Editing David Byrne (section)

==Career==
===Early career: 1971–1974===
He started his musical career in a high school band called Revelation. Between 1971 and 1972, he was one half of a duo named Bizadi with Marc Kehoe. Their repertoire consisted mostly of songs such as "[[April Showers (song)|April Showers]]", "[[96 Tears]]", "[[Dancing on the Ceiling (1930 song)|Dancing on the Ceiling]]" and [[Frank Sinatra]] songs.  He returned to Providence in 1973 and formed a band called the Artistics with fellow RISD student [[Chris Frantz]].<ref>Gittins, Ian, ''Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime : the Stories Behind Every Song'', [[Hal Leonard Corporation]], 2004, p. 140 {{ISBN|0-634-08033-4}}, {{ISBN|978-0-634-08033-3}}.</ref> The band dissolved in 1974. Byrne moved to [[New York City]] in May that year, and in September of that year, Frantz and his girlfriend [[Tina Weymouth]] followed suit. After Byrne and Frantz were unable to find a [[bass guitar]] player in New York for nearly two years, Weymouth learned to play the instrument.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Courogen |first=Carrie |date=15 September 2017 |title=40 Years Later, Talking Heads' Most Valuable Member Is Still Its Most Under-Recognized |url=https://www.papermag.com/40-years-late-talking-heads-most-valuable-member-is-still-its-most-under-recognized-1-2482571556.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715120115/https://www.papermag.com/40-years-late-talking-heads-most-valuable-member-is-still-its-most-under-recognized-1-2482571556.html |archive-date=15 July 2022 |access-date=15 July 2022 |website=Paper}}</ref> While working day jobs in late 1974, they were contemplating a band.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

===Talking Heads: 1975–1991===
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[[File:David Byrne of Talking Heads.jpg|thumb|Byrne playing guitar with [[Talking Heads]] in May 1978]]

By January 1975, Talking Heads were practicing and playing together, while still working normal day jobs. They played their first gig in June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bassplayer.com/article/tina-weymouth/mar-97/5958|title=Tina Talks Heads, Tom Toms, and How to Succeed at Bass Without Really Trying|last=Isola|first=Gregory|date=March 1997|work=[[Bass Player (magazine)|Bass Player]]|access-date=15 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210190543/http://bassplayer.com/article/tina-weymouth/mar-97/5958 <!-- article has disappeared, replaced by "Roland GR-55 Guitar Synthesizer" By Gino Robair Fri, 21 Oct 2011 as at 15 May 2013-->|archive-date=10 February 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/talking-heads/bio Talking Heads] ''[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]''. Retrieved 15 May 2013</ref>

In May 1976, Byrne quit his day job, and the three-piece band signed to [[Sire Records]] in November of that year. Byrne was the youngest member of the band. Multi-instrumentalist [[Jerry Harrison]], previously of [[The Modern Lovers]], joined the band in 1977. The band released eight studio albums to critical acclaim and commercial success. Four albums achieved gold status (exceeding 500,000 in sales) and two others were certified double-platinum (exceeding two million in sales). Talking Heads were pioneers of the new wave music scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s with popular and creative music videos in regular rotation on [[MTV]].

In 1988 the band quietly went on hiatus during which Byrne launched a solo career and the other members pursued their own projects. Talking Heads reunited in 1991 to record the single "[[Sax and Violins]]" and officially split in December 1991.

In 2002, Talking Heads was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], where they reunited to play three tracks: "[[Psycho Killer]]", "[[Burning Down the House]]" and Life During Wartime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/ceremonies/2002/|title=2002 Induction Ceremony|work=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |publisher=The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum|access-date=15 May 2013}}</ref>

===Solo album career: 1979–1981, 1989–present===
[[File:DavidByrneFestivalHall2009.jpg|thumb|Byrne at London's [[Royal Festival Hall]] in April 2009]]
During his time in the band, David Byrne took on outside projects, collaborating with [[Brian Eno]] during 1979 and 1981 on the album ''[[My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (album)|My Life in the Bush of Ghosts]]'', which attracted acclaim for its early use of [[sampling (music)|sampling]] and [[found sounds]]. Following this record, Byrne focused his attention on Talking Heads. ''My Life in the Bush of Ghosts'' was re-released for its 25th anniversary in early 2006, with new bonus tracks. In keeping with the spirit of the original album, [[stem (audio)|stems]] for two of the songs' component tracks were released under [[Creative Commons]] licenses and a [[remix]] contest website was launched.

