Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno was born 15 May 1948. He is commonly known as Brian Eno. He is an English musician, composer, record producer, music theorist and singer, who as a solo artist, is best known as the father of ambient music.

Art school-educated and inspired by minimalism, Eno became prominent in the early 1970's as the keyboards and synthesiser player of the glam rock and art rock band "Roxy Music". Upon leaving the group, he recorded four influential rock albums, including "Another Green World" (1975), his first venture into more abstract musical territory. Eno then concentrated on sound landscapes in records such as "Discreet Music" (1975) and "Ambient 1/Music for Airports" (1978), continuing to make ambient music over the next several decades. "Before and After Science" (1978) was Eno's last solo album emphasising his own singing until 2005's "Another Day on Earth".

From 1976 to 1979 Eno worked with David Bowie on the avant-garde "Berlin Trilogy"; helped to popularise the band Devo and the punk rock-influenced "No Wave" genre; and introduced the concepts of chance music to wider audiences, partly through his collaborations with popular musicians. Eno has worked frequently with Harold Budd, John Cale, Cluster, Robert Fripp and David Byrne. He produced three albums by Talking Heads including "Remain in Light" (1980), five albums by U2 including "The Joshua Tree" (1987), and albums by James, Laurie Anderson and Coldplay.

Eno co-produced "The Unforgettable Fire" (1984), "The Joshua Tree" (1987), "Achtung Baby" (1991), and All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000) for U2 with his frequent collaborator Daniel Lanois, He also produced 1993's "Zooropa" for the band alone. In 1995, U2 and Eno joined forces to create the album "Original Soundtracks 1" under the group name "Passengers"; songs from OST1 included "Your Blue Room" and "Miss Sarajevo".

In 2007, he produced the fourth studio album by Coldplay entitled "Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends", which was released in 2008. Also in 2008, he worked with Grace Jones on her album "Hurricane", credited for "production consultation" and as a member of the band, playing keyboards, treatments and background vocals. With frequent collaborator Daniel Lanois, he worked on the twelfth studio album by U2, titled "No Line on the Horizon". It was recorded in Morocco, South France, Dublin, London and New York and due to be released on 2 March 2009.