Career
He has collaborated with numerous musical artists, including Califone, Dirty Three, Gastr del Sol, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Will Oldham, Scott Tuma and Ken Vandermark. Michael Krassner grew up in Wisconsin and moved to Arizona when he was a teenager. He began writing music at the age of fourteen after hearing The Velvet Underground.
In 1991, Krasner formed the Boxhead Ensemble in Los Angeles to record a soundtrack for Braden King.
Under his direction, the group recorded the soundtrack for the film Dutch Harbor. The line-up for the group has constantly changed, with Krassner being the only consist member.
After the release of his debut solo album in 1999, Krassner formed The Lofty Pillars with singer-songwriter Wil Hendricks, with whom he had been writing songs since 1993.