''[[Rei Momo]]'' (1989) was the first solo album by Byrne after leaving Talking Heads, and features mainly Afro-Cuban, Afro-Hispanic, and Brazilian song styles, including popular dances such as [[merengue music|merengue]], [[son cubano]], [[samba]], [[mambo (music)|mambo]], [[cumbia]], [[Cha-cha-chá (music)|cha-cha-chá]], [[Bomba (Puerto Rico)|bomba]] and [[Charanga (Cuba)|charanga]]. His third solo album, ''[[Uh-Oh (David Byrne album)|Uh-Oh]]'' (1992), featured a brass section and was driven by tracks such as "Girls on My Mind" and "The Cowboy Mambo (Hey Lookit Me Now)". His fourth solo album, ''[[David Byrne (album)|David Byrne]]'' (1994), was a more proper rock record, with Byrne playing most of the instruments, leaving percussion for session musicians. "Angels" and "Back in the Box" were the two main singles released from the album. The first one entered the US [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart, reaching No. 24. For his fifth studio effort, the emotional ''[[Feelings (David Byrne album)|Feelings]]'' (1997), Byrne employed a brass orchestra called Black Cat Orchestra. His sixth, ''[[Look into the Eyeball]]'' (2001), continued the same musical exploration of ''Feelings'', but was compiled of more upbeat tracks, like those found on ''Uh-Oh''.

''[[Grown Backwards]]'' (2004), released by [[Nonesuch Records]], used orchestral string arrangements, and includes two operatic [[aria]]s as well as a rework of [[X-Press 2]] collaboration "[[#Other musical contributions: 1990–present|Lazy]]". He also launched a North American and Australian tour with the Tosca Strings. This tour ended with [[Los Angeles]], [[San Diego]] and New York shows in August 2005. He  also collaborated with [[Selena]] on her 1995 album ''[[Dreaming of You (Selena album)|Dreaming of You]]'' with "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/composition/7ab34001-d0f7-416f-9914-17a9f4e16f6a-Gods-Child-Baila-Conmigo|title=God's Child (Baila Conmigo)|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=2019-01-22}}</ref>

Byrne and Eno reunited for his eighth album ''[[Everything That Happens Will Happen Today]]'' (2008).<ref name="tour">{{cite web |url=http://www.everythingthathappens.com/tour.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822132005/http://www.everythingthathappens.com/tour.html |archive-date=22 August 2008 |title=Tour Dates for David Byrne – Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno |publisher=David Byrne |date=4 August 2008 |access-date=11 January 2010 }}</ref> He assembled a band to tour worldwide for the album for a six-month period from late 2008 through early 2009 on the [[Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |title=DavidByrne.com – Tours |url=http://www.davidbyrne.com/tours/index.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316041327/http://www.davidbyrne.com/tours/index.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 March 2009 |date=16 March 2009}}</ref>

In 2012, he released a collaborative album with American singer-songwriter [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent]] called ''[[Love This Giant]]''. The album featured  both Byrne and St. Vincent on vocals and guitar, backed by a brass section. To promote the album, both artists travelled throughout North America, Europe, and Australia on the [[Love This Giant Tour]] in 2012 and 2013, with each performing pieces from their career in the album's distinctive brass band style alongside those composed for the album.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-08-23|title=Exclusive: Byrne & Clark Go Indie|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/videos/2012/08/23/david-byrne-goes-indie|access-date=2022-02-15}}</ref>

In January 2018, Byrne announced his first solo album in 14 years. ''[[American Utopia]]'' was released in March through Todo Mundo and Nonesuch Records. He also released the album's first single, "Everybody's Coming to My House", which he co-wrote with Eno.<ref name="ns">{{cite web |url=http://www.nonesuch.com/journal/david-byrne-american-utopia-due-march-9-nonesuch-records-announced-2017-01-08 |title= David Byrne's New Album, ''American Utopia'', Due March 9 on Todomundo / Nonesuch Records |publisher=[[Nonesuch Records]] |date=8 January 2018}}</ref> The subsequent tour – which showcased songs from ''American Utopia'' alongside highlights from his Talking Heads and solo career to date – was described by ''[[NME]]'' as being perhaps "the most ambitious and impressive live show of all time", blurring the lines "between gig and theatre, poetry and dance".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/david-byrnes-american-utopia-tour-might-ambitious-impressive-live-show-time |title= David Byrne's American Utopia tour might be the most ambitious and impressive live show of all time |publisher=[[NME]] |date=15 June 2018}}</ref>

