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BT

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Brian Wayne Transeau (born October 4, 1971), known by his initials as BT, is an American musician, DJ, singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, and audio engineer. An artist in the electronic music genre, he is credited as a pioneer of the trance and intelligent dance music styles that paved the way for EDM, and for "stretching electronic music to its technical breaking point." In 2010, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album for These Hopeful Machines. He creates music within myriad styles, such as classical, film composition, and bass music. BT holds multiple patents for pioneering the technique he calls stutter editing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). BT is the 2,887th most popular musician (down from 2,720th in 2024), the 16,347th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,346th in 2019) and the 1,192nd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, BT ranks 2,887 out of 3,175. Before him are Gui Boratto, Takahiro Moriuchi, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Sigala, Vilde Frang, and Andy Gill. After him are Paul D'Amour, Maimuna, Carla Morrison, Tripp Eisen, Elias Viljanen, and Brian Baker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, BT ranks 862. Before him are Amir Khan Muttaqi, Dmitry Nelyubin, Nonna Grishayeva, Yvette Nicole Brown, Hugo Sconochini, and Zhai Chao. After him are Marlon Ayoví, Nick Van Exel, Neil Lennon, Alison Williamson, Goran Vučević, and Carole Delga.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, BT ranks 16,354 out of 20,380. Before him are Austin Amelio (1988), Keegan Allen (1989), Cappadonna (1969), Risë Stevens (1913), Henry Simmons (1970), and Howard K. Smith (1914). After him are Paul D'Amour (1967), Kurt Busiek (1960), Gene Nelson (1920), Thomas Mann (1991), Aaron Hernandez (1989), and Richard Bakalyan (1931).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, BT ranks 1,192. Before him are Dave Kushner (1966), Dan Donegan (1968), Jesse Carmichael (1979), Frank Iero (1981), Burton C. Bell (1969), and DJ Jazzy Jeff (1965). After him are Paul D'Amour (1967), Tripp Eisen (1965), Brian Baker (1965), James Valentine (1978), Shawn Colvin (1956), and Jack Endino (1964).

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