Career
In his work, he utilizes a wide range of extended (non-traditional) vocal techniques. Buckner also works as a concert promoter. In Berkeley, California, he founded the 1750 Architecture Concerts, which presented over 100 musical events per year for eight years.
He also founded the record label 1750 Architecture Records, which released more than 50 LPs.
Also in Berkeley, he co-led the 23-member Architecture Ensemble. He operates the record label Mutable Music.
Buckner has performed with Roscoe Mitchell, Gerald Oshita, Phill Niblock, Borah Bergman, David Darling, Gustavo Aguilar, Wu Manitoba, and Earl Howard. More than 70 composers have created works for him.
These include Robert Ashley, Noah Creshevsky, Alvin Lucier, Annea Lockwood, Bun-Ching Lam, Morton Subotnick, Jerome Cooper, David Wessel, Tom Hamilton, Leroy Jenkins, Wadada Leo Smith.
He grew up in Westchester County, New York, and has lived in New York City since 1983.
