joseph branciforte is a composer, audio engineer, and drummer living in new york city.  the recipient of a b.m. in electronic music production from berklee college of music in 2007, he composes and performs in both acoustic and electronic mediums.  joseph is simultaneously establishing himself as an up-and-coming recording engineer and producer, having worked on dozens of releases for creative musicians such as nels cline, ben monder, tim berne, tom rainey, mark dresser, and jen shyu.

the cellar and point, co-led with guitarist chris botta, is joseph’s primary compositional project.  utilizing the rich instrumentation of vibraphone, guitar, bass, drums, violin, and cello, the group has opened up a dialogue between contemporary concert music, popular song forms, and the improvisational sensibilities of downtown jazz.  TimeOut NY has called the band “brainy, yet highly engaging” and “a delight to fans of the claudia quintet’s chamber-prog.”  the group is currently at work on their debut album, to be released in 2012.

joseph has written chamber works for ensembles such as the cygnus ensemble, the new york miniaturist ensemble, mantra percussion, and on the cusp new music ensemble.  ep2011 is his ongoing solo electronics release, created with processed field recordings and instrumental resonances.