Born in Philadelphia, United States. Based in Geneva, Switzerland. Early studies: Pat Martino, Marshall Allen, Elliott Levin, Bobby Zankel, Milford Graves, Denise Bey, Ife Tayo Das Sol. Intensive movement studies : Ballet, Cunningham, Graham, Limon, Haitian, Afro-Cuban, Guinean, Nigerian, Congolese, Senegalese.
Steve Buchanan has the rare distinction of having made a name for himself professionally in two fields, music and dance respectively. He has been what is presently called a transdisciplinary or multi disciplinary artist since the 1970’s. He presented his first multi-disciplinary work on a grant from Ile-Ife muesam in Philadelphia in 1977 “Cybernetic Primal Therapy” (6 musicians, 8 drummers, 6 dancers, 23 radios, 2 play back loops). He has also been a player of what is in current venacular called ‘NOISE MUSIC’ since the 1970″s. As well as playing alto sax and guitar He is also the inventor of the 2nd Line Tranz Danz Floor. A digital interface instrument on which he creates music by dancing. With this instrument he has performed worldwide fascinating audiences young and old alike on every continent.
stage and/or studio with : (short list)
Tatsuya Yoshida,Butch Morris,Ron Anderson,Fred Frith,Heike Fiedler, Sun Ra, Robert Musso, Mark Dresser, Hans Koch, Martin Schutz, David Moss, Jon Rose, Antoine Chessex, Mark Sanders, Joszef Trefeli, Nicole Johanntgen, Coco Zhao, Paed Conca, Simon Berz, Guy Bettini, Louis Schild, Gilles Aubry, Ania Losinger, Mike Cooper, Frank Crijns, Stephen Haynes, Ray Anderson, Ellen Chrystie, William Parker, Tom Bruno, Min Tanaka, Derek Bailey, Nicholas Field, ZU, Elliott Levin, 1024 Architecture, Patricia Parker, Paul Garrin, Bit-Tuner, Ti Qao Li, Deng Boyu…
( complete details in archival bio)
2nd Line China Tour/ Oct-Nov 2014 ( under construction )
2nd line @ China Drifting-Zurich 2014
www.garagecube.com/stevebuchanan Archival Site – (1975-2002 ) w/ discography.