===Work in theatre, film, and television: 1981–present===
In 1981, Byrne partnered with choreographer [[Twyla Tharp]], [[film score|scoring]] music he wrote that appeared on his album ''[[The Catherine Wheel (album)|The Catherine Wheel]]'' for a ballet with the same name, prominently featuring unusual rhythms and lyrics. Productions of ''The Catherine Wheel'' appeared on Broadway that same year.

He was chiefly responsible for the stage design and choreography of the concert film ''[[Stop Making Sense]]'' (1984).

Byrne wrote the [[Dirty Dozen Brass Band]]-inspired score ''[[Music for "The Knee Plays"]]'', released in 1985, for [[Robert Wilson (director)|Robert Wilson]]'s vast five-act opera ''[[The Civil Wars: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down]]''.

He wrote, directed, and starred in ''[[True Stories (film)|True Stories]]'' (1986), a musical collage of discordant [[Americana (music)|Americana]] for which he also produced most of the film's music. He was impressed by the experimental theatre that he saw in New York City in the 1970s and collaborated with several of its best-known representatives. He worked with Robert Wilson on "The Knee Plays" and "The Forest", and invited [[Spalding Gray]] (of The Wooster Group) to act in ''True Stories'', while Meredith Monk provided a portion of the film's soundtrack.

Byrne also provided a soundtrack for JoAnne Akalaitis' film ''Dead End Kids'' (1986), made after a Mabou Mines theatre production. Byrne's artistic outlook has a great deal in common with the work of these artists.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Steenstra|first1=Sytze|title=Song and Circumstance|date=2010|publisher=Continuum Books|isbn=978-08264-4168-3|location=New York and London|pages=93–137}}</ref> The same year he also added "Loco de Amor" with [[Celia Cruz]] to [[Jonathan Demme]]'s film ''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]'' (1986).

His work has been extensively used in film [[soundtrack]]s, most notably in collaboration with [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]] and [[Cong Su]] on [[Bernardo Bertolucci]]'s ''[[The Last Emperor]]'' (1987), which won an [[Academy Award for Best Original Score]].

Some of the music from Byrne's orchestral album ''[[The Forest (album)|The Forest]]'' was originally used in a Robert Wilson–directed theatre piece titled ''The Forest''. The play premiered at the ''Theater der Freien Volksbühne'', Berlin, in 1988. It received its New York premiere in December 1988 at the [[Brooklyn Academy of Music]] (BAM). The Forestry Maxi-single contained dance and industrial remixes of pieces from ''The Forest'' by [[Jack Dangers]], Rudy Tambala, and Anthony Capel. Byrne released his soundtrack album in 1991.

Byrne also directed the documentary ''Île Aiye'' (1989) and the concert film of his 1992 Latin-tinged tour titled ''Between the Teeth'' (1994).

''[[In Spite of Wishing and Wanting]]'' is a soundscape Byrne produced in 1999 for Belgian choreographer [[Wim Vandekeybus]]'s dance company Ultima Vez.

In 2003, Byrne guest starred as himself on [[Dude, Where's My Ranch?|a season 14 episode]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Released the same year, ''[[Lead Us Not into Temptation]]'' included tracks and musical experiments from his score to film ''[[Young Adam (film)|Young Adam]]'' (2003).

In late 2005, Byrne and [[Fatboy Slim]] began work on ''[[Here Lies Love]]'', a [[disco]] opera or [[song cycle]] about the life of [[Imelda Marcos]], the controversial former First Lady of the [[Philippines]]. Some music from this piece was debuted at [[Adelaide Festival of Arts]] in Australia in February 2006 and the following year at [[Carnegie Hall]] on 3 February 2007.

