Tyondai Adaien Braxton is an American composer and musician. He has been composing and performing music under his own name and collaboratively under various group titles and collectives since the mid-1990s, including in the experimental rock group Battles from its formation in 2002 until his departure from the group in 2010.
Braxton, 2008
Tyondai Braxton & the Wordless Music Orchestra perform Central Market at Alice Tully Hall 2011
Tyondai Braxton with Battles, Moers Festival 2008
Battles is an American experimental rock group, founded in 2002 in New York City by Ian Williams. The current line-up is a duo, composed of guitarist/keyboardist Williams and drummer John Stanier. Former members include composer/vocalist Tyondai Braxton and guitarist/bassist Dave Konopka. The band has released four studio albums to date, with the most recent Juice B Crypts being released in 2019.
Battles performing live in McCallum Park In 2012. From left to right: Williams, Stanier
Ian Williams at the 2008 Moers Festival.
John Stanier, 2008 Moers Festival.