Frankie Mann (born 1955) is an American electronic music composer and performance artist. Mann was a part of the New York City
avant-garde music
Avant-garde music is music that is considered to be at the forefront of innovation in its field, with the term "avant-garde" implying a critique of existing aesthetic conventions, rejection of the status quo in favor of unique or original elemen ...
scene of the 1970s and 1980s. Mann was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1955 and studied electronic music at
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the oldest Mixed-sex education, coeducational liberal arts college in the United S ...
and
Mills College, where she studied with
David Behrman and
Robert Ashley.
Mann's work was released by the record label
Lovely Music, Ltd.
Mann's music explores electroacoustic sound structures, cultural memory, and the interaction of technology and the body. Mann's compositions have been featured on
KPFA-FM
KPFA (94.1 FM) is an American listener-funded talk radio and music radio station located in Berkeley, California, broadcasting to the San Francisco Bay Area. KPFA airs public news, public affairs, talk, and music programming. The station sign ...
in Berkeley, California, where they also had a radio show called "Black Spot Punch."
In addition to radio, Mann's work has been featured at numerous visual and performing arts venues in New York City, including at
Roulette Intermedium
Roulette Intermedium is a performing arts and new music venue located in Brooklyn, New York City. Founded in 1978, it has been located in the neighborhoods of Tribeca and SoHo in Manhattan, and now resides in a renovated theater in downtown Brookly ...
,
The Whitney Museum of American Art,
and
The Museum of Modern Art.
Mann has performed with other electronic music composers such as
David Behrman.
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American electronic musicians
Oberlin College alumni
Musicians from Charlotte, North Carolina
1955 births
Living people
Mills College alumni