In 2008, Byrne released ''[[Big Love: Hymnal]]'' – his soundtrack to season two of ''[[Big Love]]'', which aired in 2007. These two albums constituted the first releases on his independent record label Todo Mundo. Byrne and Brian Eno provided the soundtrack for the film ''[[Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.film.com/movies/review-wall-street-money-never-sleeps#fbid=KdR0UiwBhKE |title=Review: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps |first=Laremy |last=Legel |date=23 September 2010 |website=Film.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726014726/http://www.film.com/movies/review-wall-street-money-never-sleeps#fbid=KdR0UiwBhKE |archive-date=26 July 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In 2015, he organized ''Contemporary Color'', two arena concerts in Brooklyn and Toronto, for which he brought in ten musical acts who teamed up with ten [[color guard (flag spinning)|color guard]] groups. The concerts were made into a [[Contemporary Color (film)|2016 documentary film]], directed by the [[Ross brothers]], and produced by Byrne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contemporarycolor.com/about/|title=About|website=Contemporary Color|access-date=2 September 2018}}</ref>

He collaborated with [[Stanford University]] professor [[Mala Gaonkar]] in 2016 to co-create NEUROSOCIETY, a guided [[immersive theater]] performance.<ref>[https://arts.stanford.edu/arts-institute/the-makers-series-david-byrne/ THE MAKERS SERIES DAVID BYRNE AND MALA GAONKAR] Stanford Arts. Access February 9, 2023.</ref>

In October 2019, his ''[[American Utopia#Adaptations|American Utopia]]'' opened at the [[Hudson Theatre]] on Broadway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/american-utopia-522679/|title=broadway-production|website=ibdb|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref><ref name="var-20oct2019">{{cite magazine |last1=Aswad |first1=Jem |title=Broadway Review: David Byrne's 'American Utopia' |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/reviews/david-byrne-american-utopia-broadway-review-1203376072/ |access-date=November 23, 2019 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 20, 2019}}</ref> Byrne appeared in comedian [[John Mulaney]]'s children's musical comedy special ''[[John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch]]'' (2019), where he performed the song "Pay Attention!" His song "Tiny Apocalypse" was also featured as the special's end credits song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/24/david-byrne-sack-lunch-bunch-cameo-john-mulaney/|title=Behind John Mulaney's 24-hour race to get David Byrne for a 'Sack Lunch Bunch' cameo|website=EW.com|language=EN|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>

On February 29, 2020, after a 30-year absence, Byrne performed as the musical guest on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' with John Mulaney as host. Byrne performed "[[Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song)|Once in a Lifetime]]" and "[[Toe Jam (song)|Toe Jam]]" with the cast of the Broadway show ''American Utopia'' and appears in the "Airport Sushi" sketch singing a parody of "Road to Nowhere". This was Byrne's third appearance on ''Saturday Night Live''. He previously served as the musical guest as part of Talking Heads in [[Saturday Night Live season 4|1979]], and as a solo musical guest in [[Saturday Night Live season 15|1989]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://popculture.com/music/2020/03/01/snl-david-byrne-triumphant-return-over-30-years-saturday-night-live/|title='SNL': David Byrne Makes a Triumphant Return After Over 30 Years With Talking Heads Classic|website=Music|date=March 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/david-byrne-saturday-night-live-videos|title=David Byrne To Return To 'Saturday Night Live' After 31 Years|date=2020-02-06|website=JamBase|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-05}}</ref>

In 2022, Byrne again collaborated with [[Mala Gaonkar]] on another immersive theater production based on his life,<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/theater-of-the-mind-invites-audiences-to-revisit-and-rethink-their-past "Theater of the Mind" Invites Audiences to Revisit—and Rethink—Their Past] The New Yorker. Access February 9, 2023.</ref> "Theater of the Mind"<ref>[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/david-byrnes-theater-of-the-mind-180980778/ Take a Trip Through David Byrne's Mind] Smithsonian Magazine. Access February 9, 2023.</ref> transforming a 15,000 square-foot warehouse in Denver, Colorado.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radiolab: The Theater of David Byrne's Mind on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-theater-of-david-byrnes-mind/id152249110?i=1000581927918 |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Other contributions: 1990–present===
[[File:David Byrne by Ron Baker.jpg|thumb|Byrne performing at ''[[Austin City Limits]]'' in September 2008]]
Byrne has contributed songs to five [[AIDS]] benefit compilation albums produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]]: ''[[Red Hot + Blue]]: A Tribute to Cole Porter'', ''[[Red Hot + Rio]]'', ''[[Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin]]'', ''[[Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon]]'', and ''[[Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip]]''. He appeared as a guest vocalist/guitarist for [[10,000 Maniacs]] during their ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' concert, though the songs in which he is featured were cut from the following album. One of them, "Let the Mystery Be", appeared as the fourth track on 10,000 Maniacs' CD single "Few and Far Between".

