Meredith Monk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Meredith Monk

American musician

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1942

Place of Birth: Queens, New York, United States

Profession: actor, composer, singer, choreographer, theater director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer.
Since the 1960s, Monk has created multi-disciplinary works which combine music, theatre, and dance, recording extensively for ECM Records.
In 1991, Monk composed an opera called Atlas, commissioned and produced by the Houston Opera and the American Music Theater Festival. Her music has been used in films by the Coen Brothers (The Big Lebowski, 1998) and Jean-Luc Godard (Nouvelle Vague, 1990 and Notre musique, 2004).
Trip hop musician DJ Shadow sampled Monk's "Dolmen Music" on the song "Midnight in a Perfect World."