Anla Courtis

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Alan Courtis
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Also known asReynols, Alan Courtis, Courtis
Born (1972-02-22) 22 February 1972 (age 51)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
OriginBuenos Aires, Argentina
Genres Electronic music, experimental music, psychedelic music, experimental techno
Occupation(s)Artist, composer, sound artist, musician
Years active1993–present
Labels Beta-lactam Ring Records, RRRecords, Antifrost, Sedimental, Nexsound, Fruits de Mer Records
Websitegeocities.com/a_courtis/ [1]

Alan Courtis (born February 22, 1972) is an Argentine musician, artist, composer and sound artist. He studied classical guitar, piano, theory and composition. He holds a degree in Communication Science from the University of Buenos Aires, where he currently runs an annual music workshop. He played electric guitar in diverse bands and in 1993 he co-founded the group Reynols. With this group he has released more than one hundred CDs and vinyls worldwide in labels like Trente Oiseaux, Digital Narcis, Drone Records,[ citation needed ] Locust, Sedimental, Beta-Lactam Ring Records, Celebrate Psi Phenomenon, RRR, Audiobot Records, Roaratorio, JDK, Reverse, Matching Head, American Tapes, Last Visible Dog, Carbon Records, Mikroton, etc. [2] [3]

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References

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  2. "Alan Courtis". Quasi Pop. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. "15 Questions to Anla Courtis". Tokafi. Retrieved April 11, 2014.