On March 24, 1992, he performed with [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]] at St. Ann & The Holy Trinity in [[Brooklyn Heights]], New York. The concert was recorded and released as ''An Acoustic Evening''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jack.mauveweb.co.uk/artists/thompson/19920324.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150419222152/http://jack.mauveweb.co.uk/artists/thompson/19920324.html|url-status=dead|title=Richard Thompson & David Byrne – 24 March 1992: New York|date=19 April 2015|archive-date=19 April 2015|website=Archive.today|access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref> Byrne worked with Latin superstar [[Selena]] in March 1995; writing, producing and singing a bilingual duet titled "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)". This became the last song Selena recorded before [[Murder of Selena|she was murdered]] on March 31, 1995. The song was included on the singer's posthumous album ''[[Dreaming of You (Selena album)|Dreaming of You]]''.

In 1997, Byrne was the host of ''[[Sessions at West 54th]]'' during its second of three seasons and collaborated with members of [[Devo]] and [[Morcheeba]] to record the album ''[[Feelings (David Byrne album)|Feelings]]''. In 2001, a version of Byrne's single "[[Like Humans Do]]", edited to remove its marijuana reference, was selected by [[Microsoft]] as the sample music for [[Windows XP]] to demonstrate [[Windows Media Player]].<ref>[https://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/aug01/08-01DavidByrnePR.mspx David Byrne to Provide Promotional Music for Windows XP: "Like Humans Do" to Give Music Fans a Taste of the Digital Music Experience in Windows XP] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212202445/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/aug01/08-01davidbyrnepr.mspx |date=12 February 2007 }}. Retrieved 11 January 2010.</ref><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/2001/08/21/0821byrne.html You May Find Yourself On Windows XP] Forbes.com by Davide Dukcevich, 21 August 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2010.</ref>

In 2002, Byrne co-wrote and provided vocals for "[[Lazy (X-Press 2 song)|Lazy]]" by the English house duo [[X-Press 2]], which reached No. 2 in the United Kingdom and number one on the [[US Dance Chart]].<ref name="Drowned in Sound">{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Jon |date=21 April 2002 |title=Single Review: X-Press 2, David Byrne – Lazy |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/5416/reviews/3648- |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201105653/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/5416/reviews/3648- |archive-date=1 December 2020 |access-date=2 October 2019 |website=[[Drowned in Sound]]}}</ref> Byrne released an orchestral version on his 2004 album ''[[Grown Backwards]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lynskey |first=Dorian |date=2004-03-12 |title=David Byrne, Grown Backwards |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/mar/12/popandrock.shopping1 |access-date=2025-03-10 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In September 2004, Byrne co-authored a CD collection and performed with Gilberto Gil at a benefit concert promoting the [[Creative Commons]] license.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://creativecommons.org/2004/09/28/wiredconcertandcdastudyincollaboration/ |title=WIRED Concert and CD: A Study in Collaboration |publisher=Creative Commons |date=2004-09-28 |access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> In 2006, his singing was featured on "The Heart's a Lonely Hunter" on ''The Cosmic Game'' by [[Thievery Corporation]]. In 2007, he provided a cover of [[the Fiery Furnaces]]' song "Ex-Guru" for a compilation to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the founding of [[Thrill Jockey]], a Chicago-based record label.

