Person · Male
Virgil Moorefield
- From
- Chapel Hill, Rüschlikon
- Since
- 1956–present
- Releases
- 3
About
Virgil Moorefield (born August 9, 1956) is a composer and intermedia artist based in Rüschlikon, Switzerland.
Read more
Moorefield's work focuses primarily on live acoustic performance, electronic processing of acoustic signals, and live visual music ("Five Ideas About the Relation of Sight and Sound"). CDs of his composer-led ensembles have been released on several labels, including Tzadik, Cuneiform, and Innova. His compositions are informed by his identity as a drummer. He is also the author of The Producer as Composer, published by MIT Press.
Member of
-
Swans drums (drum set)
Discography
Links
Official
Concerts
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0b7a2862-b62f-42ae-a7a2-82a803c4ff0d
- ISNI
- 0000000081544704
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.