Joseph Branciforte (b. 1985) is a musician, composer, designer, and sound artist whose work explores the intersection of structured systems and emergent phenomena through custom-built technology. He works fluidly across performance, composition, and installation in both acoustic and electronic mediums.

His recorded works include collaborations with vocalist Theo Bleckmann—LP1 (2019) and LP2 (2023)—which The New Yorker praised as "beguiling” explorations of voice and machine; Sti.ll (2024), his acoustic reimagining of Taylor Deupree's microsound work, which Pitchfork called "a contemporary classical composition of arresting beauty"; and ITERAE (2026), a duo recording with Belgian Rhodes pioneer Jozef Dumoulin.

In 2019, he founded the Greyfade record label as a platform for artists exploring process-based composition, alternative tuning systems, and digitally mediated forms of improvisation. As both curator and designer, Branciforte brings careful attention to sound, concept, and visual form, crafting a cohesive identity that bridges music and art.

Alongside his own work, Branciforte has shaped the sound of hundreds of albums as a GRAMMY award-winning recording engineer and producer, collaborating with many of the most respected figures in contemporary and experimental music. He maintains a busy production schedule mixing and mastering records at Greyfade Studio, located just north of New York City.

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[A] mastermind behind the scenes.
Pitchfork

Myriad artists are characterized as polymaths, but few may actually live up to the billing. Joseph Branciforte is one who’s earned that distinction.
The New York City Jazz Record

An electronic composer and audio engineer of impeccable taste and discerning ears.
Chamber Music Magazine

[Branciforte] manages to make the alien sound familiar while discovering new contours, crevices, and some positively room-rattling low end.
The Wire

Every sound is thoughtful and intentional, rewarding the patient listener.
SPIN