Harold Budd

Harold Montgomory Budd was an American avant-garde composer and poet. He became a respected composer in the minimalist and avantsgarde scene of Southern California in the late 1960s. Budd died on December 8, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19-19.

About Harold Budd in brief

Summary Harold BuddHarold Montgomory Budd was an American avant-garde composer and poet. Budd was born in Los Angeles and raised in the Mojave Desert. He became a respected composer in the minimalist and avantsgarde scene of Southern California in the late 1960s. He later became better known for his work with figures such as Brian Eno and Robin Guthrie. Budd died on December 8, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19-19. He is survived by his wife, two children and a step-grandchild.

He was also the father of the musician and musician-songwriter David Budd, who died in 2011. He also had a long running collaboration with the band The Cocteau Twins. Budd also collaborated with Andy Partridge of XTC and John Foxx on the album Translift Music Through the Hill, released in 2002, and live on the Solaris concert in 2002. He died in December 2020, aged 84.