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BT

1971 - Today

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Brian Wayne Transeau (born October 4, 1971), known by his initials as BT, is an American musician, DJ, singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, and audio engineer. An artist in the electronic music genre, he is credited as a pioneer of the trance and intelligent dance music styles that paved the way for EDM, and for "stretching electronic music to its technical breaking point." In 2010, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album for These Hopeful Machines. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of BT has received more than 208,665 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. BT is the 2,717th most popular musician (down from 2,500th in 2019), the 15,338th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,009th in 2019) and the 1,125th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, BT ranks 2,717 out of 3,175. Before him are J Mascis, Sharlee D'Angelo, Morgan Nicholls, Chi Cheng, Vika Jigulina, and Laidback Luke. After him are Mark Oliver Everett, Yitzhak Yedid, Paul Arthurs, Brain, Richard Lloyd, and Alina Orlova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, BT ranks 711. Before him are Yasmeen Ghauri, Morgan Nicholls, Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Chandra Sturrup, Bruce Bowen, and Rachel Goswell. After him are Carlton Myers, Lars Frederiksen, Søren Pape Poulsen, Craig McCracken, Yitzhak Yedid, and Indrek Pertelson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, BT ranks 15,338 out of 20,380. Before him are Jay Gould II (1888), J. B. Smoove (1965), AJ Lee (1987), T.J. Miller (1981), Greg Vaughan (1973), and Ike Barinholtz (1977). After him are Mark Oliver Everett (1963), Kristine Froseth (1996), Wheeler Oakman (1890), Dara Torres (1967), Wayne Collett (1949), and Kim Chambers (1974).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, BT ranks 1,125. Before him are Prince Royce (1989), Dr. Luke (1973), Michelle Visage (1968), David Hodges (1978), J Mascis (1965), and Chi Cheng (1970). After him are Mark Oliver Everett (1963), Brain (1963), Richard Lloyd (1951), Pete Wentz (1979), James Murphy (1967), and Esperanza Spalding (1984).

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