Rainer Wiens

Although active as a professional guitar player since the end of the 1970s, Canadian Rainer Wiens has constantly been falling through the cracks of the recording industry, leaving very little trace of his work and only since he moved to Montreal in the mid-'90s. Except for a couple of free improv records and participation on projects by members of the collective Ambiances Magnétiques, Wiens' music has been related to the stage (dance, theater, new opera) and thus largely remains undocumented. Wiens studied guitar with John Becker, Allan Torak, and Tony Bradan. He also studied...