris Blank (II) at IMDb
- Boris Blank interview in Sound On Sound magazine copy in the Internet Archive Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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