Michael Gira

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.1286

Gender

Male

Birthday

19-Feb-1954

Age

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As
  • M. Gira

Michael Gira

Biography

Michael Rolfe Gira is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist. He is the main force behind the New York City musical group Swans and fronts Angels of Light. He is also the founder of Young God Records.


Credits

Parallel Planes Parallel Planes (2017) Character: N/A
'Parallel Planes' is a documentary film portraying 12 American avant-garde & punk-rock musicians. It is a journey between genres, an essay on free thinking and an intimate look at how 12 critical players relate to the potential of music.
Kill Your Idols Kill Your Idols (2004) Character: Self
A 2004 documentary on thirty years of alternative rock 'n roll in NYC.Documenting the history from the genuine authenticity of No Wave to the current generation of would be icons and true innovators seeing to represent New York City in the 21st century
Kill Your Idols: More. Kill Your Idols: More. (2006) Character: Self
A full-length feature documentary produced in 2006 which serves as a companion piece to and is included on the DVD of the 2004 film KILL YOUR IDOLS.
Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio (2014) Character: Himself
For over 30 years, Martin Bisi has been recording music from his studio in Gowanus, Brooklyn. He has worked with many influential musicians, including Sonic Youth, Swans, Herbie Hancock, Brian Eno and the Dresden Dolls. Now though, he finds himself squeezed in by the approaching gentrification of his neighborhood.
NYC Foetus NYC Foetus (2009) Character: Himself
A documentary about composer/producer/performer JG Thirlwell and his musical alter-egos, including Foetus, Steroid Maximus and Manorexia. Featuring interviews with Thirlwell, Matt Johnson (The The), Alex Hacke (Neubauten), Michael Gira (Swans), Richard Kern, Lydia Lunch and more.
Swans: Swans Are Dead (Amsterdam) Swans: Swans Are Dead (Amsterdam) (1997) Character: N/A
This performance is (most of) what was used for the legendary Swans Are Dead live album. This specific version is from a tape of the VPRO broadcast of the concert.
Kings of Independence Kings of Independence (1987) Character: Self
Live footage with three bands: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Crime And The City Solution, Swans. Recorded at Knopf's Music Hall, Hamburg, August 15th, 1987.
Swans: Live at Variety Playhouse, Atlanta Swans: Live at Variety Playhouse, Atlanta (1997) Character: N/A
Swans live at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia January 29th, 1997 Rare pro-shot video of the band's 1997 tour. Not Alone, Hypogirl
Swans: The Seer - Live Swans: The Seer - Live (2012) Character: N/A
SWANS recorded live 2010/2011. Track listing: No Words / No Thoughts (18:50) - Avatar (10:36) - The Apostate (19:31) - Beautiful Child (Fragment) (3:43) - Jim (8:16) - Sex God Sex (7:13) - The Seer / I Crawled (32:16)
Swans: A Long Slow Screw. Swans: A Long Slow Screw. (1986) Character: N/A
Features live footage from the Greed/Holy Money tour in 1986 in London and Nottingham and the A Long Slow Screw video.
Swans: Moers Festival 2017 Swans: Moers Festival 2017 (2017) Character: N/A
Festivalhalle Moers, Moers, Germany
Swans: The Glowing Man - Live 2015 Swans: The Glowing Man - Live 2015 (2016) Character: Self
Included in some CD releases of the Swans album The Glowing Man. Recorded live in 2015.
Michael Gira: I Wonder If I’m Singing What You’re Thinking Me to Sing (Live Solo 2022) Michael Gira: I Wonder If I’m Singing What You’re Thinking Me to Sing (Live Solo 2022) (2025) Character: Self
Michael Gira performing live and solo in 2022.
Swans: To Be Kind - Live 2013 Swans: To Be Kind - Live 2013 (2014) Character: Self
Included in some CD releases of the Swans album. A live performance, recorded in 2013.
Swans: Nox Orae 2023 Swans: Nox Orae 2023 (2024) Character: N/A
Filmed on Saturday, August 26, 2023 during the 13th edition of the NOX ORAE festival in La Tour-de-Peilz (Switzerland).
Swans: Where Does a Body End? Swans: Where Does a Body End? (2019) Character: Self
From their roots as a brutal, confrontational industrial band, through breakups and chaos, to their odds-defying current status as one of the most accomplished and ambitious bands in the world, one whose concerts are more like ecstatic rituals than nostalgic trips. SWANS has always been a collection of singular performers, but there's been one constant since its formation in 1982--singer, songwriter Michael Gira. 'Where Does a Body End?' is a SWANS documentary with unfettered access to hundreds of hours of Gira/SWANS archives of never-seen-before recordings, videos, and photographs. An unfiltered story of a life in the arts, frequent difficulty spanning decades without a safety net, creating work because Gira says "What else am I going to do?"
Swans - Primavera Sound 2013 Live Swans - Primavera Sound 2013 Live (2013) Character: (self)
Swans recorded live in 2013. Track listing: To Be Kind - Just a Little Boy - Coward - She Loves Us - Oxygen - The Seer - Bring The Sun / Toussaint L'Ouverture
Swans: (Rope) The Beggar (Live 2024) Swans: (Rope) The Beggar (Live 2024) (2025) Character: Self
Swans final New York show in 2024 included on a limited-edition DVD available with initial CD and vinyl pressings of Birthing.
Swans - To Be Kind Live Swans - To Be Kind Live (2014) Character: N/A
SWANS recorded live 2013. Track listing: To Be Kind (20:41) - Just a Little Boy (10:06) - Coward (8:36) - She Loves Us (18:17) - Oxygen (7:17) - The Seer / Toussaint L'Ouverture (45:35)
Swans: The Seer Documentary Swans: The Seer Documentary (2012) Character: N/A
On stage, backstage, and at home with Michael Gira and Swans. Short documentary by Pitchfork
Swans: Open'er Festival, Gdynia Swans: Open'er Festival, Gdynia (2015) Character: N/A
7/3/2015 Poland



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