# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rhys-chatham
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:33:45.992Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rhys-chatham"
name: "Rhys Chatham"
slug: "rhys-chatham"
description: "Rhys Chatham is an American composer, guitarist, trumpet player, and multi-instrumentalist, primarily active in avant-garde and minimalist music. He is best known for his \"guitar orchestra\" compositions. He has lived in France since 1987."
tagline: "American composer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rhys_with_trpt17xii08a.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
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birthDate: "1952-09-19"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "rhyschatham"
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    handle:    "rhys.chatham"
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  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.rhyschatham.net"
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    title: "Rhys Chatham"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Rhys Chatham"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Rhys Chatham"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Rhys Chatham"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Rhys Chatham"
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    title: "Rhys Chatham"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump