Joseph Branciforte is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, sound artist, and recording & mixing engineer based out of New York City. As a composer, he has developed a unique process of real-time generative composition for instrumental ensembles using custom software of his own design. This technique involves generating a notated piece of music from scratch during performance, according to real-time input from the composer and a series of pre-defined musical rules. As solo performer, he has developed an improvisation practice around the Fender Rhodes, extended with a wide variety of processing and looping devices — he has embarked upon several collaborations in this format, including a duo with Grammy-nominated vocalist Theo Bleckmann. As recording & mixing engineer Branciforte has worked on over 200 releases for some of the most well-respected names in creative jazz including Vijay Iyer, Tim Berne, Marc Ribot, Nels Cline, Steve Lehman, Mary Halvorson, Ben Monder, and Nir Felder.