In April 2008, Byrne took part in the [[Paul Simon]] retrospective concert series at BAM performing "[[You Can Call Me Al]]" and "I Know What I Know" from Simon's ''[[Graceland (album)|Graceland]]'' album.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Byrne joins Paul Simon on stage in New York|website=[[NME]] |url=https://www.nme.com/news/paul-simon/35824|url-status=deviated|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622165612/http://www.nme.com/news/paul-simon/35824|archive-date=22 June 2008|access-date=14 April 2008|df=dmy-all}}, NME. Retrieved 11 January 2010.</ref> Later that year, Byrne and his production team turned the [[Battery Maritime Building]], a 99-year-old ferry terminal in [[Manhattan]], into a playable musical instrument.<ref>{{cite news |author=Thill, Scott |title=David Byrne Converts Building into Giant Instrument |url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/david-byrne-con.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519033341/http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/david-byrne-con.html |archive-date=19 May 2008 |date=12 May 2008 |work=Wired.com |publisher=Advance Publications |access-date=11 January 2010 }}</ref> The structure was connected electronically to a [[pipe organ]] and made playable for a piece called "[[Playing the Building]]".<ref name="building">{{cite news |author=Kennedy, Randy |title=David Byrne's New Band, With Architectural Solos |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/arts/music/30byrn.html |date=30 May 2008 |work=The New York Times |access-date=30 May 2008}}</ref> This project was previously installed in [[Stockholm]] in 2005,<ref>{{cite news |title=David Byrne Playing the Building |url=http://www.fargfabriken.se/en/archive/item/298-david-byrne |date=8 October 2005 |access-date=11 January 2010 |archive-date=29 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729105750/http://www.fargfabriken.se/en/archive/item/298-david-byrne |url-status=dead }}</ref> and later at the [[Roundhouse (venue)|London Roundhouse]] in 2009. Byrne says that the point of the project was to allow people to experience art first hand, by creating music with the organ, rather than simply looking at it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/138378 |first=Brian |last=Baiker |title=A Building for a Song |work=[[Newsweek]] |date=2 June 2008  |access-date=1 November 2010 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802041942/http://www.newsweek.com/id/138378 |archive-date=2 August 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Also in 2008, he collaborated with [[the Brighton Port Authority]], composing the music and singing the lyrics for "[[Toe Jam (The Brighton Port Authority song)|Toe Jam]]".

Byrne is featured on the tracks "Money" and "The People Tree", on [[N.A.S.A. (musical group)|N.A.S.A.]]'s 2009 album ''[[The Spirit of Apollo]]''. In 2009, he also appeared on HIV/AIDS charity album ''[[Dark Was the Night (album)|Dark Was the Night]]'' for [[Red Hot Organization]]. He collaborated with [[Dirty Projectors]] on the song "Knotty Pine". In the same year, Byrne performed at the [[Bonnaroo Music Festival]] in Manchester, Tennessee. He also was a signator of a letter protesting the decision of the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] to choose [[Tel Aviv]] as the subject of its inaugural City-to-City Spotlight strand.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/sep/07/toronto-film-festival-boycott Toronto film festival hit by protest over Tel Aviv strand by Ben Walters, 7 September 2009]. Retrieved 11 January 2010.</ref>

In May 2011, Byrne contributed backing vocals to the [[Arcade Fire]] track "Speaking in Tongues" which appeared on the deluxe edition of their 2010 album ''[[The Suburbs]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/may/24/arcade-fire-david-byrne-speaking-in-tongues|title=Arcade Fire feat David Byrne – Speaking in Tongues|work=The Guardian|date=24 May 2011|location=London|first=Michael|last=Cragg}}</ref>

[[Jherek Bischoff]]'s 2012 album ''[[Composed (album)|Composed]]'' features Byrne on the track "Eyes". The same year, he also released a show recorded with [[Caetano Veloso]] in 2004 at New York City's [[Carnegie Hall]] (''[[Live at Carnegie Hall (David Byrne and Caetano Veloso album)|Live at Carnegie Hall]]'').

In March 2013, he debuted [[Here Lies Love (musical)|a fully staged production]] of his 2010 concept album ''[[Here Lies Love]]'' at New York's [[Public Theater]], directed by [[Tony Award]]-nominee [[Alex Timbers]] following its premiere at MoCA earlier in the year. That same month, he and Sakamoto released a re-recording of their 1994 collaboration [[Sweet Revenge (Ryuichi Sakamoto album)|"Psychedelic Afternoon"]] to raise money and awareness for children impacted by the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mineo|first1=Mike|title=Ryuichi Sakamoto + David Byrne – "Psychedelic Afternoon"|url=http://www.obscuresound.com/2013/03/ryuichi-sakamoto-david-byrne-psychedelic-afternoon/|website=Obscure Sound|accessdate=1 February 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201194540/http://www.obscuresound.com/2013/03/ryuichi-sakamoto-david-byrne-psychedelic-afternoon/|archivedate=1 February 2016|date=12 March 2013}}</ref>

