Alan Courtis (aka Anla Courtis, Alna Courtis, etc) was born in 1972 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a founder member of Reynols, group with many releases on labels from USA, Europe, Japan & New Zealand, including conceptual projects like: 10.000 Chicken Symphony, Blank Tapes, Whistling Kettle Quartet.

He has also released more than 100 solo releases and collaborations on labels like: Tonschacht (Germany), Blossoming Noise (USA), No-Fi (UK), Antifrost (Greece), RRR (USA), Xerxes (Japan), Celebrate Psi Phenomenon (New Zealand), 267 Lattajjaa (Finland), Monopolka (Russia), Quasi Pop (Ukraine), Jewelled Antler (USA), Riot Season (UK), Kning Disk (Sweden), Beta-Lactam Ring Records (USA), Prele (France), Matching Head (UK), 8MM (Italy), Komkol Autoprod (Norway), Public Eyesore (USA), Herbal (Malaysia), Smittekilde (Denmark), Sedimental (USA), Slottet (Sweden), Alt.Vynil (UK), Pogus (USA), Mikroton (Russia), etc.

He has toured extensively in Japan, Europe, USA & Latin America and also has collaborated with musicians like: Pauline Oliveros, Lee Ranaldo, The Nihilist Spasm Band, Damo Suzuki (of Can), Makoto Kawabata (of Acid Mothers Temple), Eddie Prevost (of AMM), Mats Gustafsson, KK Null, Sir Rick Bishop (of Sun City Girls), Yoshimi P-Wee (Boredoms), Masonna, Gunter Muller, Jason Kahn, Toshimaru Nakamura, Solid Eye (of L.A.F.M.S.), Thomas Dimuzio, Rudolf Eb.Er (of Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock), Kouhei Matsunaga, MSBR, The Moglass, Seiichi Yamamoto (of Boredoms), Yoshida Tatsuya (of Ruins), Tabata (of Zeni Geva), Tetuzi Akiyama, Lasse Marhaug, Ashtray Navigations, Mattin, Armpit, Michael Snow, Rapoon, Uton, Birchville Cat Motel, The Moglass, Culver, Dan Warburton, Dylan Nyoukis, MSBR, Andrey Kiritchenko, Edward Sol, Stylluppsteypa, The New Blockaders, Kaffe Mathews, Jaap Blonk, Jazzkammer, Aaron Moore and members of Avarus, Anaksimandros & Kemialliset Ystavat.

The music of Alan always has strong experimental sence and usually based on high-skilled techniques of prepeared sound, tape manipulations, processing of field recordings, live electronics, objects, cymbals, synthesizers, computer tools, playing traditionas (both acoustic and electric) instruments as well as self-built, strange and unusual instruments (unstringed guitar, for example).

Web:
www.geocities.com/a_courtis

Selected discography:
2009 “Sunburst Lux” (with Edward Sol) (7", Quasi Pop)
2009 “The Sakada Sessions” (with Bruce Russel, Eddie Prevost & Mattin) (LP, Azul Discografica)
2009 “L'autopsie a Revele Que La Mort Etait Due a L'autopsie” (LP, Komma Null/Chienne Secrete)
2009 “Brokebox Juke” (with Aaron Moore) (LP, No-Fi)
2009 “Juicio al Perro” (with Super Siempre) (CD, Mansalva)
2009 “Sound of Hydrangea” (with Kazuya Ishigami) (CD, Neus-318)
2009 “Buenos Aires Tapes” (with Gunter Muller, Pablo Reche, Sergio Merce & Gabriel Paiuk) (CD, Monotype)
2009 “Palmar Zahler” (with Jaime Genovart, Christof Kurzmann & Pablo Reche) (CD, Mikroton)
2008 “Ornitologia” (LP, 8 mm Records)
2008 “Illegaron” (8" Lathe, Altvinyl)
2008 “Alarma Entropica” (CD-R, Ambolthue Records)
2008 “Gangun Guru” (with Second Family) (CD-R, Chocolate Monk)
2008 “Rebozante de Arandanos” (CD, U-Sound Archives)
2008 “Live at Kanadian” (with Seiichi Yamamoto & Yoshimi) (CD, Public Eyesore)
2007 “Las Sales Fundentes” (2CD, Om Discos)
2007 “Three Sparkling Echoes” (with Birchville Cat Motel) (CD, Celebrate Psi Phenomenon)
2007 “Return Of The Stone Spirits” (with Ralph Wehowsky) (CD, Beta-Lactam Ring)
2007 “Jordslev Hojaldre” (with Lasse Marhaug) (CS, Quasi Pop Records)
2007 “Live In Christiania” (CS, Beyond Repair Records)
2007 “Live Actions” (CS, Live Actions)
2007 “Herrington/Courtis” (with Tony Herrington) (CD-R Box, Joint Multiples)
2007 “250107” (CD-R/Lathe, Produck)
2006 “Tape Works” (CD, Pogus)
2006 “The Name Of This Drone Is Hidden In Your DNA” (CD-R, Ikuisuus)
2006 “Psi Gtr Avalanche” (7", Smittekilde Records)
2006 “Strountes” (with Mats Gustafsson & Maria Eriksson) (CD, Slottet)
2006 “Antiguos Dolmenes del Paleolitico” (CD, Sedimental)
2006 “Noiselovlive” (CD-R, Xerxes)
2006 “Live In Lima” (with Monopolka) (CS, Monopolka)
2006 “Kokura” (with Kawabata Makoto) (LP, Riot Season)
2006 “Fight The Pyramids” (with Dylan Nyoukys) (CD-R, Chocolate Monk)
2006 “Courtis/Kiritchenko/Moglass” (CD, Various Labels)
2006 “Lives pa Pa Besok” (CD-R, Mussigganger)
2005 “Live In Fukuoka” (CD-R, Scrotum Records)
2005 “Endless Cassette Research Vol.1” (CD-R, Ultra)
2005 “Courtis_Matsunaga” (with Kouhei Matsunaga) (CD, Prele)
2004 “Antiguos Dolmenes Del Paleolitico” (CD, Sedimental)
2004 “Tribute To Calcium” (7", Tonschacht)
2004 “Suite For Processed Marimbas” (CD-R, Audiobot)
2004 “Recycled Music” (CS, RRRecords)
2004 “North And South Neutrino” (with Lasse Marhaug) (CD, Antifrost)
2004 “Los Alamos” (CD-R, Celebrate Psi Phenomenon)
2004 “…y el resplandor de la luz no conoce limites” (CD-R, 267 Lattajjaa)
2003 “Harmonica F'Ever” (CD-R, Pink Skulls)
2001 “Albumina Blues” (CD, Freedom From)
1999 “Greatest Hits” (CS, Lonely Whistle)
1996 “Eating An Estufa” (CS, Freedom From)
1996 “Poliestireno Expandido” (CS, Matching Head)