William Basinski

American composer
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William Basinski

Summary

William Basinski is a human[1]. His place of birth was Houston[2]. He was born on June 25, 1958[3]. He worked as a composer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (819 views/month, #7,002 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Basinski was born in Houston[2].
  • William Basinski was born on June 25, 1958[3].
  • William Basinski held citizenship in United States[6].
  • William Basinski worked as a composer[4].
  • William Basinski was educated at University of North Texas College of Music[7].
  • William Basinski is recorded as male[8].
  • William Basinski's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • William Basinski's sexual orientation is recorded as gay[10].
  • William Basinski's genre is ambient music[11].
  • William Basinski's record label is recorded as Raster-Noton[12].
  • William Basinski's Commons category is recorded as William Basinski[13].
  • William Basinski's family name is recorded as Basinski[14].
  • William Basinski's given name is recorded as William[15].
  • William Basinski's official website is recorded as http://www.mmlxii.com[16].
  • William Basinski's work location is recorded as New York City[17].
  • William Basinski's work location is recorded as Los Angeles[18].
  • William Basinski's instrument is recorded as synthesizer[19].
  • William Basinski's instrument is recorded as tape loop[20].
  • William Basinski's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • William Basinski's start of work period is recorded as 1978[22].
  • William Basinski's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11980'}[23].
  • William Basinski's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11121'}[24].
  • William Basinski's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13889'}[25].
  • William Basinski's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14705'}[26].

Body

Origins and Family

William Basinski was born in Houston[2]. He was born on June 25, 1958[3].

Education

William Basinski was educated at University of North Texas College of Music[7].

Career and Affiliations

William Basinski worked as a composer[4].

Why It Matters

William Basinski ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (819 views/month, #7,002 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was William Basinski born?

William Basinski was born in Houston[2].

What did William Basinski do for work?

William Basinski worked as composer[4].

Where did William Basinski go to school?

William Basinski was educated at University of North Texas College of Music[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). William Basinski. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-basinski
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_william-basinski_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{William Basinski}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-basinski}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 1d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name William
    Social media followers {'amount': '+11980'}, {'amount': '+11121'}, {'amount': '+13889'} +1
    Family name Basinski
    Country of citizenship United States
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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