Neuhaus, Max

BIOGHIST REQUIRED Max Neuhaus was born in Beaumont, Texas in 1939. He studies music at the Manhattan School of Music and became a renowened percussionist and interpreter of contemporary music while still in the twenties. He developed into a pioneer of artistic activities with sound. He was the first to extend sound as an autonomous medium into the domain of contemporary art. Neuhaus died at age 69 in Maratea, a coastal town in southern Italy.

From the guide to the Max Neuhaus Papers, 1977-2008, (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)