Knowra Jonny Greenwood Jonny Greenwood Jonny Greenwood is an English musician and composer, best known as the lead guitarist and keyboardist of Radiohead. His work also includes orchestral compositions and film scores.
Radiohead : An English rock band formed in Abingdon in 1985, known for albums including OK Computer and Kid A. Greenwood has been a member since the band formed and contributes guitar, keyboards, and arrangements.
Ondes Martenot : An early electronic instrument that produces sustained tones with continuous pitch control. Greenwood plays it on Radiohead recordings, adding sliding, vocal-like electronic tones.
Thom Yorke : An English singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of Radiohead. Yorke and Greenwood have collaborated in Radiohead and formed the band The Smile.
Abingdon School : An independent school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. Greenwood attended the school, where he met future Radiohead bandmates.
There Will Be Blood : A 2007 film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, with a score composed by Jonny Greenwood. Greenwood’s score established a prominent strand of his work beyond Radiohead.
Guitar effects : Electronic devices and processing techniques that alter an electric guitar’s sound. Greenwood uses effects to create the distorted and unconventional guitar textures heard in Radiohead’s music.
Philip Selway : An English musician best known as the drummer of Radiohead. Selway’s rhythmic role anchors the band in which Greenwood developed his ensemble approach.
University of Oxford : A collegiate research university in Oxford, England. Greenwood studied psychology and music at Oxford before leaving to pursue Radiohead.
Phantom Thread : A 2017 film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, with an orchestral score by Jonny Greenwood. Its score earned Greenwood an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.
Musique concrète : A compositional approach that builds music from recorded sounds and their manipulation. Greenwood has used found sounds and electronic manipulation in both band arrangements and film scores.
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