Jonny Greenwood

Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood (born 5 November 1971) is a BAFTA and Grammy-nominated musician and composer, best known as a member of English alternative rock group Radiohead. Greenwood is a multi-instrumentalist, but serves mainly as a guitarist and keyboard player. In addition to guitar and keyboard, he plays viola, xylophone, glockenspiel, ondes martenot, banjo, harmonica and drums. He also does work on the electronic side of Radiohead, working on computer-generated sounds and sampling. He wrote the soundtracks of the films Bodysong and There Will Be Blood, as well as serving as "composer-in-residence" for the BBC. He is the younger brother of fellow Radiohead member, Colin Greenwood.

Greenwood was ranked #59 on Rolling Stone "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" list and #27 on Gigwise's list of the "50 Greatest Guitarists Ever". Citing his work with Radiohead, Channel 4 described Greenwood as a "significant creative force within the music industry."

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