His recorded works include collaborations with vocalist Theo Bleckmann—LP1 (2019) and LP2 (2023)—that The New Yorker praised as "beguiling explorations of voice and machine,” and Sti.ll (2024), his acoustic arrangement of Taylor Deupree's microsound work, which Pitchfork called "a contemporary classical composition of arresting beauty."
In 2019, he founded the Greyfade record label as a platform for artists exploring process-based composition, alternative tuning systems, and digitally mediated forms of improvisation. As both curator and designer, Branciforte brings careful attention to sound, concept, and visual form, crafting a cohesive identity that bridges music and art.
Alongside his artistic practice, Branciforte has shaped the sound of hundreds of albums as a GRAMMY award-winning recording engineer and producer, collaborating with many of the most respected figures in experimental music. He maintains a busy production schedule mixing and mastering records at Greyfade Studio, located just north of New York City.
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[A] mastermind behind the scenes.
Pitchfork
Myriad artists are characterized as polymaths, but few may actually live up to the billing. Joseph Branciforte is one who’s earned that distinction.
The New York City Jazz Record
An electronic composer and audio engineer of impeccable taste and discerning ears.
Chamber Music Magazine
[Branciforte] manages to make the alien sound familiar while discovering new contours, crevices, and some positively room-rattling low end.
The Wire
Every sound is thoughtful and intentional, rewarding the patient listener.
SPIN