In May 2014, Byrne announced his involvement with [[Anna Calvi]]'s EP, ''[[Strange Weather (EP)|Strange Weather]]'', collaborating with her on two songs: a cover of [[Keren Ann]]'s "Strange Weather" and [[Connan Mockasin]]'s "I'm the Man, That Will Find You".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dominorecordco.us/usa/news/13-05-14/anna-calvi-announces-strange-weather-ep-listen-to-papi-pacify-cover/|work=Domino|title=Anna Calvi Announces 'Strange Weather' EP, Listen to 'Papi Pacify' Cover|date=13 May 2014|access-date=13 May 2014}}</ref>

In August 2016, he was featured on "Snoopies" on the [[Kickstarter]]-funded album, ''[[And the Anonymous Nobody...]]'' by [[De La Soul]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/and-the-anonymous-nobody-mw0002947120 |title=And the Anonymous Nobody |first=Tim |last=Sendra |date=August 2016 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=23 November 2016 }}</ref>

In 2022, he co-wrote and provided vocals on the song "This Is a Life" for the [[Everything Everywhere All at Once (soundtrack)|original soundtrack]] to the 2022 film ''[[Everything Everywhere All at Once]]'', alongside the film's composers [[Son Lux]] and American singer [[Mitski]].<ref name="Krol 2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/andre-3000-mitski-and-more-to-feature-on-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-soundtrack-3168786|title=André 3000, Mitski and more to feature on 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' soundtrack|last=Krol|first=Charlotte|date=February 24, 2022|website=[[NME]]|language=en-GB|access-date=April 10, 2022|archive-date=April 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410030814/https://www.nme.com/news/music/andre-3000-mitski-and-more-to-feature-on-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-soundtrack-3168786|url-status=live}}</ref> Byrne performed the song with Son Lux at the [[95th Academy Awards]], with [[Stephanie Hsu]] providing vocals in place of Mitski.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/oscars-david-byrne-stephanie-hsu-son-lux-perform-this-is-a-life-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-ceremony-1235273011/|access-date=February 27, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Denise Petski, Anthony D'Alessandro|title=Oscars: David Byrne, Stephanie Hsu & Son Lux To Perform "This Is A Life" During Ceremony|archive-date=March 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305191929/https://deadline.com/2023/02/oscars-david-byrne-stephanie-hsu-son-lux-perform-this-is-a-life-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-ceremony-1235273011/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 20, 2023, the stage version of ''Here Lies Love'' made its Broadway debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/david-byrne-fatboy-slim-here-lies-love-broadway-1235218896/|title = David Byrne & Fatboy Slim Disco Musical 'Here Lies Love' Heading To Broadway| date=12 January 2023 }}</ref> In the leadup to the premiere, Broadway's musicians' union criticized the show for planning to use a pre-recorded soundtrack and no live musicians.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paulson |first1=Michael |title=Broadway Musicians Object to David Byrne's 'Here Lies Love' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/theater/here-lies-love-david-byrne-musicians.html |access-date=31 May 2023 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=30 May 2023}}</ref>  Local 802 of the [[American Federation of Musicians]] criticized this choice as "A direct attack on Broadway Audiences — and live music."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gagliardi |first1=Tino |title=A direct attack on Broadway audiences — and live music |date=30 May 2023 |url=https://www.local802afm.org/allegro/articles/presidents-report-june-2023/ |access-date=31 May 2023}}</ref> Statements from the creative team claiming that the decision was inspired by [[karaoke]] and that the show "does not believe in artistic gate-keepers{{sic}}"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4g4f1u5W0/|title=An update on the musical genesis of Here Lies Love.|author=Here Lies Love|work=Instagram|date=May 30, 2023|accessdate=May 31, 2023}}</ref> attracted further criticism from union members, who accused Byrne of "denigrating" and "tossing aside" live musicians and likened his remarks to [[union busting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/musicians-union-responds-after-here-lies-love-characterizes-them-as-artistic-gatekeepers|title=Musicians Union Responds After ''Here Lies Love'' Characterizes Them as 'Artistic Gatekeepers'|first=Logan|last=Culwell-Block|work=Playbill|date=May 31, 2023|accessdate=May 31, 2023}}</ref> Following this, the creative team for ''Here Lies Love'' announced that the show would employ twelve live musicians, including three actor-musicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/broadways-here-lies-love-changes-course-is-now-hiring-live-musicians|title=Broadway's ''Here Lies Love'' Changes Course, Is Now Hiring Live Union Musicians|first=Logan|last=Culwell-Block|work=Playbill|date=June 9, 2023|accessdate=June 9, 2023}}</ref>